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Pothole Cause Of Fiery
Crash
A driver avoiding a pothole in front of the
Lagarto bridge en Chomes, Puntarenas, on the Interamericana norte
was the cause of two tractor trailers
crashing on the bridge, one loaded with
24.000 litres of diesel burst into flames,
causing the complete closing of the highway,
choking off all vehicular traffic to and
from Liberia from Puntarenas. [Foto:
Gabriela Solano]
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Costa Ricans Cold On 3G Cellular
Service
For
some unexplained reason, Costa
Ricans are not rushing to gobble
up the cellular telephone lines
as has occurred in the past. In
fact, only 135.738 of the
950.000 3G cellular lines have
been spoken for since the
introduction last December.
2010 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Truth or Dare in Costa Ricas Presidential
Campaign
Costa Rica's presidential campaign has
become quite tense in the lead-up to the
February 7 elections, but it also has turned
rather goofy.
Fitch Affirms Costa Rica at
'BB'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has today affirmed
Costa Rica's long-term foreign
and local currency Issuer
Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'BB'
and 'BB+', respectively. The
Outlook on both ratings is
Stable. Fitch has also affirmed
Costa Rica's short-term foreign
currency IDR at 'B' and the
Country Ceiling at 'BB+'.
Dinosaurs Run Amuck This Week at
LiveAuctionTalk.com
In a
remote island off the west coast
of Costa Rica a team of
scientists has just completed
six years of secret research and
development enabling them to
clone 15 different species of
dinosaurs, 200 animals all
together.
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/ Central America
GUATEMALA
Guatemala Violence
Picked Again in January
GUATEMALA - Even as violence in Guatemala
had dropped last year, the January 2010
figures show new alarming numbers.
HONDURAS
Honduras' New
Government Finds Nation 'Bankrupt'
TEGUCIGALPA - Honduras' new administration
began its term Thursday saying the nation is
bankrupt and will likely need international
financial assistance to recover from months
of diplomatic isolation over its June coup.
HONDURAS
Honduras In Limbo,
Awaits Foreign Aid Resumption
TEGUCIGALPA - Honduras is eagerly awaiting
the resumption of international aid that
should have been restored after the November
presidential elections but still remains
blocked, officials said.
EL SALVADOR
U.S. Extradites First Salvadoran National
A Salvadoran national who fled Texas rather than serve a sentence for sexual assault was returned to the United States Friday, marking the first extradition from El Salvador, the Justice Department said.
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/ Special Reports
NICARAGUA:
Can Army Protect Plundered
Forest Reserves?
The
Nicaraguan state has embarked on
an iron-fisted policy, including
the use of military force, to
clamp down on those responsible
for environmental depredation,
after repeated denunciations by
organisations and government
officials that the country's two
largest biosphere reserves are
being plundered.
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Your Photos Could Be Product Placements
One day soon, our society will be ruled by an all-intrusive advertising technique in which individuals are paid to walk around 24/7 holding a product next to their wide-smiling faces |
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The Apple iPad
Steve Jobs, founder of
Apple this week
introduced the iPad, a
handheld tablet that is
a larger version of the
iPhone without the
telephony feature.
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