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Monday 18 August
2008, San José, Costa Rica
Gasoline Price Won't Be
Dropping in Costa Rica
If you thought that
gasoline prices in Costa
Rica would be dropping
anytime soon, given the
drop in the price of
crude oil on
international markets,
you would be wrong.
Guevara Announces His
Presidential Candidacy
The president of the
Partido Movimiento
Libertario (ML), Otto
Guevara, wants to be
president. Again. But
will seek re-election
for legislators as well,
just in case.
Pedestrian Imprudence
Third Cause Of Traffic
Deaths
Pedestrian imprudence is
the reason for many
deaths on Costa Rica's
roads. According to
figures releases by the
Obras Públicas y
Transportes (MOPT), 33
people lost their lives
between January and July
this year.
Isla del Coco Gets
Cellular Service
As of 11:30am Saturday,
the Isla del Coco joined
the cellular world as
the Instituto
Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) began
offering service on the
island.
Caribbean Marina Project
Shelved
The project to develop a
marina at Puerto Viejo,
on the Caribbean, was
proposed.
Blood Donation
The British Embassy in
San José developed a
campaign to stimulate
blood donation in Costa
Rica.
Bribery
Allegedly, former
Argentine president
Carlos Menem collected
us$16 million in bribes
from German giant
Siemens and part of that
payment was made through
Pepcon of Costa Rica,
according to a document
quoted by several German
media.
Quake Rocks Nicaraguan
Pacific
MANAGUA - A sea
quake of 4.6 degrees on
the Richter Scale was
reported off Nicaraguan
Pacific coasts but
caused neither material
damages nor victims.
5.2 Earthquake Hits
Guatemala
GUATEMALA - A 5.2
Richter scale earthquake
hit Sunday a large part
of Guatemala, mainly the
west region, causing no
casualties or damage.
Venezuelans Boost Vision
Now Program
MANAGUA - Venezuelan
Specialists and medical
staff boost the goals of
Operation Miracle today
while treating eye
complains in the most
remote places in
Nicaragua.
Bolivian President Wins
Recall Referendum
LIMA - Bolivian
President Evo Morales
gained 67.41 percent of
votes in a latest recall
referendum, thus keeping
his office, the
country's electoral
court announced
Saturday, according to
reports from La Paz,
Bolivia's administrative
capital.
Suspicious Order to Try
Posada in US
HAVANA - Just three days
after Panama's Vice
President Samuel Lewis
announced his country
will soon demand the US
extradite Luis Posada
Carriles, the New
Orleans Court of Appeals
ordered to try him in
that northern country
for migratory fraud.
RIGHTS:
Tortuous Road to Justice
in Inter-American System
Financial costs and lack
of information are the
main hurdles that public
defenders must overcome
in order to bring cases
before the
Inter-American Court on
Human Rights, which
ended its XXXV
extraordinary period of
sessions Friday in the
Uruguayan capital.
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