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Partido Liberacíon Naciona (PLN)
presidential candidate. Oscar
Arias, right, is leading with
47% of the vote n the latest
polls and with a month to go to
the 2006 elections, he is
already being considered the
next president.
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Another
Poll Declares Arias Winner
With exactly one month to go,
another poll tells voters that
former president and Nobel Peace
prize winner, Óscar Arias
Sánchez, is still the top
contender for next month’s
presidential election in Costa
Rica, with 47% support.
Costa Rican Government Calls For
Tax Reform Despite Improved
Fiscal Position
The Costa Rican government has
announced a substantial
improvement in the country's
fiscal finances, thanks in large
part to a huge increase in the
amount of taxes collected during
2005.
Truckers Will Not Support Civic
Movement
In an unexpected move, the La
Cámara de Transportistas
Unitarios (Truckers Association)
says they will not be part of
the Movimiento Cívico Nacional (MCN),
who have promised protests
against the Tratado Libre de
Comercio (TLC).
Four Crewmen Plead Not Guilty to
Drug Trafficking After Arrest
off Costa Rica
It wasn't a boatload of fresh
fish for area markets and
restaurants that four men were
trying to bring into the country
last month from Colombia,
investigators say.
Grandparents Who Took Grandchild
Face $150,000 Bill
The grandparents who abducted
their grandson and were
fugitives in Costa Rica for 11
years were ordered Wednesday to
pay almost us$150,000 in
restitution to the child’s
father.
Desanti To Announce His
Government Plans
Though last in the latest poll
and with a slim chance of
winning the presidential chair,
Partido Unión para el Cambio (UPC),
Antonio Álvarez Desanti, is
expected to announce his plans
for his Government for
2006-2010.
Police Confiscate Freshly Baked
"Cucaracha" Bread
Nicaraguan Vendors in the area
of the "Coca Cola" and in front
of the CCSS building on Avenida
Segunda were visited by San José
Municipal police early yesterday
morning following complaints
that the "cosa de horno" - a
typical Nicaraguan corn bread -
was contaminated with
"cucarachas" (cockroaches).
Alleged
Canadian Sex Abuser Back Home
A Canadian man identified as
William Robert
Lawrence, was on his way back to
Canada yesterday after being
detained at the Juan Santamaría
(San José) airport, stopped by
immigration officials as he
entered Costa Rica, wanted in
Canada for alleged sex abuses.
Earthquake of 6.7 Degrees Shakes
Mexico
A strong earthquake of 6.7
degrees on the Richter scale
shook northeast Mexico Wednesday
with no victims or considerable
material damages reported.
Electoral Roll Completed in El
Salvador
The Electoral Supreme Court (TSE)
in El Salvador concluded the
electoral register Wednesday
with the view to the elections
of mayors and deputies in May in
this Central American country.
Bolivian court confirms Morales'
victory in election
Bolivia's National Election
Court (CNE) said Wednesday that
a final vote count had confirmed
a victory for Evo Morales in the
country's presidential election.
Cuban Ballet Lends Stage to
Dance
Cuba´s "Contemporary Dance"
company, the second most
important in the Island, will be
temporarily away from its usual
venue next week when it performs
at Garcia Lorca Theater,
official headquarters of the
Cuban ballet.
Peru
recalls ambassador to Venezuela
The Peruvian government
announced on Wednesday that it
will recall its ambassador to
Venezuela, in response to
Venezuelan President Hugo
Chavez's public support to
Peruvian leftist presidential
candidate Ollanta Humala.
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