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Tuesday 30 September
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Airport Taxis Must Use "María"
The airport taxis, those
orange coloured taxis
operated by Taxis Unidos
Aeropuerto, operating
out of the Juan
Sanatamaría (San José)
international airport,
are, under no
circumstances, required
to use the taximeter. In
addition, they can only
charge their fares in "colones".
Costa Rica Urges Latin
America To Ratify
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Costa Rica is
urging all of Latin
America -
currently nuclear-weapon
free - to ratify the
nuclear test-ban treaty,
its ambassador to
Austria said Monday.
Costa Rica Restricts
Chinese Milk Products
Costa Rica has imposed
restrictions on Chinese
milk products in the
midst of the scandal
over China's tainted
milk. Costa Rica's
ministerio de Salud
(Ministry of Health)said
it would monitor imports
at customs and remove
any milk products which
could be suspicious.
Investors Sought For
‘Costa Rica Forever’
Conservation Initiative
During the
recent visit by Costa
Rican President Oscar
Arias to the United
Nations in New York,
Mark Linden, of the
Linden Trust for
Conservation, invited
the pro-environment
leader to share with
investors seeking to
support initiatives for
preserving nature.
Guanacaste Pro Golf
Tournament Now Called
Costa Rica Golf Classic
Less than
three months away from
having the best
professional golfers in
the Tour de las Americas
(TLA) and the Canadian
Tour come to Guanacaste
to take part in the
high-caliber tournament
that will put Costa Rica
back on the world golf
map, local tournament
organizers announced
that the tournament’s
official name has
changed to Costa Rica
Golf Classic.
Police Concerned Over
Theft Of 21 Firearms
The Fuerza Pública
(national police force)
is on full alert
following the robbery of
21 firearms stolen over
the weekend, and could
be used against them by
criminals. The haul
includes 19 revolvers
and 2 shotguns were
stolen from a
company in La Uruca.
Costa Ricans Now Have
More, But Hot Has Happy
Than In The Past
A recent study by the
Mathematics faculty of
the Universidad de Costa
Rica (UCR) reveals that
Costa Ricans today have
more than before, but
are also less happy than
before.
Two "Monsters" Square
Off Tonight
For soccer fans the
batter of the "monsters"
takes place tonight as
the "monstruo morado" (Saprissa)
and the "monstruo verde"
(Marathón de Honduras),
armed to the teeth,
square off for the
CONCACAF championship.
Panama's Social
Organizations to Protest
PANAMA - Social
organizations of Panama
are setting up protests
on Monday for better
salaries and against the
high cost of living.
Cuba in Recovery,
Against Crime
HAVANA - Authorities in
post-hurricane Cuba will
continue acting
energetically in
accordance with the law,
and courts will apply
with the utmost severity
the current Penal Code
against those who commit
any misdeed under the
current special
circumstances.
Brazilian President
Okays Portuguese
Spelling Reform
RIO DE JANEIRO -
Brazil's President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva has
signed an agreement to
implement spelling
reforms in the
Portuguese language.
Colombian, Paraguayan
Presidents Issue Joint
Declaration
BOGOTA - Colombian
President Alvaro Uribe
and his Paraguayan
counterpart Fernando
Lugo issued a join
declaration Monday on
such issue as security,
drug trafficking and
cooperation, during
Lugo's official visit to
Bogota.
Trial Against Former
Peruvian President
Fujimori Resumes
LIMA - The judicial
process against Peruvian
former President Alberto
Fujimori resumed Monday
after a two-week break,
Peruvian Supreme
Prosecutor Avelino
Guillen said.
ECUADOR:
Correa May Cancel
Payment of Some
"Illegitimate" Debt
The
day after the new
constitution promoted by
his government won 63
percent support in a
referendum, according to
the preliminary returns,
Ecuadorean President
Rafael Correa said
Monday that he may
cancel payment of some
loans, but that the
country would not
default on its foreign
debt.
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