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Saturday 13
September
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Historic Court Decision
Sentences Man To 12
Years Jail For Traffic
Accident Death
In a historic decision
by the Juzgado Penal del
Primer Circuito Judicial
de San José, David
Zúńiga Ruiz, will be
spending the next 12
years of life behin bars
for not respecting a
traffic light and
causing the death of 18
year old Dinia Madrigal
Rojas.
RECOPE Asks For ˘2 Colon
Drop In The Price of
Gasoline
The last decrease of
gasoline prices - ˘1
colon per litre - that
in effect earlier this
week was such a joke
that it barely was
noticed by anyone.
Costa Rican Software
Microsoft uses Costa
Rican talent to produce
software. Visual Studio,
Office and other
applications that the
computer giant uses to
improve the experience
of its users carry the
seal “Made in Costa
Rica”.
Construction Decelerates
Businessmen,
construction and
commerce chambers, and
mayors agree that there
is a deceleration in the
construction sector,
mainly in the coastal
areas, even though the
employment figures do
not mirror such trend.
World's Rarest Frog
Discovered In Costa Rica
A rare female frog has
been seen for the first
time in 20 years during
an expedition to Costa
Rica by scientists from
The University of
Manchester and Chester
Zoo. The tiny tree frog
Isthmohyla rivularis was
seen in Monteverde Cloud
Forest Preserve in Costa
Rica.
Millions of Dollars for
Bank Holdups in Panama
PANAMA - Hold-ups to
bank entities in Panama
left losses close to
us$17 million dollars
from 1987 to date for
the Panamanian national
financing system with
affectations to 97
banking institutions.
Espionage Scandal in
Guatemala
GUATEMALA - The scandal
raised by placement of
microphones and cameras
in the offices of
President Alvaro Colom
spread when it was
learned that the
vicepresident was also
spied on.
Ecuador, Honduras
Support Bolivia,
Venezuela In Expulsion
of U.S. Envoys
LIMA - Ecuador and
Honduras on Friday
voiced support for
Bolivia and Venezuela's
decision to expel U.S.
ambassadors in their
countries in protest of
Washington's
intervention in their
domestic affairs.
Brazil Starts Military
Drill Around Pre-Salt
Layer Oil Fields
RIO DE JANEIRO -
Brazil Friday started
the Operation Atlantic,
a military exercise off
the coasts of the states
of Sao Paulo, Rio de
Janeiro and Espirito
Santo, where the
country's pre-salt layer
oil fields are located.
Bolivian Government
Imposes Martial Law In
Violence-Hit Pando
Province
LIMA - The Bolivian
government on Friday
imposed martial law in
the northern province of
Pando where at least
nine people have been
killed in violent
clashes between
supporters and opponents
of the government.
BOLIVIA:
Deaths in the Amazon
The
Bolivian government
declared martial law in
the northern province of
Pando after as many as
15 indigenous supporters
of President Evo Morales
were killed by rightwing
protesters near the town
of Cobija.
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