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TACA
Proposes Cutting Prices To Promote Central
American Tourism
TACA
airlines has announced a new program to generate
more tourism in Central America with its "Vive,
vuela: Centroamérica es tuya" (live, fly;
Central America is yours) program that is
pretending to cut ticket prices from 20% to 64%
for travel to and from Central America.
Again, the heavy
rain and dirty
and stopped up
sewers affect
thousands with
flooding of
public streets
and homes.
Yesterday, the
areas of the
Autódromo, La
Amistad,
Amaranto,
Camboya y San
Rafael de Ojo de
Agua, in
Alajuela were
the most
affected. [Foto:
Héctor Rodríguez] |
5.1% Pay
Hike Approved For Private Sector Workers
Unionized private sector workers will receive a
5.1% pay hike for the second half of 2007, after
an agreement was reached by business and union
representatives.
Ruptured
Cable Disrupts Internet Service
At least one million ICE and RACSA customers
were affected yesterday by an accidental damage to an undersea fiber-optics
cable.
Costa
Rica's Support of Online Gambling Industry
Something Long Awaited
For years online gambling operations, primarily
sports betting businesses, have thrived in the
Central American enclave of Costa Rica and as a
result that nation has gained significant
wealth.
Time To Enjoy
"El Veranillo de San Juan"
The
following days are known as the "veranillo de
San Juan" in Costa Rica, a time when the rains
subside and the sun shines hot and bright, a
name for the season given by Costa Ricans
coinciding with the dia de San Juan (St. John's
Day), June 24th.
Costa
Rica Wants Kids off Drugs
More
than half the number of secondary schoolchildren
in Costa Rica surveyed assure that drugs are
easily available in their schools, a specialized
source revealed.
Quintavalle Calm In Face of Fraud Charges
Italian
"empresario", Mattro Quintavalle, yesterday
should calm in the face of being
accused by 17 of
his American investors for fraud in the
amount of us$4 million dollars.
BANDES
Backs ALBA Nicaraguan Projects
The
progress of the Bolivarian Alternative for the
Americas (ALBA) in Nicaragua is concretely
demonstrated here, asserted Rafael Isea,
president of Venezuela's state Bank of Economic
and Social Development (BANDES) Thursday.
El
Salvador to Launch Anti-Gang Project
El
Salvador will present a project to fight maras
(gangs) and organized crime at the summit of
Central American heads of Government to be held
in Belize next week, Minister of Public Security
Rene Figueroa announced on Thursday.
Guatemala, Next President of SICA
The
Government of Belize will hand over the
presidency pro tempore of the Central American
Integration System (SICA) to Guatemala during
the 30th Summit to be held in Belmopan, the
Belizean capital, on June 29.
Honduran
Emigration Bad for Families
The
increment in emigration and sending remittances
had a positive impact on the Honduran economy,
but has increased family disintegration,
president of the Central Bank, Gabriela Nunez
confirmed on Thursday.
Colombia, Cuba Favour
Further Cooperation
Delegations from Colombia and Cuba described
bilateral relations in several fields as an
example of cooperation between developing
nations, it was reported here on Thursday.
DISARMAMENT-ARGENTINA:
Gun Swap Takes Aim at
Violence
With strong support
from peace and disarmament groups and the
families of shooting victims, the Argentine
government launched a programme Friday that
encourages people to voluntarily swap their
legal or illegal firearms for cash.
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