MOPT Declares War on
Drivers
Every
early morning television
new casts always begin
with footage of
fatal or serious traffic
accidents. The noon and
evening reports show
live coverage of the
latest traffic accidents
that have become common
on the highways.
Costa Rican
Gilberto Shedden,
50, performs in
a lake with his
crocodile during
a show in
Siquirres, west
of Limón on the
Carribbean
coast. Shedden's
best friend is a
four and
half-meter-long
crocodile named
'pocho' who
performs with
him. Every
Sunday, the
spectacle
attracts large
crowds,
including
tourists from
around the world
and his exploits
have earned
Sheddon the
nickname 'Tarzan
Tico'. |
UN Is Asking Costa Rica Develop
Plan Against Sexual Exploitation
Of Minors
The United Nations Committee on
the Rights of the Child has
strongly criticized Costa Rica
on how the country is
implementing the provisions of
the two Optional Protocols to
the Convention on the Rights of
the Child on the involvement of
children in armed conflict and
on the sale of children, child
prostitution and child
pornography.
Costa Rica Treasures Native
Cemetery
The pieces of a 2,000 year old
indigenous cemetery found in
Costa Rica will now be part of
the national heritage and will
be exhibited in a few weeks,
informed Costa Rican
archaeologist Juan Vicente
Guerrero on Friday.
Intracom Telecom wins new US$2.8
million order
Intracom Telecom, part of
Sistronics Telecommunication
Solutions division, said it has
signed a contract worth about
us$2.8 million with the
Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) for the
provision of ISDN terminals and
the extension of relevant
centralized management system.
First melons from Costa Rica to
arrive on February 7 at Levarht
The first watermelons and yellow
honey dew melons of the brand
‘Sweet Kiss’ are underway from
Costa Rica to the Netherlands
again.
TOMORROW:
Special report on the Villalobos
"The Brothers". As investors get
ready for the "Osvaldo" trial to
begin on Monday, we take a look
at the past and what to expect
for the future.
NEXT WEEK:
Absurd Costa Rican Laws. Costa
Rica is full of absurd laws like
the right to flee the scene of a
traffic accident, the
prohibition of immigration
officials sanctioning marriages
of conveniences, etc. This
special series will focus on the
absurd laws that make what Costa
Rica is today.
Nicaragua to Realign Public
Schools
Nicaraguan Education Minister
Miguel de Castilla announced
several changes in public
schools for the school year that
started January 29.
Panama, Belize, DR to Central
American Bank
Panama, Belize and Dominican
Republic officially announced on
Friday their entrance to the
Central American Bank for
Economic Integration (CABEI),
underway in this capital.
Panama President to US Trade
Talks
Panama s President Martin
Torrijos will travel to the
United States on February 14 to
boost a polemic Free Trade
Agreement (TLC) and explain the
process of the Canal s
extension.
Honduran Police Accused of
Crimes
Criminal acts in Honduras,
committed by people in police
uniform, have so increased as to
terrify the general population,
the Human Rights Commission
denounced on Friday.
Bolivia MAS Pushes
Assembly Vote
Bolivia s governing
Movement Towards
Socialism (MAS) Friday
announced the proposal
to hold only one
referendum to approve
the new Political
Constitution of the
State, while the
Constituent Assembly is
agreeing on voting
modalities.
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