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"Stop Fighting Among Yourselves
and Start Competing With
Others", Expert Tells Costa Rica
"Costa Rica could be one of the
first world countries in 10 to
15 years", according to analyst
Juan Enríquez Cabot, who gave a
talk on Monday at the Auditorio
Nacional, of which Costa Rican
president, Oscar Arias, was
present.
No need for dad:
Female shark
reproduces
without sex …
Undated
underwater image
released by the
Under Sea Hunter
organization of
a hammer shark
(Scalloped
Hammerhead),
near Isla del
Coco, 500 km off
the Pacific
coast of Costa
Rica, where a
female
hammerhead shark
has given birth
without sex
putting the bite
into
conventional
wisdom about
reproduction
among large
vertebrates,
according to
research
published
Wednesday. |
Amphibians Disappear from Costa Rican jungles
Global warming is the top suspect for the
disappearance of 17 amphibian species from Costa
Rican jungles, scientists said on Tuesday,
warning monkey and reptile populations were also
plummeting.
Frontier Airlines to Start Costa Rica Service
Frontier Airlines said Tuesday it will start
service to Costa Rica in November, adding to its
stable of international resort destinations.
Costa Rica Insists It
Did Not Mean to Offend
Taiwan
Costa Rica said Tuesday
its vote against
Taiwan's efforts to
become a full member of
the World Health
Organization (WHO) was
simply a matter of
"procedure" and not
meant to offend the
island.
Costa Rica and Venezuela Yet to Okay Ambassadors
The appointment of Nora Uribe -who headed the
Venezuelan diplomatic delegation in Costa Rica -
as new Ambassador to Paraguay became official
last May 18, three months after it was
announced.
Record Gas Prices Around the Corner
Get ready for another round of gasoline price
hikes, which if approved, could set a record
high in the history of the country.
Nicaragua Takes on Oil Internationals
The National Assembly Infrastructure and Public
Services Commission will subpoena international
oil companies operating in Nicaragua.
Panama Calls
Alternative Summit
Different Panamanian
organizations called
for a Social
Alternative Summit
parallel to the
General Assembly of
the Organization of
American States
(OAS) that will be
held in this capital
in June.
Panama Canal Profits Increasing
Panama Canal earned 675.9 million dollars in
2006, 39.6 percent higher than 2005, sources of
the sector reported.
Guatemala Police Not Enough to Fight Crime
Both the scarcity of police and incorrect
assignments are hampering Guatemala's National
Police to effectively fight crime in this
Central American country.
Strong Latin
American Presence at
Cannes
Latin American
actors and
producers, with
Mexico in the lead,
send a strong
message at the 60th
Cannes Film
Festival.
LATIN AMERICA:
Measuring Civil
Society By Its Own
Yardstick
Legal reforms,
manuals of good
practice, codes of
ethics and schools
for activists are
some of the tools
that organised civil
society in Latin
America wants in
order to improve its
transparency and
legitimacy.
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