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The
owners of these two vehicles
express the sentiment of the
country with the looming
political scenario where
political oppositions have to
work side by side. Though the
presidential race has yet to be
decided, no one party has a
clear majority in Congress,
having to work together to get
anything done. |
Presidential Results
Will Be "Official"
By End of Month; New Political
Scenario Looming
Costa Rica’s new president will
only be known at the end of
February because the hand
counting of ballots is estimated
to take another three weeks,
announced Wednesday the
president of the Tirbunal
Supremo de Elecciones (TSE),
Oscar Fonseca..
President Pacheco Defends
Himself; Asks For Calm and
Restraint
President Abel Pacheco told news
reporters yesterday that he was
glad that the political campaign
was over and that now he could
speak out against all the
accusations thrown at him for
the poor showing of the Partido
Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC)
and leader Ricardo Toledo.
San José
Short of 800 Parking Spaces,
Study Shows
Cars are parked everywhere,
blocking both sides of a street,
driveways and now Avenida
Segunda has become a giant
parking lot in the evenings and
weekends, creating even more
traffic chaos. Why is this
happening?
T&T,
Costa Rica to Expand Trade
Trinidad and Tobago local
manufacturers will be soon
expanding trade relations with
Costa Rica as they attend the
Trade and Investment mission to
the country in March.
WORLD
CUP 2006:
Costa Rica
proud to host Trophy Tour
Perhaps the best person to
explain the phenomenon is Costa
Rica national coach Alexandre
Guimaraes.
Panamanians Demand Social
Improvements
New forces Wednesday joined the
demands of the Panamanian
government encouraging a new
re-nationalization in its
attempt to avoid the rise in the
electric tariffs.
Mexico
Keeps Condemning US anti Cuban
Actions
Condemnation in Mexico of US
anti Cuban laws is still the
focus of national attention,
after ejection of a Cuban
delegation from a hotel in the
Mexican capital that is part of
a US hotel chain.
Foot-and-mouth disease hits
Argentina
Argentina has discovered a
foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
in its northern Corrientes
province, prompting neighboring
South American countries to
tighten border controls.
Venezuelan Congress Rejects
Interference
The National Assembly of
Venezuela condemned the US
interference in the domestic
affairs and the recent eviction
of a Venezuelan diplomat from
the US.
Morales
Warns against US Blackmail
A warning against US blackmail
regarding the fight against
drugs accompanied on Wednesday
Bolivia"s demand against an
announced cut in US assistance
to fight drug trafficking.
ARGENTINA:
'Storytelling Grandmothers'
Spark Interest in Reading
In
the northeastern Argentine
province of Chaco, the poorest
part of the country, the
Storytelling Grandmothers
programme has been so successful
that the Ministry of Education
has taken up the idea and turned
it into national policy.
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