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Italians Fugitives On Top List
in Costa Rica
Costa Rica is not a haven only
for Americans running away from
justice, but according to the
International Police - Interpol
- Italians are on the top list
of fugitives who come to Costa
Rica to get away from the law in
places like Rome, Bergamo,
Milan, and Turin.
Costa Rica's
Walter Centeno,
left, controls
the ball as
Chile's Matias
Fernandez,
right, looks on
during their
friendly soccer
match at the
Ricardo Saprissa
Stadium in San
José. Saturday,
June 2, 2007.
Costa Rica beat
Chile 2-0 in
preparations for
the CONCACAF
Gold Cup. |
Lack of
Approach Lighting System At Juan Santamaría
Major Cause of Diverted Fligths
In a
follow up to our story of Saturday "Why Airplanes
Can't Land In Fog in San José", it
appears the reason that most airliners cannot
land at the Juan Santamaría International
airport in fog is that the airport lacks a
working Approach Lighting System (ALS).
Costa
Rica First In Romantic Sites for Honeymoon
Let’s
face it, getting married is exciting, crazy, fun
and totally exhausting. So after a whirl of a
day that is the culmination of months, perhaps
years, of planning, it’s time for your
long-awaited honeymoon.
ICE
Union Says It Will Accept Referendum Vote
The
union for the workers of the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) is getting
ahead of its critics by reaffirming that it will
respect the people's decision of the referendum
vote on the Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) -
free trade agreement with the United States.
The
Coastal Challenge Opens Registration for Jan 27
- Feb 2
The
Coastal Challenge, the World's Expedition Run,
has officially opened registration for its
fourth running, which is scheduled for January
27 to February 2, 2008. The event returns to the
wild northwestern region of Costa Rica with a
renewed emphasis on adventure and team running.
Registration will be capped this year at 100
runners.
Costa
Rica Downs Chile Ahead of Gold Cup
Costa
Rica stepped up their preparations for the
upcoming CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 2-0 victory
over Chile on Saturday.
Nicaragua Seizes 40,000
Tubes of Toxic
Toothpaste
Nicaraguan police have
seized more than 40,000
tubes of Chinese-made
toothpaste suspected of
containing a chemical
that killed at least 51
people in Panama last
year, the health
minister said Thursday.
Colombia
begins FARC rebel release
The
Colombian government began to release jailed
rebel fighters of the Revolutionary Armed Forces
of Colombia (FARC) on Friday in a sign of
readiness for a hostage swap.
UN Aids
Guatemalans Returned from US
The UN International Organization for
Migration reported it has assisted more than
7,100 irregular immigrants, who have been
returned to Guatemala by the United States.
Peru Seeks
Insurgent Killers
A court
announced that it will call Peruvian Vice
President, Luis Giampietri, to testify in a
trial over the execution of an unknown number of
insurgent prisoners.
Cold wave kills at least
52 children in Peru
At least 52 children had
been killed by the cold
wave that has hit
central and south Peru
in the past few days,
the Peruvian health
authorities said on
Saturday.
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