Mother and son reunited after six years when "Panchito" was taken by his step-father to Costa Rica without his mother's knowledge. The emotional reunion came after an exclusive story in the Spanish language daily DIARIO EXTRA.  The boy was in Nicaragua last night, in the arms of his mother.

Constitutional Courts Say Bus Ramp Law Reform is Unconstitutional
The Sala Constitucional (Constitutonal Court) didn't wait long to make a decision the reforms to the law that requires public bus operators to install handicapped ramps on all their buses. The decision went against the bus operators.

Arias Asked to Help Negotiate Peace in Colombia; Nobel Prize Carries a Lot of Weight, Colombians Say
Eleven leaders of the Colombian Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC) were in Costa Rica yesterday to ask president Oscar Arias to personally assist mediate the peace process in Colombia.

Barbados Signs On To CARICOM-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement
A free trade agreement between Costa Rica and Barbados, that essentially eliminates barriers to trade and facilitates cross-border movement of goods and services between the territories, went into effect this week.

Want to Gamble on Castro's Death?
Internet betting sites are offering odds on when Fidel Castro, as members of the Cuban government report that his condition is stable and he is recovering from an intestinal operation.
 

US Dogma Still a Bust against Cuba
The threats that the US government and Miami-based anti-Cuba groups have made against the Caribbean Island over the past few hours repeat the same old errors that have resulted in failure for decades.

Ortega Still Has the Lead in Nicaragua
Presidential candidate Daniel Ortega, of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), continues to be front-runner in Nicaraguan polls, but without the votes needed to win in the first round.

Ex Panama Officials Helped Terrorists
Panama's Anti Corruption Prosecutor Mercedes De Leon has ordered trial of several ex officials for possible participation in terrorist Luis Posada Carriles illegal departure from the country.

60 die in San Salvador religious festival
An ongoing religious festival in San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, is marred by a spate of fatalities.

Guatemala Opens Ophthalmic Hospital
Guatemalan President Oscar Berger and Cuban Public Health Minister Jose Ramon Balaguer opened on Friday a modern ophthalmologic hospital, the first of its kind in Central America.

Chilean Senate committee approves FTA with China
The foreign affairs committee of the Chilean Senate said Wednesday that it had unanimously approved a free trade agreement with China.


LATIN AMERICA:
Poverty Reduction Still Major - but Not Impossible - Challenge
Latin America and the Caribbean have made significant headway towards most Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Poverty reduction, however, still looms as a major -- yet surmountable -- challenge for some countries.
 

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