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Costa Ricans Split On Free Trade
Agreement
Adults in Costa Rica are divided
over the benefits of an
international commerce
agreement, according to a poll
by Universidad Nacional.
41 per cent of respondents
support the Central American
Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA),
while 38 per cent are opposed.
Bush to Welcome Central
American Leaders
United States President George
W. Bush will welcome and hold
talks at the White House with
the presidents of Costa Rica,
the Dominican Republic, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
and Nicaragua on May 12, the
White House said in a statement
on Monday.
Gasoline
To Go Up Again This Week
The wave of rising gasoline
prices continues.
Surgery to Reduce Weight
Becoming Common
Obesity has become a worldwide
epidemic. In Costa Rica, it is
estimated that six out of 10
women over the age of 40
and that three out of every 10
school children are obese.
Cocaine Hidden in Gasoline
Tanker Truck
Every day, it seems, drug
traffickers find ingenious ways
to hide their goods to fool
authorities. However, sometimes
the police are a little smarter
that the traffickers, at least
that was the case over the
weekend at the norther border
crossing at Peñas Blancas.
Abuse of Seniors is A Common
Occurence
Darling Gora, a 64 year old
American woman was brutally
murdered in an Alajuela hotel
over the weekend. She had
several blows to her body which
caused the death at the hands of
her 34 year old son.
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Gomez, Saprissa's Globetrotting
Silver Bullet
After a decade of wandering,
Ronald Gomez has finally
returned to Costa Rica and is
making his mark for Saprissa in
CONCACAF's top club competition.
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