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No Gasoline Hike Thanks To Sala
IV Appeal
Thanks to an
appeal by a man identified only
by his last name, Segura, the
latest request by the Refinadora
Costarricense de Petróleo (Recope)
and approved last week by the
Autoridad Reguladora de los
Servicios Públicos (Aresep), to
the Sala Constitucional or Sala
IV (constitutional court), has
been set aside.
A migratory
duck,
Dendrocygna
autumnalis,
stands on a
fence post
during sunrise
at the Palo
Verde National
Park in Bagaces,
Guanacaste,
northwest of San
José. Australia
and Costa Rica
are good
examples for the
multi-billion
dollar world
ecotourism
business, which
is growing at
about 30 percent
a year and in
need of tight
quality
controls,
experts said on
Monday. |
Siamese Twins To Be Separated
The Siamese twins, Yuriela and Fiorella, will
soon be travelling to the United States for an
operation that will separate the two at a
California hospital. The operation is scheduled
for September.
Prosecutor Protests Release of Russian Embassy
Hostage Taker
Costa Rica's chief prosecutor, Francisco
Dall'Anesse appealed yesterday the court's
decision over the weekend to release, Roman
Bogdanyants, on bail and not accept the
prosecution's request for six month's preventive
detention.
Australia, Costa Rica
Said Good Ecotourism
Examples
OSLO (Reuters) -
Australia and Costa Rica
are good examples for
the multi-billion dollar
world ecotourism
business, which is
growing at about 30
percent a year and in
need of tight quality
controls, experts said
on Monday.
Frontier Aims for
Flights to Costa Rica
Frontier Airlines has
applied for federal
authority to fly to
Costa Rica, joining
Spirit and First Choice
in the race to add Costa
Rica to their
destinations
Villalobos Decision
Expected Tomorrow
The court decision on
the trial of Osvaldo
Villalobos Camacho, one
half of the "Brothers"
operation is expected
tomorrow.
Nicaragua Wants Posada Extradited
The Nicaraguan government is currently
formalizing an extradition request to Cuban-born
terrorist Luis Posada Carriles before US
authorities, Foreign Minister Samuel Santos
stated.
Guatemala Corn Shortage
Corn will be scarce in Guatemala in the coming
months, due to the huge demand of the grain in
the United States for ethanol production, which
is producing hoarding and buying massively.
Guatemalan Teachers End Long Strike
Guatemalan educators ended their three-week
strike and roadblocks on Monday, and resumed
classes after the government pledged to meet
their demands.
Central American Red Cross Plan for Disasters
Representatives from 25 associations of the Red
Cross in Central America and the Caribbean began
a meeting in Panama Monday to draw up strategies
to face possible disasters in the region this
hurricane season.
Venezuela: US Two-Faced
on Drug Traffic
Venezuela has condemned
the US double standard
in the fight against
drug traffic, which it
said Washington is
trying to turn into a
mechanism for
intervention.
ARGENTINA:
Civil Society Wants
Transparency - For
Itself as Well
Non-governmental
organisations have won
prestige and credibility
revealing injustice and
corruption in business
and government. But who
oversees the watchdogs?
Who holds them
accountable for how they
use their funds, how
they operate, and the
results achieved through
their work?
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