Manual
Count Finished, TSE Still To
Make "Official" Announcement of
Winner While Arias
Celebrates Victory
The Tribunal Supremo de
Elecciones (TSE) yesterday
announced the end of the manual
vote count for the February 5
presidential elections, placing
Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN),
Óscar Arias ahead of Ottón Solís
ofe the Partido Acción Ciudadana
(PAC) by 18.371 votes.
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Former president and 1987 Nobel
Peace prize Oscar Arias, seen
here, with Laura Chinchilla
(Centre) being congratulated by
former Ombudsman, José Manual
Echandi (left), who also ran for
the presidency. Though Arias has
yet to be "officially"
proclaimed the next president by
the Tribunales Supremo de
Elecciones, he was last night
being received as the winner and
the next president of Costa Rica
come May 8.
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Solís
Confident of A Vote Overturn
On the other side of the
presidential race, Ottón Solís
of the Partido Acción Ciudadana
(PAC), assures that he is
confident to reverse the vote
results by the Supremo de
Elecciones (TSE) after
completing the manual count
yesterday afternoon.
Panama -
Costa Rica Negotiations Resolve
Nothing
The solution proposed by the
Panamanian and Costa Rican
authorities for the customs
conflict that keeps the border
at Paso Canoas blocked, does not
seem to resolve anything and
even make things worse.
Pineapple Export Rises 67.7% in
January
According to the Costa Rican
minister of Foreign Affairs,
Manuel Gonazalez, pineapple
exports have increased by 67.7%
in the first month of the year,
compared to last year. The
export of bananas rose by 28.7%.
MLS
Revolution Tie Costa Rica's
Alajuelense
The New England Revolution were
held to a 0-0 tie by Costa
Rica's Alajuelense on Wednesday
night in the first leg of the
CONCACAF Champions Cup
quarter-finals.
Chills And
Strong Winds to Continue
According to Martha Periera of
the Instituto Meteorológico
Nacional (IMN) - the weatherman
- the cold winds of the morning
and chilly nights will be around
the Central Valley until the end
of the month. So, better no put
that jacket or sweater back in
the closet just yet.
Nicaraguan Health Workers Strike
Again
The strike semi-paralyzing
Nicaraguan public hospitals
since November was renewed
Wednesday after the failure of
negotiations expected to resolve
the crisis.
Who Is
Fighting Violence in Honduras?
The wave of violence sweeping
across Honduras puts newly
appointed Security Minister
Alvaro Romero in a delicate
position.
Ecuador
Analyzes Napo Curfew
The Ecuadorian Congress is
dissecting Thursday President
Alfredo Palacio´s decision to
order a State of Emergency in
the Amazonian Napo province,
following the oil strike started
February 20.
Cuba
Breaks Tourist Room Record
Cuba broke the record of foreign
tourists accommodated in a day
when reporting 65,280 travelers
in pleasure facilities,
according to an official note
issued by the Tourism Ministry (MINTUR).
Chile
Weighs Releasing Fujimori
Chile´s Supreme Court is
reviewing Thursday an appeal
submitted by the attorneys for
ex Peruvian President Alberto
Fujimori, who has been in
detention here since November
2005, to be released on bail.
SOUTH AMERICA:
Mega-Pipeline - Costly and
Controversial
A proposed
South American mega-pipeline
that would carry natural gas
southwards from the Caribbean
Sea across the Amazon jungle to
Brazil and Argentina is still
just a dream. But it has already
given rise to doubts regarding
economic, political and
environmental questions.
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