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Ley de
Tránsito Reforms Still in Commission
The
reforms to the Ley de Tránsito (Traffic law)
that is urgently needed to curb the continuing
rise in traffic accidents and to better traffic
conditions by imposing stiffer fines and
penalties for offending drivers, especially for
those drinking and driving, seems to be stalled
in commission.
Spectacular shot
of Walter
Centeno's goal
against
Guadeloupe's
goalkeeper Frank
Grandel,
qualifiying
Costa Rica to
move to the next
round of Gold
Cup play. [Foto:
Reuters/Carlos
Barria] |
New Regulations For the
Disposal of Used Tires Announced
Next
time you purchase new tires for your vehicle,
you must hand over to the retailer your old
ones, according to a government decree published
last month and made public yesterday by the
ministra de Salud, María Luisa Ávila.
Private
Sector Unions Looking For 7% Salary Increase
Its that
time of year again, when focus is pointed to
salaries for the second half of the year. For
the second semester of 2007, unions are asking
for a 7% increase for private sector employees.
Wal-Mart
Getting Ready To Open
By the end of the month or possibly the first
week in July, U.S. retail giant, Wal-Mart
Stores, will open its doors to the first of two
stores planned in Costa Rica.
Costa
Rica, Canada Advance in Gold Cup
Costa
Rica took care of business and stayed alive in
the Gold Cup with a 1-0 victory over Guadeloupe,
and then Costa Rica coach Hernan Medford took
journalists to task for suggesting that a
victory, tie and loss in three first-round games
at the Orange Bowl was a ''failure'' for a team
with a World Cup pedigree.
Central
American Representatives Challenge Metal Mines
El
Salvador is expected to receive Monday delegates
attending the "Week of Regional Action against
Metallic Mining," from different Latin American
non-governmental organizations.
Nicaragua Deflates US Terror Report
The
Nicaraguan Foreign Affairs Ministry rejected a
US government report about terrorism,
considering the text contains disinformation,
sources reported on Monday in this capital.
Former
Nicaragua president rejects money laundering
amnesty
Former
Nicaraguan president Arnoldo Aleman on Monday
rejected a proposed amnesty for his
money-laundering conviction, local media
reported.
Honduran
Military Administration Criticized
Hondurans considered the governmental decision
of placing military bosses at the head of the
National Company of Electric Power (ENEE) with
the purpose of solving the administrative
setback of the entity incorrect.
Bolivia Defends Resources
before CAN
The
Bolivian government highlighted on Monday the
need to defend natural resources, one of the
core issues of the 17th Summit of the Andean
Community of Nations (CAN), to be held in this
city from June 13-14.
Brazil president welcomes
Pan Am torch
Brazil
president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva welcomed on
Monday the torch that will open the Pan American
Games, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro
for the July 13-29 period.
BRAZIL:
Water Sources Threatened
by Lack of Low-Cost Housing, Sanitation
José Carlos Bezerra
knows that the sewage from his house flows
directly into the Guarapiranga reservoir, the
source of water for millions of people in
Brazil's largest city. But what can he do, he
asks, if he can't afford to live anywhere but in
this slum?
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