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The Parque Metropolitana La Sabana, located in the west side of San José, is the site chosen for the May 8 inaugural ceremony of the Chinchilla presidency. Although the exact location in the part has yet to be announced, it will have to be one of the many open areas that can accommodate the expected 25.000 that will take part in the event. |
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Popular Takes Over
Coopemex Loans Collection. But Is It Legal?
Customers of the failed Coopemex are
screaming for the head of the
Superintendencia de Entidades Financieras (Sugef)
that allowed the co-operative to fail and
now face having to pay off their debts, but
cannot get their hands on their savings.
Costa Rican Drivers
Rack Up ¢200 Million Colones In Fines In
First Five Days Of New Traffic Law
The new traffic law, the Ley de Tránsito,
went into effect only five days ago and in
those first fivr days a total of 2.225
drivers are having to pay fines of up to
¢200 million colones collectively, for an
average of ¢90.000 colones each.
Sick Do Not Have To
Line Up At Supermarkets, Court Rules
The Sala Constitucional (Constitutional
Court) has ruled that supermarkets are
obligated to treat as sick person or a
person showing signs of an illness, in the
same way they treat and elder or
handicapped.
Chiquita Adds Partners
To Diodiversity Project
Two foreign partners, GTZ and the National
Banana Corp. of Costa Rica (also known as
CORBANA), have joined forces with banana
grower-shipper Chiquita Brands International
Inc., Cincinnati, in the company’s San San
Pond Sak biodiversity project on the
Panama-Costa Rica border, according to a
news release.
New Costa Rica Marina
Set to Open
A new marina near Quepos is set to open in
April, adding oft-requested boating
facilities to Costa Rica’s Pacific
coastline.
Alajuelita Rotonda
Closed Off At Night
Note that the Alajuelita rotonda will be
closed for the next four nights from 9pm to
5am to allow for re-construction of the
rotonda to advance.
Palmas-Bolsón and Cañas-Charco Rivers To Be
Dredged To Avoid Future Floods
(InofWeb Press) - The minister of
Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), Javier
Flores Galarza, along with the minister of
the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias Sánchez,
visited the regions of Ortega and Bolsón of
Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, at the end of
January.
ICE Runs Out Of 3G Cellular Phones
In the nothing
new or surprising department, the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) is
without 3G cellular phones, USB cellular
connectors or portable computers to offer
its customers.
Get your copy of the new Ley de Trásnito
here. Today.
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/ Central America
CENTRAL AMERICA
Panama Authorities
Defend Education System Changes
PANAMA - Changes in the education system of
Panama are among the priorities of this
sector''s authorities, who show interest
regarding the fact that young people
continue to study and continue preparing
themselves before they start working.
Nicaragua's BPO Sector
Attracts Industry Giants
In its efforts to promote Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) in Nicaragua's emerging BPO
sector, PRONicaragua, the official investment promotion agency of Nicaragua.
Sugar Workers In Nicaragua Demand Compensation After Illnesses
In Nicaragua, sick sugar cane workers are demanding compensation from their former employer, Nicaraguan Sugar Estates Limited, one of many companies owned by the wealthy Pellas family.
Humanitarian
Violations in Honduras Denounced
TEGUCIGALPA - US Democrat congressmen
denounced the continuity of murders,
prosecution and abuse against leaders of the
Honduran resistance movement, opposed to the
June 28 coup in Honduras.
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/ Latin America
CHILE
Powerful Aftershocks
Hit Central Chile
SANTIAGO - A strong 6.6-magnitude aftershock
struck the Bio bio region in central Chile
Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
said.
Chile Looks Ahead At
"Enormous Task" In Rebuilding
UNITED NATIONS - Chilean UN Ambassador
Heraldo Munoz said here Friday that with the
"broad estimate" of damage for the quake-hit
South American country being at around 30
billion U.S. dollars, Chile is planning for
the "enormous task" in rebuilding.
Chavez Supporters Decry
Anti-Venezuela Drive
CARACAS - Supporters of
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
have called on followers to get
ready to face an offensive
against the country prior to the
parliamentary elections, and
amid a process to reinforce
regional unity.
Feeble Shock Hits
Ecuador
QUITO - A 4.1-magnitude earthquake hit the
Ecuadorean capital of Quito on Friday. No
casualties or damage were reported yet.
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/ Special Reports
CENTRAL AMERICA: Women Make
Headway in Politics - and Want
More
The
victory of Laura Chinchilla in
Costa Rica's presidential
elections, and the growing
participation of women in
Central American parliaments,
point to their progress in the
region's spheres of political
power. But they still have a
long way to go, experts say. |
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New
Ley
de
Tránsito:
First
World
Law
on
Third
World
Roads
For
the
first
time
in
all
my
years
of
driving
in
Costa
Rica
my
eyes
yesterday
were
focused
on
the
speedometer
and
the
road
ahead,
watching
for
traffic
cops
with
a
radar
unit.
The
new
Ley
de
Tránsito
had
a
great
effect
on
my
driving
habits,
which
overnight
had
to
change
drastically.
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The Apple iPad
Steve Jobs, founder of
Apple this week
introduced the iPad, a
handheld tablet that is
a larger version of the
iPhone without the
telephony feature.
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