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Cachí Power Plant Back to Full
Capacity Thanks to the Heavy
Rains
Any chances of more power
failures during the coming
months were washed away with
heavy rains of the past several
days, filling the Cachí hydro
electric generating station
reservoir in Cartago to optimum
levels, meaning the generators
are now working at full
capacity.
Hundreds took
part yesterday
in the 10
kilometre "Desafío
Musmanni 2007"
race beginning
at 8:00am at
Musmanni bakery
in Pavas and
ending at the
Musmanni bakery
in Escazú and
back to Pavas. |
Legislature May Recess Before TLC Referendum
The Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) deputies
of the Legislative Assembly are not convinced
fully on approving a legislative recess prior to
the referendum on the Tratado de Libre Comercio
(TLC) - free trade agreement with the United
States, Central America and the Dominican
Republic.
MSP
Disorganized, Investigation Reveals
Organizational problems plaguing the Ministerio
de Seguridad Pública (MSP) is forging one of the
most important government agency to invent work
position that do not exist in law.
Small and Medium Sized Businesses Have
Opportunity To Develop Environmental Projects
A Central American commission is offer small to
medium sized business an opportunity to develop
environmental projects.
COOPEALIANZA Now Offering INS Products &
Services
The Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS) has
added more points of sale for its insurance
policies and other services, reaching an
agreement with COOPEALIANZA, a financial
co-operative.
Tourists Rescued
The Crus Roja (Red Cross) Guápiles detachment
said it rescued a number of tourists who became
isolated because of the heavy rain and swollen
rivers in the area.
Nicaragua Re-Establishes North Korea Ties
The administration of Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega has re-established formal
diplomatic relations with North Korea and
rejected criticism of the Asian country's
nuclear weapons program, the government said
Thursday.
Panama City's
incoming mayor wants
unity
Panama City's new
mayor wants to bring
everyone into
government
decisions, even the
2,100 people who
voted against him.
Bolivian president announces "open agenda" with
governors
Bolivian President Evo Morales said Sunday there
would be "an open agenda" when he meets the nine
regional governors next Saturday in the central
Bolivian city of Cochabamba.
Mudslides kill six in Colombia
Six people died on Sunday in the central
Colombian province of Antioquia after heavy
rains triggered landslides on highways, regional
government sources said.
Explosion kills six, wounds more than 50 in Peru
A backpack full of dynamite exploded at a market
in the southeastern Peruvian city of Juliaca,
killing six and wounding at least 50 people,
police said on Saturday.
ENVIRONMENT-CUBA:
Guantánamo's
Two-Faced Climate
Nature is hard to
pin down in
Guantánamo. The
salty and eroded
soils and infrequent
rains in the south
mark a clear
contrast with the
lush green of the
northern coast of
Cuba's eastern-most
province.
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