San José, Costa Rica - Tuesday 06 July 2004

1.415.265 Hits in June!

 

Hundreds of teachers took time off their vacation period to line up for the 2.767 preferred teaching posts being offered by the Ministry of Education, in the different subject matters. Priority if being given to those teachers who are fluent in English. [Foto: Luis Morales/La Prensa] Click for larger image!

Legislative Commission Investigates Comptroller
The Legislative Commission is said to be investigating 13 charges against Comptroller, Álex Solís Fallas, after he refused a request by legislators that he resign his post.

Guatemala 'Recognizes Guilt' in Slaying
Guatemala on Monday admitted responsibility in the 1993 slaying of a leading journalist and politician who had repeatedly accused the military of rights violations.

Air Traffic Controllers Strike Continues into Day 11
As the air traffic controller's strike entered it's 10th day on Monday, the controller's are still hoping that they can force the government back to the negotiating tabl. However, foreign traffic controllers man the stations at the airports and radar tower in Alajuela keeping air traffic moving without major problems.

40% of Births to Single Mothers
In Costa Rica, statistics show that of the average of 70.000 births annually, about 40% are to single mothers. 

Copa America:
Off-balance Costa Rica Experimenting in Copa
For an off-balance Costa Rica squad, the prestigious Copa America soccer tournament may be little more than training for its attempts to reach the 2006 World Cup.

News Briefs
Need to have your annual inspection done? Riteve will begin charging for re-inspections come July 16, causing a massive demand for inspections in the coming week. All Riteve inspection stations are booked solid now to the 15th as vehicle owners want to get their vehicle passed before Riteve begins charging 4.400 colones to re-inspect a passenger vehicle.

Brazil sets example for taming AIDS A decade ago, health experts predicted an AIDS explosion in Latin America, striking hardest at Brazil, with its teeming population and sexual permissiveness. Mexico, Italy join efforts against organized crime Mexico and Italy Monday signed an agreement on jointly combating organized crime in Rome, news from Rome reaching here reported. A united world? Benetton and native Indians of Patagonia clash over land Their advertising campaigns featuring Aids victims and death-row inmates are a fading memory, but the Italian clothing company Benetton has established itself in the public imagination as a right-on, progressive sort of outfit. Its "United Colours of Benetton" slogan encapsulates its vision of the world as one big, happy, sweater-wearing family. Confrontation in Venezuela: the "totalitarian" leader against "imperialism" Venezuela"s political crisis heats up as government and opposition launch campaigns for August 15 referendum on the continuity of President Hugo Chavez. The poll organized by the US organizations, says Chavez would win by ten points. International News from the New York Times

RIGHTS-CUBA: Door Opens for Sexual Diversity Thhe semi-nude bodies of men interlaced in a passionate embrace seems to stun the Cuban audiences in every performance of ''The Life and Death of Pier Paolo Pasolini'', the play about the Italian filmmaker who was assassinated in 1975, and about discrimination, conventionalisms and mediocrity. The portrayal of the conflict of a lesbian couple in the Cuban soap opera ''El jardín de los helechos'' (Garden of Ferns) continues to spark debate across the social spectrum even a month after the final episode of the series was broadcast by the state-run television network. THE TAKE: DON'T ASK “What is ecotourism?” The interesting thing about ecotourism is that very few people know how to answer that question. The large part of the problem is that ecotourism means different things to different people. To some, Pirates of the Caribbean might suit well for an ecotourist adventure. To others, eating tree bark while photographing squirrels is a much better alternative. “People, the fickle creatures that we are, went to all the trouble to build cities only later to find ourselves wanting to leave them.”

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