Solís
and PAC in Shut-In; TSE Says It
Needs More Time to Name
President
Ottón Solís and his Partido
Acción Ciudadana (PAC) officials
have been in an "encerrona" - a
shut-in - since yesterday
(Friday) and will continue to do
so until tomorrow (Sunday).
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Former Costa Rican President and
presidential candidate of the
National Liberation Party (PLN)
Oscar Arias (C), speaks with
party leaders during a planning
session as Kevin Casas (L), his
vice-presidential candidate,
looks on at the Palma Real Hotel
in San José. Though the TSE has
yet to proclaim Arias
President-Elect, the results of
the manual vote count put him on
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ICE To
Reduce ADSL Cost in Half,
Waiting Approval on GPRS
The internet in Costa Rica is
becoming more and more
affordable with the passing of
time. The Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad
(ICE), the state monopoly on
telecommunications, has
announced that it will cut in
half the cost of it's ADSL
internet connection.
OIJ
Pays Informants, Court
Heard Yesterday
Need a little extra cash? Well,
it was heard in open court
yesterday that the Organismo de
Investigación Judicial (OIJ),
the judicial investigative body
has a special fund to pay
informants, like in the case of
John Gilberto Gutiérrez, who is
one of the accused for the
murder of journalist Parmenio
Medina.
Blue Flag
for 57 Beaches
This year, 57 beaches will fly
the blue flag that symbolizes
the effort made by coastal
communities to protect these
areas.
Guatemalans March Against US FTA
Hundreds of union members,
farmers, women, indigenous and
representatives of other
Guatemalan sectors marched in
front of the US Embassy Friday
chanting "No to the TLC (Spanish
for free trade treaty).
Solidarity with Cuba Meeting
Opens in Mexico
The 11th National Solidarity
with Cuba Meeting in Mexico will
open at the Workers´ University,
in the historic heart of the
capital, and will be attended by
representatives from all over
the country.
Venezuela to restrict flights by
US airlines
Venezuela will reduce the number
of flights operated by U.S.
airlines in response to the
decade-long restrictions put on
its airlines by the United
States, aviation authorities
said on Friday.
Unions
Preparing Argentina-Uruguay
Meeting
Uruguay's largest trade union
confederation, PIT-CNT,
confirmed Friday to Prensa
Latina that a meeting of
MERCOSUR trade unions is being
organized to try to solve the
Uruguay-Argentina environmental
dispute.
MIGRATION-LATIN AMERICA:
Unmarked
Graves Across the U.S. Border
Sex: male. Age and nationality:
unknown. Cause of death:
drowning. Place and date: U.S.
southern border, October 2005.
This is the stark record left
behind by a Latin American
migrant who now lies in an
unmarked grave, like thousands
of others who have died without
reaching their goal.
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