Accident Simulation Tests Airport Emergency Response
For more than an hour, more than 200 persons made up of Bomberos (firemen), Cruzrojistas (Red Cross workers), Aviación Civil (Civil Aviation), Policía Aeroportuaria (airport police), Aduanas (customs agents) and members of the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS),took part in a simulated catastrophe situation at the Juan Santamaría international airport in San José.

Gasoline To Pass ¢600 Colones A Litre By End of Month
Get ready to spend more on gasoline. Three, yes, three increases are headed our way that will see the price of a litre of gasoline at the pumps pass ¢600 colones (us$1.18). Two increases are at the request of the state oil refinery while the third is an automatic adjustment calculations.

Costa Rica Condemns Tel Aviv Suicide Attack
Costa Rica's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned Monday's suicide bomb attack in Israel's Tel Aviv, which was carried out by a Palestinian radical group and killed at least nine people and wounded 60 others.

First Prize
Costa Rican Adrian Zuniga, 8, won the first prize for foreign children in Japan's yearly drawing competition held in Osaka.