Report of Giant Wave Off Pacific
Coast Causes Alarm
A pilot on a commercial flight
headed to Ecuador from Costa
Rica reported a huge wave 100
kilometres (60 miles) off
Parrita, alarming thousands of
residents of the area that
included Quepos and Manuel
Antonio.
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In
this photo released by Casa
Presidencial, U.S. Rep. Dan
Burton, R-Indiana (left) greets
President Abel Pacheco (right)
as U.S. Ambassador Mark Langdale
looks on. Burton was visiting
Costa Rica Wednesday to lobby
for the Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)
between the U.S. and Central
America, which Costa Rica has
not yet ratified.
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Large
Dingy Cancels Visit
Adverse climatic conditions
stopped the largest cruise ship
in the world from docking in
Limón yesterday as it had been
announced on Monday.
Price of Bread Increases From
˘10 to ˘50 Colones
Rising gasoline prices has made
headlines over the past year,
with never ending increases, the
next one due in the coming
weeks. In the meantime, bread is
making the news, with a whopping
increase of between ˘10 and ˘50
colones, this due to rising cost
of flour, which has gone from
˘10.520 to ˘11.260 for 50Kg.
Warming Trend Causing Frogs'
Demise
From Costa Rica to Peru, a
fungal epidemic fueled by global
warming may have wiped out
dozens of frog species in
otherwise pristine environments,
a new study concludes.
Costa Rica wants 6,000 tickets
for each World Cup game
The Costa Rican Football
Association (Fedefut) will ask
for 6,000 tickets for each Costa
Rica game in the World Cup
soccer finals, Fedefut director
Hermes Navarro told local radio
station Monumental on Wednesday.
Panama Farmers Oppose US
Accord
Panamanian farmers welcomed the
decision by a minister in Martin
Torrijos"s Cabinet to resign in
protest at negotiations to sign
a Free Trade Agreement with the
United States.
Privatizing Try Condemned in
Honduras
Honduras´ Popular Bloc condemned
the campaign aimed at
privatizing Honduran
Telecommunication Enterprise (HONDUTEL)
through approval of a bill under
government analysis.
Venezuela Hosts World Social
Forum
Organizers of the 6th World and
2nd Americas Social Forums,
January 24-29, have planned over
250 Caracas venues to develop
their extensive cultural
program.
Chile Will
Keep Troops in Haiti
The Chilean government will keep
nearly 1,000 troops in Haiti
until June, despite the serious
crisis in that poverty-striken
Caribbean country.
SUGAR-CUBA:
Former
Lifeblood of Economy Reduced to
Mere Trickle
Sugar, once
the mainstay of the Cuban
economy, has been relegated to a
weaker role than ever before, as
the country prepares for a
shortened harvest season that
will involve just over half of
the mills kept open after a
major restructuring of the
industry in 2002.
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