Latin America – Costa Rica tops happiness, ‘green living’ poll (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Posted on July 5th, 2009 by in Latin America

Costa Rica tops happiness, ‘green living’ poll (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Costa Rica is the happiest place on earth, and one of the most environmentally friendly, according to a new survey by a British non-governmental group.

Volunteers find work in Costa Rica (The Buffalo News)
Just days after the coup in Honduras forced the cancellation of a local medical mission, the group– thanks to a flurry of phone calls and coordination between a number of involved parties — will travel to Costa Rica on Sunday.

Owners of Mexican day-care center charged in fire (AP via Yahoo! News)
Federal prosecutors in Mexico say they have obtained nine arrest warrants for the owners and legal representatives of a day care center where a fire killed 48 children.

Costa Rica is happiest place (Straits Times)
SAN JOSE – COSTA Rica is the happiest place on earth, and one of the most environmentally friendly, according to a new survey by a British non-governmental group. The New Economics Foundation looked at 143 countries that are home to 99 per cent of the world’s population and devised an equation that weighed life expectancy and people’s happiness against their environmental impact.

Costa Rica leads ‘Happy Planet Index’ (UPI)
LONDON, July 4 (UPI) — Costa Rica tops the “Happy Planet Index,” a ranking of ecological efficiency among the world’s nations, survey officials say.

Owners of Mexican day-care center charged in fire (KTNV Las Vegas)
Associated Press – July 4, 2009 10:53 PM ET MEXICO CITY (AP) – Federal prosecutors in Mexico say they have obtained nine arrest warrants for the owners and legal representatives of a day care…

Owners of Mexican day-care centre charged in fire (3news)
Federal prosecutors in Mexico say they have obtained nine arrest warrants for the owners and legal representatives of a day care centre where a fire killed 48 children.

Vela Confident Mexico Can Overcome Arellano Injury (Yahoo! Canada Sports)
Omar Arellano injured his ankle and was lost to Mexico for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, but forward Carlos Vela said the team will move forward.

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