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Hooligans Riot in San
Pedro
35 youngsters detained
and 10 injured, three of
which were sent to
hospital are the result
of yesterday's
disturbance at the
ULatina in San Pedro,
when a group of
hooligans clashed with
police.
San José Planning More
Boulevards
Downtown San José
currently has 3.2
kilometres of "boulevares"
(boulevards) or
pedestrian walkways,
however, the
municipality wants more,
like five or six.
Costa Rican Women Can
Now Buy Abortion Pill
Over the Internet
Women in Costa Rica
where abortion is
restricted can now use
the internet to buy the
medication enabling them
to perform abortion at
home. However, according
to new research, one in
ten need surgery
afterwards.
Holiday Monday
Although the legal
holiday is today,
Monday, July 28th,
Guancastecos celebrated
their 184th anniversary
of the annexation of
their province to Costa
Rica.
Dollar Reserves Decrease
The Central Bank’s
dollar reserves dropped
us$706 million from
April through July 18th.
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President Torrijos
Splits Views in Panama
Panamanians are almost
evenly divided when
assessing the
performance of Martín
Torrijos, according to a
poll by Dichter & Neira
released by TVN Noticias
and Panamá América. 48.2
per cent of respondents
think the president is
doing a good or
excellent job, while
49.9 per cent believe he
is performing poorly.
Death Toll In Guatemalan
Garbage Slide Rises To
11
Guatemalan rescuers
found on Sunday another
three corpses from the
site of a garbage
avalanche in southern
Guatemala City, bringing
the death toll from the
mishap to a total of 11
so far, authorities
said.
El Salvador Spurns
US-Cuba Blockade
Strong condemnation of
the US blockade of Cuba
was included in the
final document of the
Congress of solidarity
with Cuba closing today
in San Salvador.
Bolivia Referendum Under
Media Attack, Minister
Bolivian Interior
Minister Alfredo Rada
denounced on Sunday that
oligarchic media have
launched an offensive
against the recall
referendum, scheduled
for August 10.
Argentina Stages Naval
Drill With Brazil,
Chile, U.S.
Marine troops from
Argentina, Brazil, Chile
and the U.S. South
Command on Sunday staged
a joint amphibious
landing exercise in Port Belgrano Naval Base, 750
km southwest of Buenos
Aires, Argentine Defense
authorities said Sunday.
Colombia Clashes With
Nicaragua Over Guerrilla
Tie
Daniel Ortega,
Nicaragua's president
and the U.S.'s Cold War
bęte noire, has taken up
the cause of Colombia's
hard-pressed FARC
guerrillas -- and set
off a new regional spat
in the process.
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