|
|
Sunday 28 December
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
See the Toros
a la Tica here!
|
New Ley de Tránsito
Reason For Reduced
Holiday Drunk Driving
Although partying and
drinking during the
holiday has not dropped,
drinking and driving
has, says Huanelge
Gutiérrez, the
subdirector of the
Policía de Tránsito, and
all thanks to the new
Ley de Tránsito which
went into effect last
week.
243 Customers A Day Have
Cellular Service
Cancelled For Non
Payment
Tcos love to use their
cellular phone, but not
all love to pay their
bills, on time or at
all.
Desamparados Carnaval
Replaces San Jose
Tradition
For the second year
conscutive, Desamparados
has been host to the "carnaval",
as 500.000 people took
to the streets of the
see the floats, dancers,
folklore music, clones,
and modified cars in the
city on the south side
of San Jose.
See Your Genes In A
Whole New Light
Personalized genomics
just got a lot more
accessible. Until
recently, the cheapest
genome scan was
available for just under
a thousand dollars.
Thanks to improvements
in microarray
technology,
23andMe has
been able to cut that
cost by more than half -
to $399 - well within
the reach of
cash-strapped grad
students, frugal
genealogy buffs and
other not-so-early
adopters. |
| |
80 Killed In Christmas
holidays in Central
America
Managua - At least 80
people died in accidents
or crimes during the
Christmas holidays in
Nicaragua, Guatemala and
Honduras, news reports
reaching here said on
Friday.
ELN Blamed For Killing 5
People in Colombia
Bogota - The Colombian
police Friday said
suspected members of the
Ejército de Liberación
Nacional (ELN) - Army of
National Liberation -
killed five people.
Venezuelan President
Calls For Peace, Social
Justice On Christmas
Mass
Carcas - Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez
put out a call Wednesday
during a Christmas
Catholic mass for fight
for peace and social
justice.
3
Teenage Detainees Die In
Violent Protest at
Argentine Police Station
Buenos Aires - Three
minor detainees died and
five others were injured
when they tried to stage
a violent protest at a
police station in
northern Argentina,
authorities said Friday.
CHILE: Best Christmas
Gift - a New House,
Built by New Friends
Before the volunteers
showed up at her house,
Pamela Peña was nervous.
She was embarrassed for
others to see the
poverty that her family
lived in. But once the
work started, she
relaxed and enjoyed the
unexpected Christmas
present. |
|
 |
|
/Buy us$1 |
/Sell $1 |
|
▲¢552.03 |
▲¢562.82 |
|
|
B.C.C.R.
25 December 2008 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
