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Pirated
Movies Is Big Business in Costa Rica
Movies
like Shrek the Third that just opened in San
José theatres Friday and like others recent
releases are all available on the streets of San
José in their "pirated" version, at a fraction
of the cost of the original DVD and less than
the cost of admittance to the theatre.
We hope that
images like this
strike at the
conscience of
more than one
motorcyclist who
insist on
driving
recklessly and
feel invincible.
In the foto, 25
year old Diego
Peña Segura,
died pinned
under the wheels
of the big
truck, in
the accident
occurring in
Roxana de Pococí,
Limón. [Foto:
Mauricio
Ordóñez} |
Foreign Minister May Call
It Quits Over Difference With President Arias
A rumour may be confirmed today that the
ministro de Relaciones Exteriores (Foreign
Minister), Bruno Stagno, may hand in his
resignation today to president Oscar Arias.
The
Turtles are Coming!
The time of the turtle in Costa Rica is nearly
here. This year will see over 200,000 turtles
coming to lay their eggs on a 200 mile stretch
of Caribbean Beaches from the Southern borders
with Panama to the Northern borders in
Nicaragua.
Panama's
Presidential Plane Makes Forced Landing In Costa Rica
Panama's presidential plane with President
Martin Torrijos, his wife and two cabinet
ministers on board, made an emergency landing
Friday in San José.
Three Children
Miracolously Survive Bus Crashing Into
Their Living Room
Three children live a miracle by surviving when
a mini van carrying four tourists slammed into a
house when its brakes failed in the area known
as Bajo de los Rodríguez en San Ramón, where the
road has a steep hill.
OAS
Assembly Cost Panama Two Million
The 37th General Assembly of the Organization of
American States cost Panama almost us$2 million
dollars, the National Foreign Ministry reported
Friday.
Governing Party Gains Force in Panama
With the
acceptance of 62,000 new members, Panama´s
governing PRD (Democratic Revolutionary Party)
now has nearly half of the country´s voter
registration sewn up, sources from that faction
informed on Friday.
Nicaragua and Japan Sign Bridge Deal
Nicaragua and Japan this week signed a us$8.3
million dollar agreement to build four bridges
in the centre and Atlantic coastal areas of
Nicaragua, officials told a press conference.
Guatemalans Value Ché Ideas
The
ideas and example of Ché Guevara remain as valid
in Guatemala today as they were through the
years since he arrived to this nation, attracted
by the revolutionary process of Jacobo Arbenz,
political and social leaders said Friday.
Brazil
MST Announces Agrarian Reform
The
Fifth Congress of Brazil´s MST (Landless Rural
Workers Movement) concluded on Friday by
announcing a proposed agrarian reform, the
result of two years of debate within the
grassroots organization.
Andean Summit Demands
Integration
Bolivian
media highlighted the demands for integration
and respect to democracy presented Friday at the
17th Summit of the Community of Andean Nations,
which concluded Thursday in the southern city of
Tarija.
COLOMBIA-ECUADOR:
Studies Find DNA Damage
from Anti-Coca Herbicide
U.S.-funded aerial
spraying of coca plantations in Colombia near
the Ecuador border has severely damaged the DNA
of local residents, a new study has found.
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