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Cellular Frenzy Is On
Beginning this morning the state monopoly on
telecommunicatoins, the Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE), begins selling off 40.000
GSM cellular telephone lines. They are lines
coming back to ICE for non-payment or customers
simply giving up their subscriptions.
A drunken spree
by a couple in
Escazú yesterday
stirred a
commotion that
resulted in two
parked cars
being hit and
the plaza
security guard
shooting out
their tire to
prevent them
from fleeing
before police
arrived. Even
their dog was
found drunk. |
Drunken
Couple Cause Commotion in Escazú
A tremendous commotion began in
Country Plaza in Escazú
yesterday when a couple who
appeared drunk slammed into two
parked cars, intoxicated their
dog and found having sex in the
vehicle by a private guard.
BCR
To Issue Drivers Licenses
A
Driver's License in 15 minutes? Impossible? An
agreement reached between the Banco de Costa
Rica (BCR) and the Ministerio de Obras Pública y
Transportes (MOPT) that goes into effect next
month will reduce the waiting time for obtaining
a drivers license to minutes instead of the
hours it can take now.
Midwifery Conference in Costa Rica
The
"Birth Without Borders" midwifery conference
will be held in San José this year. The
conference is scheduled for May 23-27 and will
be held at the La Universidad Estatal a
Distancia de Costa Rica (UNED) - State
University of Distance Education - in Sabanilla,
east of San José.
Final de
Torneo Tonight
For fans of the Futbol Tico
(Costa Rican soccer) tonight is
the big night, the night when
the Liga Deportiva Alajuense and
Deportivo Saprissa square off in
the final game.
Nicaraguan Newspaper Denounces US Double
Standard
The
double standard of the US government to measure
terrorism was denounced by a Nicaraguan
newspaper Wednesday, when it reported about a
possible terrorist plot against US, and the
liberation of Luís Posada Carriles.
Panamanians Go For Alternative Movement
Panamanian social, student and trade union
organizations are championing a popular movement
based on the principles of the Bolivarian
Alternative for the Americas (ALBA).
Guatemala Probes Immigrant Abuse
Experts
in Guatemala focused their attention on
violation of migrants in US, raids and
deportations.
Teachers Strike Ends in Guatemala
The
strike maintained by Guatemalan teachers during
17 days concluded Wednesday with an agreement
among the demonstrators and the government which
established commissions to negotiate the salary
and labor demands of the sector.
Cuba Venezuela: US
Guilty for Posada
Release
Foreign Ministers
Felipe Perez (Cuba)
and Venezuela s
Nicolas Maduro held
the US Government
responsible for the
full freedom now
enjoyed by
international
terrorist Luis
Posada Carriles.
RELIGION-BRAZIL:
Not Much of a Stir
over Pope's Visit
Pope Benedict XVI's
five-day visit to
Brazil, which begins
Wednesday, has not
raised much of a
stir, except for
among the devout
faithful and those
who are closely
involved with the
Catholic Church.
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