Archive for May 23rd, 2006

San José Sewer Project San Jose Sewer Project Sent to Executive Branch

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

A proposed law to build a sewer system for the San José area using a loan from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) took a step forward yesterday when National Water and Sewer Institute (AyA) president Ricardo Sancho sent it to the Executive Branch’s Inter-Institutional Coordination Office, according to AyA spokeswoman Maritza Alvarado.
The […]

Petroleum firm director RECOPE Director Resigns

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The Arias administration has suffered its first casualty.  Samuel Schactel Cawer, a businessman who was sworn in last week to the board of directors of the country’s petroleum monopoly, has resigned under pressure.
The minister of the Presidencia, Rodrigo Arias Sánchez, asked for the resignation when the Partido Acción Cuidadana announced […]

Top cops in D.C. for work against fraud here

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Two top law enforcement officials will be in Washington, D.C., today for a session with the U.S. attorney general.
The reason given locally for the trip is so that Costa Rican officials can accept praise at a press conference because of their participation a week ago in the arrest for five […]