Volunteers remove waste from Guacalillo beach during a cleaning operation in Puntarenas, 130 km (81 miles) of San José on Saturday. According to the "Mountain of Hope" organization, Costa Rica produces 11,000 tons of solid waste every day of which around a third ends in beaches and the ocean. More than six hundred people took part in the cleaning operation. [Foto: Juan Carlos Ulate] |
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Security
Minister Rules
Out Boycott, Blames
Police Brass
José María
Tijerino, the
new ministro de
Seguridad
Pública, is
putting the
blame on the
police brass as
the main reason
why the cops
were not out in
full force on
Wednesday as he
had promised
days earlier.
Nicoya, Costa Rica:
Live Longer, Better
Humberto Angulo swears by working hard,
drinking castor oil every morning and
keeping active is the secret to his
longevity. Angulo, a resident of Carrillo,
Guanacaste, is getting ready to celebrate
his 98th birthday and is looking forward to
his 100th.
Stay in Touch! Rental
GSM & 3G Phones, Data & SIM Cards, Prepaid
Phones & SIM Cards.
Presidenta
Chinchilla Warns
Against European
Protectionism
Laura
Chinchilla,
Costa Rica's new
president, is
warning against
European Union
(EU)
protectionism as
she attends a
meeting in
Madrid to sign a
deal for
improved
economic ties
between Europe,
Costa Rica and
Central America.
Internet Used To
Oppose
Legislators Own
Pay Hike
If the current
bunch of
legislators
thought they
could give
themselves a
salary raise
without anyone
noticing, users
of Facebook and
other social
community
websites, are
making their
voice known and
hampering the
lawmakers plans
to do so.
Four Seasons
Hotel Costa Rica
Provides
Outreach
Opportunities
The Four Seasons
Resort Costa
Rica in
Guanacaste is
participating in
the "Growing
Together
program" program
that gives room
discounts to
guests who
volunteer in the
community with
one of the
program
partners.
Sinking Their
Teeth Into Costa
Rica
For most
students, a
spring break
trip to Costa
Rica sounds like
the perfect
exotic getaway.
For the Emory
American Student
Dental
Association (EASDA),
the trip of a
lifetime meant
sweat, blood and
tears — but
mostly sweat.
Trucks Banned On
"Forum" Bridge And Belén Radial
Finally someone has figured out that the
bridge on the autopista Próspero Fernández
(San José - Caldera) in front of the Forum
business park in Santa Ana is not suitable
for heavy trucks.
Half Of Costa
Rican Connected
To The Internet
At home, in the
streets, on the
bus, at work,
school, play,
everywhere
people can be
seen connected
to the internet
or their
cellular phone
doing all kinds
of things. The
trend is such
that an
estimated half
of Costa Rica's
population is
connected no
matter where
they are or what
they are doing.
"The Catholic Church
Is The Closet Of Gays", Colombian Priest
Writes In His Book
Out of frustration at episcopal inaction, a
priest of the Colombian archdiocese of Cali,
has written a book on the ongoing homosexual
scandals among priests of the archdiocese.
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