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Thursday 14 August
2008, San José, Costa Rica
Mother's Day Tomorrow
Cellular telephones,
appliances, clothing and
home furnishings are
selling like the
proverbial hotcakes as
consumers make their
last minute shopping
spree in time for
Mother's Day tomorrow.
Fuel Tankers Are An
Accident Waiting To
Become A Tragedy
Flammable and hazardous
liquids move around the
country in tanker trucks
that are too old and in
violation of the law,
according to a study
realized by the
Autoridad Reguladora de
los Servicios Públicos (Aresep),
which shows that the
average age of tanker
trucks in use today is
29 years when the law
allows for a maximum of
10.
Residents of Rohrmoser
Upset With Their Well
Known Neighbour,
President Arias
Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias, has a new
problem on his hands,
one very close to home,
as neighbours of
Rohrmoser are fed up
with the constant
closures of the
"boulevard" that are
part of the security
measures by his security
team.
Billboard Urges Start Of
Trial Of Former
President Calderón
Friends of former Costa
Rican president, Rafael
Ángel Calderón, has
gotten tired of waiting
around to get his day in
court that he decided to
purchase space on a
billboard to remind the
country of the travesty
that their friend is
living.
Traditional Train Ride
To Atenas Begins Sunday
Beginning this Sunday,
17 August, families can
enjoy the countryside
from the perspective of
the train, as the "Tren
& Faenas a la Tica"
service begins operation
from the Estacion del
Pacifico train station
in San José.
US Warship off Nicaragua
MANAGUA - President of
Nicaragua Daniel Ortega
stated that members of
the 4th US Navy Fleet
are spying on Nicaragua,
protected by the facade
of humanitarian work.
Panama Legalizes Gay Sex
PANAMA - Panamanian
President Martín
Torrijos Espino signed a
decree repealing a 1949
law that criminalized
sodomy under penalty of
a us$500 fine or jail
time. The move followed
protests by the gay
group New Men and Women
of Panama and other
human-rights defenders,
local media said.
Colombia To Extradite 16
Nationals, 1 Foreigner
to U.S.
BOGOTA - Colombia will
extradite 16 of its
nationals and a
British-Canadian to the
United States, the
government said on
Wednesday.
At Least 10,000 Gallons
Of Crude Residues Spill
In Ecuador
QUITO -- At least 10,000
gallons (37,854 liters)
of petroleum residues
were spilled into a
river in Ecuador along
the border with
Colombia, local media
reported Wednesday.
Bolivia, Libya Establish
Diplomatic Ties
LIMA -- Bolivia
and Libya Wednesday
established diplomatic
relations and the two
countries will join
efforts to develop
energy resources, the
Bolivian Foreign
Ministry announced in a
statement.
HEALTH:
Safe Sex With HIV - and
Without a Condom?
he Swiss Federal
Commission for HIV/AIDS
set off a small
firestorm of debate by
asserting that people
living with the virus
can have sexual
relations without a
condom and without
endangering their
uninfected partners,
under certain
conditions.
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