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August Means More
Increases In Living
Costs
August in Costa Rica is
"mes de la madre", with
Mother's Day on the 15th
and all types of
activities honouring
mothers and special
retail offers geared for
gifts for mother.
However, August will
also be the month of
increases.
"Gringa"
Denied Liberty After
Given Refugee Status
The Tribunal Penal de
Heredia (Heredia court)
yesterday denied
releasing Cherlyn
Tomayko from detention
at the women's prison,
El Buen Pastor, after
the ministra de
Seguridad Pública
announced the decision
on Wednesday to grant
the "Gringa" refugee
status.
Careless Driver Causes
Multicar Accident,
Closes General Cañas For
Hours
A careless act by a
young driver yesterday
afternoon on the
autopista General Cañas,
near the San José
Palacio hotel, caused a
massive traffic jam to
and from San José and
caused the death of one
person, when five
vehicles, including a
bus were involved in the
collision.
Housing Minister Appears
Before Legislative
Commission
The ministro de Vivienda
(Housing minister),
Fernando ZUmbado,
admitted to a
legislative panle that
the us$1.5 million
dollars donated by the
government of Taiwan
that was to have been
used to build homes for
the poor were diverted
to other programs.
Panel Urges UN To Create
Agency To Fight
Terrorism
A
Swiss-led panel of five
governments, including
Costa Rica, is
proposing that the
United Nations consider
establishing a new
agency or program to
coordinate global
efforts against
terrorism.
Holiday Celebrated
Monday
Today is "dia de Anexión
de Nicoya", the day
commemorating the 184th
year of the
Anexión del Partido de
Nicoya to Costa Rica.
However, the legal
holiday is celebrated on
Monday, July 28.
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“Colombia’s Problem is
Ortega, Not Nicaragua”
Colombia’s ambassador to
the OAS, Camilo Ospina,
says Colombia does not
have a problem with
Nicaragua, it just has a
problem with its
president, Daniel
Ortega.
Colombia's Rebel Group
FARC Releases 8 Hostages
The Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC)
has released eight
people that were
kidnapped two weeks ago
and handed them over to
a branch of the
International Committee
of the Red Cross (ICRC)
in Choco state, the
Colombian Army announced
Thursday.
Chavez Says Crude Price
To Stabilize at $100
Barrel
The price of crude oil
should be stabilized at
100 U.S. dollars per
barrel, visiting
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez while
visiting Portugal, said
Thursday.
Venezuela Celebrates
225th anniversary Of
Liberator Bolivar's
Birth
Venezuela celebrated
Thursday the 225th
anniversary of the birth
of Simon Bolivar with a
floral offering in the
National Palace to the
remains of the
"Liberator," as he is
called.
South American Officials
Meet To Discuss Creation
Of Defense Council
The working group for
the proposed Defense
Council of the Union of
South American Nations (UNASUR)
held their second
meeting here on July
22-23, the Chilean
Foreign Affairs Ministry
said in a statement
Thursday.
POLITICS-BOLIVIA:
It’s All about the Gas
Revenues
Revenues from Bolivia’s
sales of natural gas,
which have ballooned in
the last few years, are
now at the centre of the
tense political
polarisation threatening
to tear the country
apart and are a main
motivation in the
opposition’s attempt to
undermine the leftwing
government of Evo
Morales.
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