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Tornado Strikes
Again; Flooding Continues
The Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE), has
declared a "red alert" following damage to 500
homes on the South side of San José by a
tornado. The cyclone that wreaked havoc in the
areas of Hatillo Centro and Alajuelita, blew off
roofs and other debris, causing the explosion of
a number of electrical transformers.
The photo of
a Costa Rican
prostitute who
identifies
herself as
Angie, 22,
smoking a
cigarette while
clients wait in
the doorway of
her rented room
on a street
called in
'La Linea,' where dozens of
women work as
prostitutes in
Guatemala City,
is making the
rounds around
the world
courtesy of the
Associated Press
(AP).
[Foto: AP
/Alexandre
Meneghini]. |
Nicaragua, Costa Rica Strengthen Ties
The
Nicaraguan chancellor, Samuel Santos will meet
his Costa Rican counter part, Bruno Stagno, to
strengthen bilateral relations.
4.91% Salary Hike Proposed
For Private Sector Employees
Unionized private sector workers could see a
4.91% increase in their salary for the second
half of the year. That was the offer made by the
Unión Costarricense de Cámaras y Asociaciones de
la Empresa Privada (Uccaep) yesterday, rejecting
a union demand of 7%.
Gringo and Donkey Denied
Entry Into Panama
The
Spanish language daily, DIARIO EXTRA, has been
following the story of the "gringo" and his
donkey who have walked across Mexico and Central
America, headed for Panama.
Visa
Imposed On Jamaicans
Effective today, Jamaicans wishing to travel to
Costa Rica will need to obtain visas.
Costa
Rica Farmers Escape Poverty on Wings of
Butterflies
Down a half-mile of
rocky dirt road, past banana groves and cattle
swishing their tails through the warm, moist
air, Miguel Murillo is pursuing a different
breed of agriculture.
Spanish Youth To Give
Glasses to Nicaraguan Natives
A group
of young people from Spain will travel to the
rain forest of Nicaragua in July to bring
eyeglasses to 300 natives suffering from
“serious vision problems.”
CNN Rumbles Guatemala over Tremor
Guatemalan
press commented on the panic provoked Wednesday
when CNN described a tremor as an earthquake,
which caused quite a rumble.
Jose
Marti Memoirs in Guatemala
Jose
Marti's memoirs were presented in Guatemala in a
book titled "Marti, A Permanent Dialogue."
Bolivia
Hands Over Andean Community Presidency
The
Bolivian government hands over temporary
presidency of the Andean Community of Nations
(CAN) to Colombia on Thursday, during the
closing ceremony of the 17th CAN Summit.
Colombia
expects Venezuela's return to CAN
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Thursday
urged to do everything possible for Venezuela to
return to the Andean Community of Nations (CAN)
during the bloc's 17th summit.
BOLIVIA:
Disenfranchised 2.5
Million Soon to Have the Vote
Bolivia's lower
house of Congress is working hard to approve a
draft law that would grant citizens living
abroad the right to vote in time for next year's
referendum on the new constitution being drafted
by a constituent assembly.
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