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Saturday 09 August
2008, San José, Costa Rica
One in Four Traffic
Deaths Involve A
Motorcycle
One if four fatal
traffic accidents
involves a motorcycle,
that according to
figures released by the
Ministerio de Obras
Públicas y Transportes
(MOPT) which has
recorded that of the 204
traffi accident deaths
this year, 62 were
motocyclists.
Telecom Monopoly
Officially At An End
During the Consejo de
Gobierno (cabinet)
session yesterday, held
at the campo ferial de
Orotina, Costa Rican
president, Oscar Arias,
with his brother, the
ministro de la
Presidencia, Rodrigo
Arias and the president
of the Instituto
Costarricense de
Electricidad, Pedro
Pablo Quirós, at his
side, signed the law
that breaks the ICE
monopoly in Costa Rica.
Recope Gas Price
Drop A Joke!
The drop in the price of
crude oil on
international markets is
the reason behind the
Refinadota Costarricense
de Petróleo (RECOPE)
request on Friday to
reduce the price of a
litre of super gasoline
¢1.5 colones, regular ¢5
colones and diesel ¢3
colones.
Constitutional Court
Denies Same Sex Partners
Appeal For Conjugal
Visits
The Sala Constitucional
(Constitutional Court)
or Sala IV as it is
often referred to, has
reject a "recurso amparo"
(appeal) by a homosexual
man who was asking for
and refused conjugal
visits.
Orotina Celebrated Its
100th Birthday
The town of Orotina was
in full "fiesta"
yesterday as the
Alajuela town celebrated
its 100th birthday. For
the occasion, the
government held its
weekly Consejo de
Gobierno (cabinet
meeting) in the town, as
Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias and his
ministers, joined
residents in the
festivities.
Panama Nabs Mexico Drug
Suspects
PANAMA - A drug
band, allegedly members
of the Mexican Golfo
drug cartel, have been
detained in Panama with
over one ton of cocaine,
mass media reported
Friday.
Honduras Intensifies
Anti-Dug Actions
TEGUCIGALPA - The
Honduran Armed Forces
intensified its actions
against drug traffic in
Gracias a Dios
department, in the
Caribbean, Joint General
Saff Chief Romeo Vasquez
confirmed on Friday.
Drivers Strike Burdens
Colombia
BOGOTA - Colombian
drivers on strike
nationwide for higher
pay lower fuel costs
continue to affect
supply and exports.
Venezuela Derails
Colombia Paramilitary
CARACAS - Colombian
paramilitaries are
penetrating Venezuela
disguised as traders of
the informal economy to
spread panic and
destabilization.
Argentina Trying Old
Dictator Thugs
BUENOS AIRES - Argentine
oppressor Antonio Bussi
was released from the
hospital and must again
face trial, accused of
violating human rights
during the last
dictatorship.
SPORTS-CUBA:
Going for Gold - Once
Again
Cuba’s prestige among
the global sports élite
for the past three
decades testifies to the
effectiveness of a mass,
free physical education
system which the
government has supported
through the ups and
downs of the national
economy.
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