No
More Vehicular Restrictions In San José!
The Sala Cuarta or Constitutional Court said
in Friday that the vehicular restrictions of
San José which impedes circulation of
vehicles in the downtown core, depending on
the last digit of the license plate, as
unconstitutional and thus declared the
restriction null and void.
AH1N1 Flu
Cases Climbs To 118
The number of cases of AH1N1 flu virus in
Costa Rica continues to grow and at an
alarming rate.
Costa Rican
Specialty Coffee Sets Records At Auction
Costa Rican coffee broke records at the
third annual Subasta Internacional Taza de
la Excelencia (Cup of Excellence auction)
promoted by the Instituto del Café de Costa
Rica (Icafe) and the Asociación de Cafés
Finos de Costa Rica.
Virilla Bridge To Be
Finally Repaired, Forcing General Cañas To
Be Closed
It has only been a few months since a gaping
hole appeared on the bridge over the Virilla
river on the autopista General Cañas, when
work crews of the ministerio de Obras
Publicas y Transportes (MOP), placed a steel
plate over the hole and put the actual
repair of the bridge on hold. |
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Chavez, Ortega Chide Obama Over "Stuck" Latam Policy
Basseterre, St. Kitts (Reuters) - The presidents of Venezuela and Nicaragua, both fierce critics of U.S. policy, on Friday accused President Barack Obama of failing to deliver on his promise to make a new start in ties with Latin America.
Panama for Seasonal Flu Vaccination
Panama - Panamanian health authorities will hold a
national vaccination campaign this weekend
against seasonal influenza for people under
five years of age and over 50, informed
official sources.
''Yes I Can'' Working in Honduras
Tegucigalpa - 58
Honduran municipalities have been declared
free of illiteracy thanks to the Cuban
teaching method ''Yes I can'', which has
been successfully employed in numerous
countries worldwide.
Hondurans for Constitutional Reform
Tegucigalpa - Unionists, farmers,
Indigenous People and students marched in
Honduras in support of the June 28 official
poll for reforms to the Constitution. |
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Urban Renaissance In Latin America
Santiago - Some 20 cities in
Latin America have launched high-level urban
projects in the past year and some other 20 cities
have worked out plans to change urban residents'
life in the coming years.
Destabilizing Plans in Venezuela
Caracas - Chair of the Permanent Committee for Defense
of the Venezuelan Parliament, Juan Jose Mendoza,
asserted on Friday there is enough evidence proving
that destabilizing actions are being planned in the
country.
Ecuador Charges Colombia before CIDH
Quito - Ecuador presented a demand before the Inter
American Human Rights Commission (CIDH) against
Colombia for its responsibility in the death of
Franklin Aisalla.
Bolivia-Paraguay Strong Relations
Asuncion - President of Bolivia Evo Morales said on Friday that the Chaco War (1932-1935) was devised to serve the interests of the empire.
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BRAZIL:
Nature Paths Instead
of Wall for Rio Slum
Representatives of
the Rocinha slum and
the Rio de Janeiro
government have
agreed to replace a
high wall, intended
to prevent this
densely populated
hillside
neighbourhood from
spilling into the
forest, with
ecological paths,
parks and low walls.
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4 Kms Does Not A 6 Lane Highway Make
After some 30 years of
planning, start and stop
and then start again,
last week the expansion
of the autopista
Fernando Prospero and
the highway to Caldera,
was officially
inaugurated, although
there still remains
entire sections of first
phase of the highway to
be completed. |
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