Three Still in Prison in "Super Scandals"
Only three people are still in preventive detention - prison - resulting from the "Super Scandals" that rocked the nation last year.

Increase in Car Thefts During Semana Santa
Semana Santa or Holy Week was not only a time for religious traditions and a vacation to the beach or mountains for many, but also a time for car thieves to do what they do best.

Costa Rica Risks Losing Exemptions
Most of the agricultural goods and some of the industrial ones that Costa Rica exports to the United States are not subject to tariffs, but they would be so if Costa Rica does not accept the Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) or two years after it becomes effective.

Want A Cellular Phone? Get On The List
Following Monday's confusion, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) has cleared up how it will handle the sale of the 10.000 cellular lines it has on hand.

Higher Inflation Expected
The inflation forecasts by advisory and expert groups surpass the goal that the Central Bank had set for the year 2005, namely 10 percent, which is the figure that the indicator had between 1999 and 2003.

Archbishop Urges Abandon of "Cafeteria Christianity"
San José's Archbishop Hugo Barrantes told Costa Ricans in his Easter message to embrace the faith without conditions or shortcuts and to defend the life of the unborn against efforts to legalize abortion.

World Bank Approves $30 Million for Education in Costa Rica
The World Bank Group's Board of Directors approved today a US$30 million loan to Costa Rica to improve education indicators in the country in terms of access, quality, completion, and equity of education.


LATIN AMERICA

Venezuela insists on "decent" ties with US
The Venezuelan government has rebutted comments made by the US on its human rights record and expressed its desire to have "decent" relations with Washington based on mutual respect.

27 parties to participate in general elections in Peru
Twenty-seven political parties are expected to participate in Peru's general elections scheduled for April 2006, the electoral authorities said on Tuesday.

Venezuela, Brazil support combat against terrorism in Colombia
The presidents of Venezuela and Brazil on Tuesday reiterated their support for Colombia's combat against terrorism at a press conference following the Puerto Ordaz summit.

Servicemen found to form Neo-Nazi groups in Uruguay
The Uruguayan police found two Neo-Nazi groups made up by servicemen, the daily El Pais reported Tuesday.

Remittances to Latin America, Caribbean Topped $45 Billion in 2004
The Inter-American Development Bank (BID) has reported that money sent by migrant workers to Latin America and the Caribbean in the course of 2004 rose nearly 20 percent from 2003.


SPECIAL REPORTS

URUGUAY:
Former Sugar Cane Workers Look to Future With Hope
In the Las Láminas slum in this town in northern Uruguay, former sugar cane workers barely eke out a living making hand-made bricks and scavenging garbage.

ARGENTINA:
Uranium-Polluted Water Is Legally Safe to Drink
Laboratory testing ordered by an Argentine court concluded that the water consumed by close to a million people living near a nuclear facility is contaminated with uranium and not fit for human consumption.
 

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