 
Not Like
it Used To Be
Celebrated around the world on
14 February, has been unable to
escape controversy.
Next
President Will Need Negotiating
Skills
Oscar Arias or Ottón
Solís
will have to rely heavily on
negotiating skills to govern,
given that no party will hold an
absolute majority in Congress.
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Costa Rican elections officials
continue a manual vote count at
the Tribunal Supremo de
Elecciones (TSE) in San José.
Electoral officials began
counting votes by hand last
Tuesday in a laborious effort to
determine the winner of one of
the country's closest
presidential races in history.
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Police
Put End to "Gavilanes" At
Immigration
Authorities say they have
finally had enough, so early
this morning the Policía de
Tránsito, Fuerza Pública,
Policía Municipal and the
Patronato Nacional de la
Infancia (PANI) - the child
welfare agency - the swooped in
on the "gavilanes" at
immigration.
“Christopher Howard’s
Relocation/Retirement Tour to Be
on the NBC Today Show”
Because of Costa Rica’s growing
popularity as a retirement
destination for Baby Boomers,
the NBC Today Show will be
sending a report a camera crew
to Costa Rica this month.
Bodog
to Shoot Reality Poker Series in
Costa Rica
Televised poker and reality
programming have irreversibly
changed the face of
broadcasting, with millions of
people all over the world tuning
in to these types of shows each
week.
New
Costa Rica Destination Showcases
at Miami Boat Show
In just three months, Costa
Rica's Bahia Escondida reports
more than us$22 million in
sales, mostly to South Florida
buyers.
A Cold
Valentine's Day Forecast
A cold front has lowered
temperatures and increased wind
since yesterday and bringing
rain to the mountanous areas.
Yesterday afternoon, a dark
cloud hung over the mountains of
Escazu, slowly moving over the
Central Valley, bringing with it
a light rain and strong winds.
NEWS BRIEFS:
Drivers of
Fatal Accident to Jail
The El Juzgado Penal de
Puntarenas (Puntarenas Courts)
ordered three months preventive
detention (jail) to both drivers
involved in the traffic accident
early Saturday that left 6 dead
and 15 injured. Guatemanan,
Marco Tulio Barías (driver of
the tractor trailer) and
Salvadorian, José Alarcón
(driver of the bus), are being
charged with "homicidio culposo"
- manslaughter.
Latin
American nations seek strategy
on US immigration bill
Representatives from 11 Latin
American nations met Monday in
Colombia to seek a resolution
with the United States on the
issue of migration, especially
the planned wall between Mexico
and the U.S., local media said.
Venezuela ready to welcome Hamas
visit
Venezuela would welcome a
delegation from Hamas, which won
the Palestinian elections last
month, if the group decided to
visit Venezuela as part of its
Latin American tour, Vice
President Jose Vicente Rangel
said Monday.
Housing
Conference in Guatemala
Over 250 representatives from 22
countries are attending the 43rd
Inter-American Housing
Conference, which began Monday
in Guatemala.
Mexico´s FM Criticized for Cuban
Expulsion
The expulsion February 3 of a
16-strong Cuban delegation from
an American hotel in Mexico City
has shown the lack of skill of
the Mexican Foreign Affairs
Ministry (FAM) in handling
domestic and international
issues, political researcher
Guillermo Zepeda said.
Puerto
Rico Must Go to UN
Puerto Rican Governor Aníbal
Acevedo Vilá has an
extraordinary opportunity to
demand more autonomy for Puerto
Rico under the protection of the
United Nations, political leader
Juan Mari Bras has said.
AFRICA-BRAZIL:
Lula
Includes Blacks on Foreign and
Domestic Agendas
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio
Lula da Silva returned to
Brasilia Monday after his fifth
tour of Africa, while the
controversy over quotas for
black and indigenous students in
Brazil's public universities
continues to rage.
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