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Friday 15 August
2008, San José, Costa Rica
Today is Mother's Day in
Costa Rica.
Judges Considering
Strike
The difference between
lower court judges and
magistrates of the Corte
Suprema de Justicia
(Supreme Court) is
ending up in a strike by
judges who are upset
over the fat raise the
Supreme Court justices
gave voted themselves.
Costanera Sur Promised
Complete By 2009
The ministra de Obras
Publicas y Transportes,
Karla González, has
promised to complete the
Costanera Sur, the
Pacific coastal highway,
by October 2009. The
road has in the planning
and construction stage
for the last 29 years.
Arias Defends Payment of
Consulting Fees To
Friends
Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias, yesterday
defended his action in
hiring friends and
people close to Casa
Presidencial as
consultants and
financial transactions
with the Banco
Centroamericano de
Integracion Economica (BCIE).
Screech Owl Team
Attacked
Bird researchers
traveling through rural
Costa Rica in pursuit of
the elusive Pacific
screech owl were
brutally attacked August
3 by an angry mob just
outside the town of
Liberia.
Flower Sales Spiral For
Mother's Day
Flower vendors could not
keep up with demand
yesterday as the giving
of flowers, mainly
roses, is a tradition on
Mother's Day.
Costa Rica To Have
Chinese Sports Clinic
And Training Centre
The Comite Olimpico de
Costa Rica (National
Olympic Committee of
Costa Rica - CON) said
Thursday that it will
get help from the
Chinese government to
perform a project of a
sports medicine clinic
and exchanges to train
athletes and coaches.
Earthquake Shakes Costa
Rica
An earthquake
registering 6 points on
the Richter scale was
felt throughout half the
country.
Panama Police to
Investigate Executions
PANAMA - The Panamanian
Police will create a
special team to
investigate increase of
executions in mafia
style that the country
has experienced in the
last three months,
authorities announced.
Panama Awaits Posada
Extradition
HAVANA - Panama's Vice
President and Foreign
Minister Samuel Lewis
Navarro stated that as
soon as the country
receives the Attorney
General Office's
request, procedures to
extradite terrorist Luis
Posada Carriles will
begin, Granma daily
reported Thursday.
Venezuela Exposes Coup
Plans
CARACAS - Venezuelan
members of Congress
exposed a coup plan
masked under the drive
by the so-called 2D
Movement to discredit
the government of
Venezuela.
Morales Pledges Full
Autonomy Across Bolivia
On Constitutional Basis
LIMA - Bolivian
President Evo Morales on
Thursday voiced his
willingness to introduce
full autonomy throughout
Bolivia, but on a
constitutional basis.
Chilean Deputies Approve
Law Against Whaling On
Coast
SANTIAGO - Chile's lower
house of parliament
approved a draft bill
Wednesday prohibiting
whale hunting on the
country's coast.
CUBA:
Putting Their Houses in
Order
In Cuba, when talk turns
to the housing problem,
the personal anecdotes
that pour out are as
large in number as the
country's housing
deficit, accumulated
over years during which
building efforts have
not kept up with the
need, while the existing
houses and buildings
continue to crumble.
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