Young Girl Miracuously
Survives Drunk Driver Accident
While legislators discuss the
new "Ley de Transito" that would
greatly increase fines for
traffic violations and get tough
on drunk driving, the carnage on
the road continues, especially
when it involves alcohol and big
trucks.
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Constitutional Court Ruling
Gives Domestic Workers One Day
Off and Less Hours Daily
Domestic workers in Costa Rica
had one more reason to celebrate
International Women's Day as the
Constitutional Court ruled in
their favour.
Arias Said He Will Meet With
Bill Gates Later This Month
Costa Rican president, Oscar
Airas, announced yesterday that
while he will be in Cartagena,
Colombia, later this month he
will meet with Microsoft
founder, Bill Gates and
Colombian president, Alvaro
Uribe. The announcement came
while Arias was visiting the
port town of Puntarenas.
Marina Pez Vela Contest Offers
Boaters Transport to Costa Rica
Marina Pez Vela in Quepos,
possibly one of the top billfish
locations in the world, has
announced a new contest for
boaters.
West Virginia Alumna to Lead
Group of Students to Costa Rica
Karen Beeftink, WVU alumna and
course instructor, is leading 12
students throughout Costa Rica
on an immersive cultural
experience and wilderness
adventure this summer.
Diesel And Aviation Fuel Price
Hike Approved
While the price of super and
regular gasoline increased
yesterday, the Autoridad
Reguladora de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep), approved an
increase in the price of diesel
fuel.
Nicaragua Enmeshed in Latin
America Plan
Evaluation of agreements signed
two months ago with Venezuela
and the boosting of bilateral
cooperation to 430 million
dollars show how Nicaragua is
taking solid steps towards the
Bolivarian Alternative for the
Americas integration project.
Honduran Rackets Get More
Violent
Organized crime is ruthlessly
terrorizing people in Honduras,
effectively disorienting and
paralyzing them, Honduran
Security Minister Alvaro Romero
denounced on Thursday.
Guatemala Women Protest Bush
Visit
The traditional march in
Guatemala on International
Women's Day had a different
nuance Thursday: rejecting the
upcoming visit of US President
George Bush and anti-immigrant
raids in the United States.
Bush Steps into Wary Latin
America
Despite opposition of regional
social sectors, US President
George W. Bush is beginning a
tour of five Latin American
countries on Thursday, aimed at
gaining political leverage in
the region.
US Deals
Shake Central American Trade
Central American countries
participating in the US-Devised
Free Trade Agreement for Central
America and Dominican Republic
reported a trade imbalance late
last year.
RIGHTS-MESOAMERICA:
Child Sex
Abuse - Everybody Knows, Nobody
Says
"There's no child sex tourism
here," technical secretary of
the Central American Tourism
Council Mercedes de Mena stated
firmly, saying that no tourism
operator offers such a thing --
officially at least. However,
the problem exists, and is
serious in this region and in
Mexico.
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