|
|
Friday 21 December 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Evicted Families
Living Under Bridges Fear Being Duped By
MOPT
Olman Jimenez Solis and his mother are
just one of 20 families that the
Ministerio de Obras Públicas y
Transportes (MOPT) evicted yesterday.
The families had all made their home
under bridges along the Próspero
Fernández highway, the road from San
José, Santa Ana to Cuidad Colon.
Former INS President And
Former President
Rodriguez Linked to INS
Fraud
The former president of
the Instituto Nacional
de Seguros (INS),
Cristóbal Zawadski, was
detained briefly
yesterday and then let
go on conditional
release in the early
hours of this morning,
following answering
questions of his role in
fraud committed against
the institution.
Narconegocios
Flourishing
Corner stores, fruit
stands and all types of
small retail shops serve
as fronts for the real
business of selling
illegal drugs.
Costa Rica Establishes
Diplomatic Ties With
Oman
Costa Rica has
established diplomatic
relations with Oman, the
Costa Rican Foreign
Ministry said Thursday.
Holiday Vacation
Period Begins Today
Beginning at the close
of business toda, 232.000 employees of
the central government and several
thousands of government agencies and
institutions will be on vacation.
Panamanians for Mourning
US Invasion
An overwhelming majority
of Panamanian citizens
on Thursday favor
proclaiming December 20
as a national day of
mourning, to honor the
victims of the US
invasion in 1989.
Over 20 Tons of Drugs
Seized in Panama
Panamanian authorities
confiscated more than 20
tons of drugs from
January to November
2007, according to the
Narcotics Division of
the Judicial Technical
Police.
Ecuador Eradicating
Child Begging
The Ecuadorian
government boosts
Thursday a national plan
to reduce street
begging, especially in
children.
New Venezuela Currency
Gains Ground
The December festive
atmosphere is combined
Thursday with the
Venezuelan financing
stage and arrangements
for the monetary
reconversion, aimed at
eliminating three zeros
from the current bolivar
currency as of January.
Argentina Deflates US
Sabotage
The two chambers of the
Argentina Congress
passed a resolution
rejecting what they
called a disastrous
US-encouraged operation
against the government
of Argentina, it was
revealed Thursday.
LATIN AMERICA:
Rural Women Forge Their
Own Path in
Microenterprise
Rural women from five
Andean countries
presented their
successful
microenterprises as part
of a regional
competition for female
crafts and food
producers, which also
served as an opportunity
for sharing the life
stories of these leaders
in the struggle against
poverty.
|
|
 |
|
/Buy us$1 |
/Sell us$1 |
|
¢495.35 |
¢501.00 |
|
|
B.C.C.R.
21 December 2007 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
