Solís Denounces While Arias Has
Faith In the Work of the TSE In
The Manual Vote Count
The Tribunal Supremo de
Elecciones (TSE) is expected to
finish the manual vote counting
of the February 5 election.
Oscar Fonseca, president of the
TSE, says that once the counting
is finished, they will take a
recess before announcing the
winner between Oscar Arias and
Ottón Solís.
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German Franz Beckenbauer,
President of the World Cup
Germany 2006 Organizing
Committee (C), poses with soccer
boys in Santa Ana west of
San José. Beckenbauer is
promoting the 2006 World Cup
around the world. |
Exports to Central America
The Central American market
remains as one of the major
buyers of Costa Rican goods.
Nuclear
Strife Must Not Halt Iran Soccer
Match
President Abel Pacheco, said
yesterday that football is above
politics, supporting plans for a
friendly Costa Rica-Iran soccer
match, which one Costa Rican
deputy said should not go ahead
because of Iran's controversial
nuclear energy program.
Border
Between Costa Rica and Panama
Remains Blocked
In an open letter to the Costa
Rican president Abel Pacheco,
the Chambers of Transportation
of Panama, Costa Rica and
Nicaragua have asked to revoke a
resolution that makes the use of
electronic marchamo mandatory,
because they say it violates
international regulations and
agreements.
Costa
Rica Has a Boxing Beat
Tucked way down south of the
United States is a hotbed of
boxing activity. It’s not quite
the Mecca of boxing legends that
Mexico is, but it is home to
some tough talented fighters.
Chile-Panama FTA Legal Check
Panamanian and Chilean
negotiators are meeting
Wednesday in Santiago de Chile
to finalize the legal revision
of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
agreed February 4.
Chile:
Take Firmer Stance on US
The Communist Party of Chile has
demanded that President Ricardo
Lagos make a stronger
condemnation of US Condoleezza
Rice´s call to create a common
front against Venezuela.
Cuba
accuses U.S. of encouraging
immigrant smuggling
Cuba's leading newspaper Tuesday
accused Washington of
encouraging the smuggling of
Cubans to the United States in
small boats, describing the
trade as a "poisonous
trafficking."
Panama
mulls over expansion plan of
Panama Canal
Panama is working on a plan to
expand the Panama Canal without
building dams, Panamanian
President Martin Torrijos Espino
said on Tuesday.
Peru sees
progress in extradition of
ex-president
Peruvian prosecutors said on
Tuesday that they had seen a
step forward in seeking
extradition of former president
Alberto Fujimori after he was
denied parole by a Chilean
judge.
LATIN AMERICA:
Wanted -
Labels for Genetically
Engineered Products
Labels on foods sold in Latin
American countries don't
indicate whether they contain
genetically engineered
ingredients. There is
legislation on the books in
Brazil, but companies aren't
complying with the requirement.
In Mexico the laws on the matter
are imprecise, and in Chile a
new law is expected soon.
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