Drug Trafficking Agency Useless
Chief Prosecutor Charges
The country's Fiscal General de
la República (chief prosecutor),
Francisco Dall'Anese, appeared
before the Comisión Legislativa
de Narcotráfico the legislative
commission on drug trafficking -
full of criticism and charges
over the war on drugs.
Josep Borrell (left)
president of the
European Parliament, and
Costa Rican President
Oscar Arias ( right)
speak at the Casa
Presidencial in San José,
Thursday,. Borrell was
in Costa Rica to discuss
a possible Free Trade
Agreement between
Central America and the
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President Arias In Controversy
Over Presidential Vehicle
Donation
President Oscar Arias just can't
decide on what should be used as
a "presidential vehicle" and in
his first 100 days in office,
this is his third change, using
cars lent to him by other
government institutions in the
face of the bad shape the fleet
of cars at Casa Presidencial.
Karr Reported To Have Lived in
Costa Rica
Former schoolteacher John Mark
Karr who was arrested Wednesday
in Thailand in the slaying of
6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet
Ramsey and fugitive from justice
since 2001, is reported to have
lived in Costa Rica and Honduras
among other countries.
New Wildlife Refuge for
Leatherback Sea Turtles in Costa
Rica
The Costa Rican government has
announced the creation of a new
national wildlife refuge and
marine protected area on the
Pacific coast to protect
critically endangered
leatherback sea turtles as well
as other endangered flora and
fauna.
Hinkle Changes Plea To Guilty
Richard Hinkle, the
Weatherly, Pennsylvania,
man arrested in Costa Rica and
returned to the United States
two years ago has pleaded guilty
to federal charges that he
defrauded approximately 30
investors of us$3.6 million.
200.000
Without Water Tomorrow
Residents of the Santa Ana,
Alajuelita, Despamarados and San
Antonio de Escazu will be
without water tomorrow between
7am and 8pm. Some 200.000 people
live in the affected area and
will have to do without the
vital fluid.
Panama Prez Presents National
Plan
Panama President Martin Torrijos
is meeting Wednesday with
diverse national sectors to
analyze a National Agreement for
Development.
El Salvador Lawmakers Nix
Emergency Decree
Congressional parties in the
Salvadorian Legislature rejected
a proposal on Thursday by the
National Conciliation Party (PCN)
to declare a State of Emergency
in some regions of the country
to counter the outbreak of
violence.
Cuban Finance Minister in China
The Cuban Minister of Finances
Georgina Barreiro arrived
Thursday in the southern Chinese
city of Guangzhou on the first
stop of a work visit and
exchange of experiences with the
Asian nation.
Bolivian Assembly Tries to Move
Ahead
Bolivia s Constituent Assembly
is trying to overcome its slow
start, as discussion over its
rules has come to a virtual
standstill.
Ecuador volcano
death toll rises to
five
A total of five
people have now died
due to the
reactivation of the
Tungurahua Volcano
in central Ecuador
on early Thursday,
said Juan Salazar,
the mayor of Penipe.
PERU:
Indigenous Community
to Take Oil Company
to Court
Arankartuktaram!
This Achuar cry sums
up what indigenous
communities in the
heart of Peru's
Amazon jungle region
are demanding from
the State and
multinational oil
companies -- a
little respect.
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