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Tuesday 19 August
2008, San José, Costa Rica
Heredia Train Promised
For December
The Heredia commuter
train may be running by
December if the
government is able to
keep its promise and the
Instituto Costarricense
de Ferrocarriles (Incofer).
Street Signs in Costa
Rica A Close Reality
The dream of many of
Costa Rica's Avenidas
and Calles having street
signs is a dream that
just might come through
thanks to an initiative
by the Grupo Corporativo
M&M which will be
installing the first
street signs in the
municipalities of
Tarrazú and Limón.
Immigration
On Alert For
Wave of Salvadorans
Entering Costa Rica
The Direccion General
Migracion Costa Rica
(immigration service)
has set up a command
post at Peńas Blancas,
the border with
Nicaragua, to handle the
expected 5.000
Salvadorans that will be
entering Costa Rica
between today and
tomorrow.
Supermarket And
Fast Food Chains
Expanding In The Coastal
Areas
There was a time that
living at the beach
meant having to do
without or travel to San
José when it came to
shopping for a variety
of foods and goods.
However, that is all
changing.
Nicaraguan Coffee
Pickers Can Call Toll
Free For Job Information
Nicaraguans looking for
work in Costa Rica can
now look forward help
from to the Instituto
del Café de Costa Rica (Icafé)
which has opened a toll
free line for coffee
growers to import
Nicaraguan labour to
help with the harvest
this season.
Free English and
Computer Classes in
Guanacaste
Beginning todat
Guanacastecos will have
the opportunity to learn
English and computers
free of charge thanks to
a program by the
Instituto Nacional de
Aprendizaje (INA), in
Liberia.
Sykes Costa Rica Looking
To Hire 200 Bilingual
Professionals
Sykes in Costa Rica is
looking to hire some 200
people and will be
holding a job fair
Saturday.
Nicaragua to Mark
Literacy Campaign
Anniversary
MANAGUA - Events marking
the 28th anniversary of
the Literacy Campaign
conducted by the
Sandinista Revolution in
1980 began Monday in
Nicaragua.
Panamanians Back up
Demands
PANAMA -
Panamanian social
organizations are
against the high cost of
living and for improved
salaries and may strike
for these demands,
reported sources related
to this movement.
Latin America: 28 Medals
in 10 Olympic Days
BEIJING - Five gold, 11
Silver and 12 Bronze is
the harvest of medals
made by Latin American
and Caribbean
sportspeople in 10
Olympic journeys in the
Chinese capital.
Peru Declares State Of
Emergency Over Protests
LIMA - Peruvian
government on Monday
declared a state of
emergency in three
northern provinces where
indigenous groups are
holding protests against
a law that they believe
will deprive them of
their land.
Brazilian Police Find
Picasso Print Stolen
From Sao Paulo Museum
RIO DE JANEIRO - The
Estacao Pinacoteca
museum's stolen print
"Minotaur, Drinker and
Women," by Spanish
artist Pablo Picasso,
was recovered Monday,
Brazilian police
announced.
CUBA:
Founder of Women in
White Drops Out
Miriam Leiva, one of the
founders of the Cuban
movement Women in White,
announced Monday that
she was leaving the
group of wives, mothers
and sisters of
imprisoned dissidents to
dedicate herself to
"independent
journalism.".
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