Day 6
And Still No President
It is now six days since the
presidential elections and Costa
Ricans are taking it all in
stride. One of the closest
election in the history of Costa
Rica that has yet to decide who
will lead the country for the
next four years is nothing like
other Latin American countries
where protests and upheaval in
the streets would demand
immediate results.
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Fabriella Quesada, was crowned
Miss Costa Rica 2006 who will
represent the country at the
Miss Universe pageant. Fabriella
was crowned by Johanna Fernández,
Miss Costa Rica 2005, at a
ceremony last night held at the
Auditorio Nacional del Museo de
los Niños.
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Miss Costa
Rica 2006 Crowned
Fabriella Quesada leaned over
while Johanna Fernández placed
the Miss Costa Rica crown on the
young woman who will represent
Costa Rica at the Miss Universe
Pagaent.
Ethanol
Replaces Regular Gasoline in
Pacific Coast
Travelling by car to Puntarenas
and Guanacaste, drivers will be
surprised to find that there is
no "regular" gasoline available
at any of the 62 gasoline
stations in the area. Super and
diesel gasoline is plentiful.
Missing
Teen Found In Costa Rica
A 16-year-old girl missing from
her home since last week has
been found in Costa Rica.
Korea’s
Next Opponent
Korea’s national soccer team
will play Costa Rica on February
12 at 8:00 a.m. (Korea time) at
the Oakland Coliseum,
California. SBS TV will air the
match live.
Nicaraguan Workers on Fifth Day
Strike
Nicaraguan Transportation
Workers, on the fifth day strike
in response to government´s
refusal to meet their demands
for state subsidy Friday started
their demonstration by
paralyzing service and burning
tires in different areas of the
capital.
Salvadorian Women Concern on FTA
Workers of the Salvadorian
maquilas Friday expressed their
concern on the prompt
implementation of the Free Trade
Area (FTA) with the US.
Argentina reducing poverty
Argentine President Nestor
Kirchner said Friday the
country's poverty levels have
been reduced in the last quarter
of 2005, local media reported.
Brazilian
police arrest 15 people for
smuggling children into US
Brazilian federal police have
arrested 15 people in seven
states, busting a ring smuggling
children into the United States,
police said on Thursday.
CUBA:
Combining
Skills Training, Heritage
Restoration and Jobs
"Restoring
our heritage is like reliving
history day by day," said
Alberto Herrera, making himself
heard above the banging of
hammers and the strident buzz of
a motor saw in this vocational
training school in Old Havana,
where he is learning carpentry.
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