Solis Vows to Obstruct CAFTA
Presidentia candidate Ottón
Solís, of the Partido Acción
Cuidadana, disapproves of CAFTA.
Soís said that CAFTA would
"bankrupt Costa Rica's
agricultural sector" if
approved.
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Costa Rica player Jonhy Cubero
of Comunicaciones club
celebrates after scoring second
goal against Municipal at Mateo
Flores stadium of Guatemala City
Sunday during their
Guatemalan league championship
soccer match. Municipal tied
Comunicaciones, 2-2. [AP
Photo/Moises Castillo)]
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Arias
Waits Patiently For "Official"
Word
Acting more like a
president-elect than a
presidential candidate, Partido
Liberación Nacional (PLN)
leader, Oscar Arias, is going
about the business of forming a
new governmentm, unlike Ottón
Solís of the Partido Acción
Cuidadana (PAC), who many
believe he is acting like a
cry-baby for not taking the loss
gracefully.
Porteadores Warn Of Collapsing
San José in Protest Tomorrow
Thousands of "porteadores" -
illegal taxi drivers - are
expected to march upon San José
tomorrow (Tuesday) to protest
changes to Article 323 of the
Código de Comercio that would
eliminate their ability to offer
their services to the public.
New Zoo
To Open in Guanacaste
A new zoo will soon open its
doors in Liberia, Guanacaste,
that will include many species
of animals never seen in Costa
Rica, like Giraffes and
Hippopotamuses. The new zoo is
being built with private capital
but will be totally national.
Only 31%
of Vehicles With License Ending
in 2 Have Been Inspected For
February
The month of February is almost
over and according to the
records of the annual vehicular
inspection firm, Riteve SyC,
only 31% of vehicles with plates
ending in 2 have been inspected.
That number represents 18.000
vehicles inspected and 40.000
remaining to be inspected.
Venezuela delays ban on US
airlines
Venezuela will postpone a ban on
U.S. flights until March 30, the
National Civil Aviation
Institute (INAC) said on Sunday.
Bolivia, Chile to restart
removing anti-personnel mines
Bolivia and Chile are to start
the second stage of their
anti-personnel landmine
deactivation program on Monday,
according to reports from
Bolivia.
Rebels
kill 7 civilians in bus attack
in Colombia
At least Seven civilians were
killed Saturday in rebel attack
on a passenger bus in southern
Colombia, authorities said.
Rescue of
65 trapped Mexican miners halted
Rescuers suspended the search
for 65 men trapped since Sunday
inside a coal mine in northern
Mexico because of dangerous gas
levels, government and mine
officials said late Friday.
FINANCE:
Shoddy
Work Plagues Major Peru Gas
Project
A
controversial gas pipeline in
Peru touted by its financial
backers as a global development
model is marred by shoddy
construction work that has
damaged the region's fragile
ecosystems and harmed the local
indigenous people, according to
an independent audit to be
released next week.
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