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The national rotating electrical
power cuts resume tomorrow.
Click here for a schedule of
times of the power cuts in your
area.
ICE Wastes Generating Capacity
of Private Generators
As Monday rolls in, so will the
restart of rotating power
outages, as the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad
(ICE), struggles through an
energy crisis in the country
that many say is the fault of
ICE for poor management and its
myopic policies.
The
rainy season is
upon us. A
reminder that
the first rains
make the roads
slippery and
dangerous from
the accumulated
grime on the
road surface.
Drive with extra
caution. |
Residents Say ICE Opened The
Floodgate to the Cachí Reservoir
The residents of Cachí say that
reason for low water levels at
the Cachía reservoir is due to
waste by the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad
(ICE), who say that the
institution opened the flood
gates to let the water out,
reducing water levels.
Teachers To Strike On Thursday
The Asociación de Profesores de
Segunda Enseñanza (APSE) have
called a one day strike and
protest march for this Thursday,
May 3.
Former President Rodriguez
Forced To Cancel His Speech Due
to Protests
Former president, Miguel Ángel
Rodríguez (1998-2002), had to
walk away from a speech he was
giving at the Universidad de
Costa Rica (UCR),, when seven
students interrupted him with
insults and demanding he leave
the Ciencias Sociales
auditorium.
The Costa Rica Consensus
The Minister of Foreign
Affairs Bruno Stagno
presented to a team of
United Nations experts,
in New York, the
so-called Costa Rica
Consensus, an initiative
of President Dr. Oscar
Arias to promote
investment in mid-income
nations.
Fidel Castro: Major ALBA
Precursor, Nicaraguan Leader
Says
Cuban President Fidel Castro is
the main forerunner of the
Bolivarian Alternative for the
Americas (ALBA), affirmed
Nicaraguan President Daniel
Ortega, who will take part in
the fifth ALBA summit beginning
Saturday in Venezuela.
Cuban VP Heads ALBA Summit
Mission
Vice President Carlos Lage is
heading the Cuban delegation to
the fifth Summit of the
Bolivarian Alternative for the
Americas (ALBA), to begin
Saturday in the Venezuelan city
of Barquisimeto, it was informed
here.
Venezuela for Unity, not
Violence
Venezuela is committed to
achieving Latin American and
Caribbean integration, despite
violent destabilization attempts
by the opposition this week.
Brazil to become world's seventh
biggest economy
Brazil is expected to become the
world's seventh biggest economy
as a result of a new statistics
calculation method, Brazilian
finance minister Guido Mantega
said in San Paulo Friday.
Latin American
leaders meet on
energy, trade
cooperation
Latin American
leaders on Saturday
met in the northern
Venezuelan city of
Barquisimeto, to
talk about boosting
regional cooperation
in energy, trade and
other sectors.
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