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Editor's Note: Today is a
legal holiday in Costa Rica. All
banks, government offices and
most businesses are closed.
And the electrical power
rationing is suspended for
today, save in Heredia, where
the local utility will continue
with its rationing policy.
May 1st in Costa Rica
May 1st is a legal holiday in
Cosa Rica, "el dia del
trabajador" - workers day - were
all banks, government offices,
industry and the majority of
businesses are closed, giving
their workers a day to rest.
Adriana González
Acosta got
herself in a
tight spot,
almost losing
her life, when
she got caught
between two
tractor trailers
while walking
the border road
diving the Costa
Rica with Panama
in Paso Canoas.
Fortunately she
received only
cuts and
bruises. [Foto:
Roberto
Fernández] |
IRS Teach Costa Rican
Authorities To Detect Money
Laundering
Last week Costa Rican police
received training by officials
of the United States Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) in the new
techniques of investigating
money laundering.
Catholic Church Calls On
People To Vote in
Referendum
The archbishop of San
José, monseñor Hugo
Barrantes Ureña,
yesterday called on all
Costa Ricans to
participate in the
referendum vote on the
Tratado de Libre
Comercio (TLC) - free
trade agreement with the
United States, Central
America and Dominican
Republic (CAFTA).
Deadline For Carruthers
Over eight months ago,
the then CEO of
Betonsports, located in
Costa Rica, David
Carruthers was arrested
in the USA whilst
connecting to Costa Rica
on a flight from London.
Draw Keeps Canada and Costa Rica
On Top
Costa Rica and Canada played to
a tame 0-0 draw in their
CONCACAF Under-17 Group B World
Cup qualifier at the National
Stadium last night, to remain at
the top of the five-team group
with four points apiece.
Murder Suspect Is
Returned to Colombia
One of the men suspected
in last month’s murder
and dismemberment of a
Staten Island woman in
Panama has been returned
to his native Colombia
by Costa Rica despite
being one of Panama’s
most wanted men, the
authorities in Panama
and Costa Rica said
yesterday.
Nicaragua Squares off with IMF
Nicaragua and the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) start in
this capital on Monday
negotiations for an economic
plan in which Sandinistas
authorities give priority to
social expenses over
macro-economic requirements.
First 20 Cuban Doctors in
Nicaragua
The first 20 Cuban doctors
arrived in Nicaragua to
accomplish an agreement signed
in the context of the Bolivarian
Alternative of the Americas
(ALBA) and are already caring
for the population, confirmed an
official source on Monday.
Panama May Ban Smoking
The
Panamanian government is
considering a bill to fight
nicotine poisoning, one of the
main death causes in the
country.
Latin American Project for One
Big Homeland
The Fifth Summit of the
Bolivarian Alternative of the
Americas (ALBA) fought for
structural changes to put
politics and economy at the
service of the peoples.
Venezuela to quit
IMF, World Bank
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez
announced on Monday
that his country had
decided to withdraw
from the
International
Monetary Fund (IMF)
and the World Bank.
LATIN AMERICA:
Activists Back
Venezuela-Driven
Alternative
Integration
Progressive social
and political
movements joined the
governments of the
Bolivarian
Alternative for the
Americas (ALBA) in
their aim to bring
about integration
based on solidarity
and social justice.
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