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of stops and bus drivers By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The Defensoría de los Habitantes is taking on the bus lines with multiple complaints over legal and illegal stops, bad manners by drivers, noise and pollution. The Defensoría said that it had received many complaints from citizens, including some who live near bus and taxi stops. The office is asking the Consejo de Transporte Público to do an integrated study of the problem. The Defensoría turned over reports on several cases to the consejo and said that another problem is bus drivers who keep their engines running and generate extra air pollution that damages the health of those in the vicinity. A lack of sidewalks and a lack of parking for buses compounds the situation, the office said. Our readers' opinions
Crime situation fails to getresponse from the rich Dear A.M. Costa Rica: Another blow to tourism: Sadly and angrily, I read about the shooting of an Israeli tourist at a Jacó hotel by the cowardly scum that prowl at night. Where was the hotel guard when the scum broke into the man's room? Where were the police? The do-nothing attitude of underpaid and understaffed police departments and the judges who allow the animals to be free to go on robbing and killing is disgusting. Guns are as easy to obtain as a cup of coffee. Maybe the Costa Rican government should hire an Israeli army group to clean up the problem. Rich Ticos and government officials, (and many Gringo employers) simply turn their backs to the problem while paying the employees slave wages. Simply stated, they don't care, because it doesn't affect them, especially their God----Money, and their well-guarded homes. And they go to church too. What a joke. While a few of us Gringos support our police by assisting in fixing police vehicles and helping them in other ways, the rich Ticos, all the way to the top government officials, do nothing but give lip service. I also recently read where thieves offered to sell a car they had stolen back to the owner. When he asked judicial agents to go to the meeting with the thieves, the response was "No, it's too dangerous."Nice, huh? Wake up, Ticos. Your country is becoming a war-zone and the scum are winning. Barry Schwartz
Escazú Journalists do not need a government license Dear A.M. Costa Rica: The A.M. Costa Rica story on Brazil not requiring a university degree to be a journalist brings up once again the issue of government licensing for professionals. Is licensing a protection of the public or protection of a professional group? In the case of journalism, it is mostly a protection of a group. Nobody’s life is at stake if a journalist makes a mistake on reporting an accident or the outcome of a dog show. The other professionals, yes. True, a false story on economic matters could have dire personal finance consequences. Writing an accurate story on the happenings of an event or giving an interpretation of what those happenings mean requires only a few things: a keen observational eye, common sense, a reasonable degree of knowledge and good word craftsmanship, self-taught and/or learned, no long and tedious hours with your nose stuck in book, memorizing body parts functions, tensile strengths of material, or reactions of elements mixed together, as doctors, civil engineers and chemists have to do. There is a responsibility, nonetheless, a big moral one, in being a journalist. What they write or speak is presumed to be true and accurate, and with that the public becomes informed. Most journalists carry out well that responsibility, for they are fully aware of the power of the word, written or spoken, how it molds the perceptions of reality, and accompanying decisions made. Not all journalists uphold that responsibility, some are hired guns, or pens — a better word — to harm the opponents of their bosses, be they private or political, or to spread falsehoods about certain agendas. Some journalists hide the truth, distort the facts, or flat out make up stories to sell their wares. A journalist has to prove his or her ability to the boss or the job is of short duration. It matters not to the boss if the person has a degree or not, unless the newspaper is being published in a country, like Costa Rica, where talent-less, but diploma-holding journalists are given a status they are not worthy of. We should place honest and gifted journalists on a higher pedestal than we do. They are the ones who often put their lives at risk just so you and I can be informed and know the truth. Do they need a government license to do their job? Me thinks not. Robert Nahrgang S.
Escazú Garland Baker criticism is not backed by research Dear A.M. Costa Rica: In response to Ms. Smith's opinions regarding Garland Baker's recent article about the gender bias in family law in Costa Rica, her opinions are just that, opinions. Having implied that she wasn't well acquainted with his credentials or the bulk of his other articles, stating that she had read only some of his articles, it appears that she may be jumping to opinionated conclusions herself. If she were familiar with his qualifications to publish his educated opinions, she might have pursued the available facts further and reached an educated opinion herself. It has been well known amongst those who are well informed that gender bias, in favor of females, in family law has dominated judicial decisions and been the ruin of many men, particularly foreigners, for quite some time. One doesn't have to be a victim or even a member of the male sex to be outraged by the injustices suffered by individuals and families whose fates are too often sealed by laws that are inherently unjust. Pamela Ellsworth
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By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The islands in the Gulf of Nicoya are like in a parallel universe. Those who live there can see the mainlands but seldom go there. Life is harsh. Nutrition is less than adequate. And most of Costa Rica pays them little attention. But not Sonia Mayela Rodríguez, an employee in the audiovisuals section of the Universidad Estatal Distancia. She has prepared a documentary on those who live on Chira, Venado and Caballo, the small islands. The work is called " La paz de los humildes," which translates to "The Peace of the Poor." The documentary will be shown today at 3 p.m. in the |
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the road to Sabanilla. The documentary has a political motive. Ms. Rodríguez did it to counter a proposal that is working its way through the Asamblea Legislativa. The proposal would restrict the property rights of those on the island even though some families have been there 100 years or more. Naturally the pressure on the island residents comes from the possibility that the properties would make good tourism locations. Ms. Rodríguez said she made the documentary as a way to give the island residents some power in their battle with officialdom. |
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The celebrated Japanese violinist Midori will be the principal soloist Friday and Sunday with the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional. She will play the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major Opus 35, according to the program. But the visitor is working all week with Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil and with the Sistema Nacional de Educación Musical. She also will be giving master classes for other student musicians. In addition she will play the first movement of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the youth orchestra Saturday. Both performances are under the direction of conductor Chosei Komatsu This is the first visit to Central America by the violinist, who uses just her first name. She is a U.N. messenger of peace and has expressed an appreciation for the national system of music and the efforts by President Óscar Arias Sánchez for musical education. The violinist has four similar community involvement organizations in the United States to advance musical education. The Symphony Orchestra performance is at 8 p.m. Friday and at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, both in the Teatro Nacional. Tickets can be purchased online at the Teatro Nacional Web site or at the box office of the theater. |
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and wire service reports Tropical Storm Andres, the first named Pacific storm of the season was reported moving away from the Mexican mainland early today by the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. The storm has winds of about 70 mph (110 kph) and is moving west-northwest at about 10 mph (17 kph), the center said. The storm is expected to weaken. It appears that the storm will pass west of Baja California into the Pacific. The hurricane center upgraded Andres from a tropical storm to a hurricane Tuesday, but then it weakened to a tropical storm by 6 p.m. |
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U.S. President Barack Obama said he hopes to cooperate with Chile on clean energy and other scientific initiatives, as Chilean President Michelle Bachelet visited the U.S. capital. The two leaders met Tuesday at the White House. Afterward, Obama commended Ms. Bachelet on the way Chile handled its economy during the recent economic downturn, saying she is doing "an outstanding job." He also said Washington hopes to work with the South American nation on such projects as alternative energy sources and treatment for influenza and cancer. Ms. Bachelet responded with compliments on Obama's foreign policy efforts and the government's response to the economic crisis. She said Chilean experts are working with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control on flu vaccines in preparation for the U.S. flu season, which starts later in the year. The State Department says the United States and Chile have agreed to consult each other on mutual goals including fighting poverty, improving education and enhancing social protection for lower income segments of society. In a statement, the State Department says the United States will work with Chile to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in the Americas. Health care firm plans medical tourism seminar Special to A.M. Costa Rica
Costa Rican Medical Care, a division of HSA Clearing Corp, will be sponsoring a medical tourism conference in San José Oct. 6 and 7. Once people see the quality of the health care Costa Rica has to offer, they will be comfortable working with us and recommending our services to their people," said Tim Morales, president of HSA. HSA is a leading U.S. provider of health savings account educational services to financial institutions, employee benefit companies and health agents. The company is promoting Costa Rica as a place where a North American can save hundreds if not thousands of dollars on medical care, the firm said. Costa Rica Medical Care said that the purpose of this seminar is for insurance company executives, employee benefit managers, health insurance agents, third-party administrators, and other interested parties to experience first hand the hospitals and physicians that the firm works with. Many U.S. residents pay for health care out of their own pockets, so quality care at a reasonable price is an attraction here. |
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Three years and four months is armed robbery penalty By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Four men who used a gun to stick up a bank customer and take 250,000 colons (about $440) each got three years and four months in prison in the Tribunal de Flagrancia Tuesday. The four were detained at their León XIII homes June 19 shortly after the crime and agreed to an abbreviated hearing before the court that was set up to judge those caught in the act. They were identified by the last names of Batista Hernández, Jiménez Bonilla and two brothers with the last names of Díaz Gutiérrez. They likely will serve much less time. One of the four spotted a man with the last names of González López leaving a bank in Tibás. The other three followed the man in a car and confronted him a short time later to take the money, said the Poder Judicial. What the criminals did not know is that they were already under surveillance by judicial agents, who followed them and with the help of the Fuerza Pública took them into custody. At the same time their neighbors threatened and attacked the police to prevent the arrests, the Poder Judicial said. U.S. veterans can visit Barrio Escalante clinic By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
A Barrio Escalante physician has agreed to pick up the care of U.S. military veterans who were left in the lurch by the defunct Hospital Santa Maria. The announcement came from Veterans Care International in conjunction with America Legion Post 16 in Heredia. The physician is Milton Gutierrez Rodriquez, who operates Clinica Geriatrica Mayor, said a Veterans Care release. The key point for veterans is that the clinic will accept U.S. military Tricare for the majority of the payment and veterans will not have to front the entire cost of medical treatment. That is what Hospital Santa María did. Other valley hospitals seek immediate payment, and the veteran has to get reimbursement from the U.S. government. |
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