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Daily Edition: San JosĂ©, Costa Rica, June 01, 2006 AIRLINE Alliance : Representatives of the German airline Lufthansa met with President Oscar Arias and representatives of the Costa Rican airplane maintenance company Coopesa yesterday at Casa Presidencial, in San JosĂ©, to discuss a possible alliance. Working with international clients from a joint company based in San JosĂ©, Lufthansa would provide logistical support while Coopesa would maintain and repair airplanes. Photo courtesy of Casa Presidencial. Get The Tico Times Daily News Updates automatically every morning (Monday-Friday) in your e-mail. Just give us your e-mail address below. To unsubscribe or to change your email address, please email subscriptions@ticotimes.net Thank you. Highway Repair Plans Face Costly Delays Public Works and Transport Minister Karla González said a failure to complete the necessary tasks for road projects to get under way is costing the country $10 million as Costa Ricans continue to suffer abysmal road conditions. (Click for more) Three Arrested for Allegedly Kidnapping Taxi Driver, Running into Police Officer Three men were arrested Tuesday after allegedly kidnapping an unlicensed taxi driver then running into a police officer on a motorcycle, according to a statement released yesterday by the Public Security Ministry. (Click for more) UNICEF Conference Addresses The Rights of Indigenous Youth For many of Central America’s indigenous youth, childhood is marked with hunger, sickness and a lack of education, and Costa Rica’s branch of the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is hosting a regional conference today and tomorrow to develop a plan to improve this situation, according to a statement from UNICEF. (Click for more) Government to Take Action in Case of Tico Killed in U.S. Airport Costa Rica will take “pertinent actions” after analyzing a report from U.S. authorities concerning the death of Costa Rican Rigoberto AlpĂ­zar, who was suspected of carrying a bomb and shot and killed by U.S. air marshals aboard a flight in December 2005, according to a statement from the Foreign Relations Ministry. (Click for more) June 01 Jazz Concert By the Jazz Quintet of the Juilliard School of Music of New York, 7:30 p.m., Eugene O’Neill Theater, Costa Rican-North American Cultural Center, Bario Dent, San JosĂ©. Info: 207-7555. Concert by Lincoln School Students 150 students from Lincoln School bands and choir, 7 p.m., National Auditorium, Children’s Museum, San JosĂ©. Alux Nahual in Concert Guatemala trova band, 9 p.m., Costa Rican Country Club; tomorrow, 9 p.m., Centro TurĂ­stico El Lago, Grecia, northwest of San JosĂ©. Info: 494-3999. Edited By Amanda Roberson Tico Times Staff aroberson@ticotimes.net Return To Top Of Page Click here to subscribe Highway Repair Plans Face Costly Delays Daily Edition: San JosĂ©, Costa Rica, June 01, 2006 AIRLINE Alliance : Representatives of the German airline Lufthansa met with President Oscar Arias and representatives of the Costa Rican airplane maintenance company Coopesa yesterday at Casa Presidencial, in San JosĂ©, to discuss a possible alliance. Working with international clients from a joint company based in San JosĂ©, Lufthansa would provide logistical support while Coopesa would maintain and repair airplanes. Photo courtesy of Casa Presidencial. Get The Tico Times Daily News Updates automatically every morning (Monday-Friday) in your e-mail. Just give us your e-mail address below. To unsubscribe or to change your email address, please email subscriptions@ticotimes.net Thank you. Highway Repair Plans Face Costly Delays Public Works and Transport Minister Karla González said a failure to complete the necessary tasks for road projects to get under way is costing the country $10 million as Costa Ricans continue to suffer abysmal road conditions. (Click for more) Three Arrested for Allegedly Kidnapping Taxi Driver, Running into Police Officer Three men were arrested Tuesday after allegedly kidnapping an unlicensed taxi driver then running into a police officer on a motorcycle, according to a statement released yesterday by the Public Security Ministry. (Click for more) UNICEF Conference Addresses The Rights of Indigenous Youth For many of Central America’s indigenous youth, childhood is marked with hunger, sickness and a lack of education, and Costa Rica’s branch of the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is hosting a regional conference today and tomorrow to develop a plan to improve this situation, according to a statement from UNICEF. (Click for more) Government to Take Action in Case of Tico Killed in U.S. Airport Costa Rica will take “pertinent actions” after analyzing a report from U.S. authorities concerning the death of Costa Rican Rigoberto AlpĂ­zar, who was suspected of carrying a bomb and shot and killed by U.S. air marshals aboard a flight in December 2005, according to a statement from the Foreign Relations Ministry. (Click for more) June 01 Jazz Concert By the Jazz Quintet of the Juilliard School of Music of New York, 7:30 p.m., Eugene O’Neill Theater, Costa Rican-North American Cultural Center, Bario Dent, San JosĂ©. Info: 207-7555. Concert by Lincoln School Students 150 students from Lincoln School bands and choir, 7 p.m., National Auditorium, Children’s Museum, San JosĂ©. Alux Nahual in Concert Guatemala trova band, 9 p.m., Costa Rican Country Club; tomorrow, 9 p.m., Centro TurĂ­stico El Lago, Grecia, northwest of San JosĂ©. Info: 494-3999. 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Ticos Improve Showing Against Czech Republic

Costa Rica’s soccer fans breathed a big sigh of relief on Tuesday as “La Sele” had a decent outing against the team ranked nubmer 2 in the world behind Brazil, the Czech Republic.

Most commentators and fans were pleased with the Tico’s defense, which gave up “only” 1 goal in the loss.  The goal, however, occured after many of the starters had been replaced.  Fans were still disappointed that the team did not score, but are now optomistic that the Ticos will make a good showing in the World Cup opener on June 9th.

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