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| San José, Costa Rica, Thursday, June 23, 2011, Vol. 11, No. 123 | |||||||||
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in global warming note Dear A.M. Costa Rica: Sometimes I think that the cause of the "dumbing of America" and surrounding countries is the Internet. Sure, Fox News takes an active part in disseminating fair and balance lies, but the Internet fills cyberspace with ideological rantings, half truths and outright lies which most people with at least two fingers accept without question and forward to 50 of their mindless friends. In reading A.M Costa Rica this morning (as I do every morning) I came upon one such example. It seems that a certain Mary Jay who doesn't believe in global warming, and dislikes Al Gore for caring, is willing to accept a new study that she interprets as warning that the next Ice Age is coming. She has fallen prey to the idea that, if you get a sound bite from Fox, hear it from your friend, or read a squib on the Internet or in a local paper, you've got the true story. She even quoted the American Astronomical Society. IMPRESSIVE. I did what she should have done before publishing her scientific understanding of the story. I called the American Astronomical Society and spoke to the gentleman in charge of education. This was not his first call about the study nor the first misrepresentation thereof. He explained: 1. In their "non major" scientific research they found some evidence of similarities to a weather pattern that took place in Europe in the 17th century. People referred to the incident as the Mini-Ice Age as it lowered the temperature by one-third of a degree Celsius. 2. If many prerequisites are met it is possible that this weather pattern could take place in the near future. 3. If this did take place the effect would only be to minimally mitigate the projected 3 degree celsius rise in the temperature all over the world. 4. The society subscribes to the theories of man-made climate change. He said that Al Gore is aware of the study as they speak about their research. I can only admonish Ms. Jay that while she is afraid to accept the findings of over 90 percent of the world's scientists, she does not change that in any way by publishing her unsubstantiated opinions. Arthur G. Nassau
Escazú and Fort Lauderdale, Florida EDITOR'S NOTE: We give readers a link to a story that suggests ocean currents are the blame for rising temperatures. Weapons theft suspects includes police officer By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
A police officer is one of two suspects in the theft by trickery of weapons at a Hatillo police station June 15. Judicial agents detains two men Tuesday and said Wednesday afternoon that they had located the stolen weapons hidden in a vacant lot The theft took place when a man dressed as a Fuerza Pública officer entered the police station in Hatillo and asked for weapons from the armory there.He received a 9-mm. pitol and an Uzi submachine gun, police said at the time. The man left with the guns with out arousing suspicion. The suspects were identified by the last names of Concepción Cruz and Fallas Fonseca. Prosecutors asked a judge to hold the men in preventative detention during an afternoon session Wednesday. Fallas is the police officer.
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| San José, Costa Rica, Thursday, June 23, 2011, Vol. 11, No. 123 | |||||||||||
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| Independence Day organizers post schedule to Web site |
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The American Colony Committee has refreshed it Web site with a schedule of Independence Day activities. The expat committee said that the event would include the traditional Uncle Sam parade and flag ceremony, which will include performances by the University of Costa Rica band and a special appearance by the Western Kentucky University Band. The committee is trying to reach all U.S. citizens to remind them that the July 4 event this year will be at Avenida Escazú instead of the usual Cervercería Costa Rica recreational area west of San José. Avenida Escazú is a shopping complex south of the Autopista Próspero Fernández and Hospital CIMA. The road also is called by the new name of Autopista del Sol. |
Free parking and shuttle bus service
to and from the celebration will
be available at Ferretería EPA and at the Plaza Itskatzú
shopping
center, the committee said, noting that a map had been posted. The event this year begins at 4 p.m. with a magic show for kids. The Coffee Pickin' Square Dancers will be back and perform at 5 p.m. The flag parade with Uncle Sam is at 5:45 p.m., and the traditional flag ceremony by the U.S. Marine Corps is at 6:15 p.m. U.S. Ambassador Anne Slaughter Andrew is scheduled to speak with other shortly thereafter. The climax, something that has not been possible before, is a fireworks show at 7:30 p.m. Previous picnics were held in the morning. |
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moment when prisoners using guards as shields are confronted by heavily
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| Bullet that killed guard traced to tactical squad weapons |
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By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Investigators have concluded that a La Reforma guard who died during a breakout attempt May 11 received a bullet wound from a tactical squad weapon. That was the highlight of a report by the Judicial Investigating Organization that has been piecing together what transpired during the critical confrontation between tactical squads and prisons shielded by hostages. The report was released Wednesday. There were nine prisoners trying to flee the maximum security section of the San Rafael de Alajuela prison. They had 15 hostages. As they made their way to the prison armory, they were trapped by a unit of the Servicio Especial de Respuesta Táctica of the security ministry, a unit of Unidad Especializada de Intervención of the Ministerio de Presidencia and a group of a half dozen prison guards. Francis Morales Fallas was the guard who died. He is believed to have been shot by a security ministry weapon. |
Jhonny Rodríguez and
Erlyn Hurtado Martínez were the two prisoners
who died, and Carlos Aguiero Sánchez, another prisoner,
was wounded in
the confrontation. Prisoners had two firearms, a 380 automatic and a 9-mm. pistol plus and assortment of knives. They also had fragmentation grenades that were not triggered. Immediately after the shootout, investigators confiscated all the weapons. The subsequent investigation has been elaborate. Prisoners had surrounded themselves with hostages. A number of persons inside and outside law enforcement have been critical of the what transpired. Some blame the tactical squads for shooting too quickly. Some say more negotiations should have been attempted. Agents have another investigation under way as a result of the prison break. One of the ring leaders who survived died a few days later, and evidence suggests that guards subjected him to a brutal beating. Some 10 guards have been suspended. |
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| San José, Costa Rica, Thursday, June 23, 2011, Vol. 11, No. 123 | |||||||||
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| Police check out the document
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They was another crackdown Wednesday on facilitators at two driver's license agencies. Police officers on motorcycles and in vehicles swept down on the individuals who claim to assist those seeking licenses. The arrested netted 21 persons at the licensing agency in Paso Ancho and the one in La Uruca. Fuerza Pública officers said they found a false license and written driving tests with answers in the possession of some of the individuals. Depending on the circumstances, license applicants have been known to pay up to 100,000 colons, about $200, for answers to written tests or help with the driving exam. |
The licensing divisions have been
under heavy pressure. In at least
three cases, judicial police detained public employees who work there
for irregularities in issuing licenses. In every case, the public
employee had some relationship with the individuals outside who solicit
purchasers for tests and even passage of the actual driving test. The facilitators are called gavilanes in Spanish. They are similar to the persons who hang around the exterior of the immigration offices and many other public buildings. The agencies are centers of Educación Vial of the Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes. One man Wednesday was found to have a pickup order in his name on an allegation falsifying documents. |
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The Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social is reporting some success in its five-year program to promote hand washing. The incidence of diarrhea has dropped by 15,765 cases this year, from 153,263 in 2010 to 137,498 cases this year. The data is through the 21st week of the year. In fact, Caja officials are so pleased with the results that they plan a hand-washing fair in the Plaza de la Cultura July 15. Caja officials said that diarrhea is the second greatest reason Costa Ricans seek treatment at the local clinics. That data comes from the Sistema de Vigilancia Epidemiológica that tracks the various diseases and reports the running totals. |
Such illnesses appear to be related
to the rainy season. That is why the hand-washing campaign is being
organized. The most vulnerable age groups are children under 5 and those from 5 to 9, the Caja said. And diarrhea can be serious with youngsters. The Caja has been pushing hand washing, mainly among students for five years. This was a spinoff from the bird flu scare. The message has gone to a million children directly. To prevent the spread of such illnesses, the Caja continue to push basic hygiene, proper food handling and adequate treatment of drinking water, as well as good sewage practices. |
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| Major Mexican drug chief finally captured there By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
Mexican President Felipe Calderón says police have arrested the leader of a powerful drug cartel, dealing a major blow to organized crime. Calderón congratulated police for the arrest of one of Mexico's most wanted criminals on his personal twitter account Tuesday. A government spokesman identified the gang leader as Jose de Jesús Méndez Vargas, also known as El Chango, or "The Monkey." He said Méndez had been apprehended without violence in the central state of Aguas Calientes. The spokesman told reporters Mendez' arrest destroyed the last remnants of the La Familia drug cartel's command structure. Authorities say Méndez had been running the cult-like La Familia cartel since its founder and leader Nazario Moreno González was killed in a shootout with police in December. But the gang has splintered into factions since Gonzalez' death, and rival leaders remain at large. The government had been offering a more than $2 million reward for Mendez' capture. President Calderón launched an offensive against the cartels in 2006 when he took office. Argentina's president again seeks election By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has ended speculation about her political future, announcing Tuesday that she will run for reelection in October. Although many polls suggest she is likely to win a second term, it had been unclear whether she would run because of recent health problems. President Fernández cancelled a visit to Mexico for medical reasons in April and took a brief medical leave in January. Argentina has enjoyed continued economic growth under Mrs. Fernández, who succeeded her husband as president in 2007. Former president Nestor Kirchner died in October 2010 of heart failure. Haitian legislature rejects Martelly's minister selection By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
Lawmakers in Haiti have rejected President Michel Martelly's pick for prime minister – a political blow for the newly sworn-in leader of the impoverished Caribbean nation. The vote Tuesday was 42-19 against Daniel-Gerard Rouzier, with some accusing him of tax evasion, a charge he has denied. Others raised questions over his business dealings and citizenship. Martelly, who took power a month ago, must now find a new candidate. And he must manage to win over members of former President Rene Preval's Unity party, which won a parliamentary majority this year in elections widely criticized by international observers. Without a prime minister, Martelly has been unable to form a government to begin to tackle the extensive challenges facing his country. Haiti was crippled by a January 2010 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people and made one million others homeless. Hundreds of thousands of people still live in tent camps, and millions continue to rely on non-governmental organizations to meet their basic needs. Martelly also faces the political challenge of working with a legislature controlled by Preval's opposition party. International donors have pledged billions of dollars in aid to help Haiti rebuild, waiting for the new government to take office before releasing it. And even before the quake struck, Haiti was the Western Hemisphere's poorest country, and was plagued by political violence and lawlessness, corruption and natural disasters. |
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sailfish, marlin from menus Special to A.M. Costa Rica
The Billfish Foundation entered into an agreement with its conservation partner, the Costa Rica Sport Fishing Federation and four participating Hilton Worldwide hotels in Costa Rica, pledging to stop serving all sailfish and marlin. Because of a socio-economic study released last year by the foundation showing the huge economic value of sport fishing tourism to Costa Rica, the participating hotels adopted the ban on billfish from their restaurants in part to promote responsible and sustainable tourism in the nation. The four properties include the DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Costa Rica in Puntarenas, the DoubleTree Cariari by Hilton San José, the Hilton Papagayo Costa Rica Resort and Spa, and the Hilton Garden Inn Liberia Airport. The decision by the hotels and resorts came after two months of discussions with Enrique Ramirez, execuitive director of the sports fishing federation, the foundation said. “TBF is proud of the efforts by Enrique Ramirez who secured the participation of the four participating Hilton Worldwide properties in Costa Rica and explained the conservation and business benefits of the world’s sport fishing tourists, reaffirming Costa Rica’s stature as one of the world’s premier fishing destinations,” noted Russell Nelson, chief scientists of the foundation. “We specially appreciate the foresight of the general managers at the participating Hilton Worldwide hotels in Costa Rica - Ricardo Rodriguez Gil, Laura Castagnini and Rui Dominguez - that supporting sport fishing conservation efforts are good for the oceans and good for business as well.” Ellen Peel, president of the Billfish Foundation, applauded the agreement as a new standard for voluntary conservation action in the private sector adding, “we’re very pleased to see tourism businesses and government tourism officials responding so positively to the facts and information presented by our socio-economic research conducted with the University of Costa Rica that clearly supports TBF’s message that good conservation can be good economics.” The foundation has been working with governments such as Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru and Panama to protect billfish, mainly from overfishing coastal fisheries by commercial interests, while implementing tag and release programs for sportsmen. Herbert Nanne of San José serves as the foundation's Central American conservation director. Established 25 years ago, The Billfish Foundation is dedicated to conserving and enhancing billfish populations around the world. |
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