Who Is Responsible For
Saturday's Tragic Accident?
The traffic accident that left
four people dead early Saturday
morning has stirred the
consciousness of the public and
the authorities, who say that
these types of accidents are not
uncommon.

The foto
graphically
demonstrates the
result of
Saturday
morning's tragic
traffic accident
where a couple
and their two
children were
crushed by the
force of the
overloaded and
speeding truck
who slammed into
stopped vehicles
near Guapiles. |
22 Traffic Deaths in 14 Days!
The roads continue to cover
lives as 22 people have died in
traffic accidents in the first
14 days of this year, nine more
than the same period last year.
Authorities Dent Organization
Dedicated to Trafficking of
Persons
The fight against the illegal
traffic of persons continues
with the arrival of a boat off
the coast of Isla del Coco
carrying 50 Peruvian and
Ecuadorian nationals.
Everyone
Comes in At Sixaola
The director de Migración
(immigration director), Mario
Zamora, spoke candidly of the
immigration service problems in
controlling the comings and
goings of foreigners through the
border point with Panama at
Sixaola.
SOCCER:
Costa Rica, Venezuela Locked in
for All Whites
New Zealand Soccer today
confirmed the All Whites will
play matches against Costa Rica
and Venezuela in the build-up to
their 2010 World Cup qualifying
matches this year.
Tico Wins Disney Marathon
Costa Rican Gabriela Trana won
the 14th Disney Marathon in
Orlando, Florida. It was the
first time that this athlete ran
the top race.
Lower Emissions
Carbon monoxide emissions in the
San José Greater Metropolitan
Area are 10 percent lower now
than in 2003, as a result of the
emission controls to which all
motor vehicles in Costa Rica are
subject now, according to the
report “Environmental Impact of
the Technical Check of
Vehicles”.

Iranian President Visits
Nicaragua
Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad began a brief
official visit to Nicaragua
Sunday coming from Venezuela and
was received with honor at
Managua´s airport by the
Nicaraguan president Daniel
Ortega and Rosario Murillo who
also lead the Sandinista
Citizens and Communication
Council.
Honduras to Store Oil in
Transnationals Tanks
Despite the opposition of US oil
transnationals Exxon Mobil,
Chevron and national company
DIPPSA, the Honduran government
ratified on Sunday it will
temporarily use reservoirs of
those ventures to stock the
crude it will import.
Venezuela, Iran Cement Ties
Venezuela and Iran have moved
towards the extension of their
bilateral links, supported by
the signing of eleven
cooperation deals in energy,
industry and education.
Ambush Kills 5 Colombian Police
At least 5 Colombian police
members of the mobile squad died
while an explosive device
exploded in their way to the
airport called Hong Kong, in the
southern department of Putumayo.
US
Pacifists Meet Cuban Leaders
US peace activists met with
Cuban Culture Minister Abel
Prieto and Parliament President
Ricardo Alarcon, both members of
the Communist Party's Political
Bureau, the national TV network
reported.

DEATH PENALTY-PERU:
President's Bid Unlikely to Save
Bill
n
an attempt to overcome the
congressional defeat suffered by
his death penalty bill, Peruvian
President Alan García said he
would seek a referendum to allow
citizens to vote on whether or
not they want capital punishment
for terrorists.
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