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10
Days to the Presidential
Elections!
Lack of Road Signage Cause of
Many Accidents, MOPT Admits
Bad or lack of road signs is
being blamed for the death of
American Rebecca Hall, following
a traffic accident on the
Interamerican highway as it
meets the Costanera near
Barranca in Puntarenas.
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Former President of Spain Felipe
Gonzalez (left) shares a laugh
with former President of Costa
Rica and presidential candidate
of the National Liberation
Party(PLN) Oscar Arias, in
Escazú. Arias leads the polls
with 45.5 percent of the
intended votes in Costa Rica's
presidential elections to be
held on Feb. 5. [AP Photo/Kent
Gilbert)]
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Costa Ricans Urge for CAFTA
Ratification; Poll Reveals
Many adults in Costa Rica
believe their government should
sanction a commerce deal with
the United States, according to
a poll by Universidad de Costa
Rica. 50.5 per cent of
respondents think the
Legislative Assembly should
ratify the Central American Free
Trade Agreement (CAFTA) or the
Tratado Libre de Comercio (TLC)
as it is known locally.
Fill
Today As Gasoline Prices Go Up
Tomorrow
At the stroke of midnight
tonight drivers will feel the
ding in their pocket books as
the price of gasoline prices
rise a whopping ¢35 colones for
a litre of super, following the
publication of the approval by
the Autoridad Reguladora de los
Servicios Públicos (Aresep) in
the official government
newspaper, La Gaceta.
Most Voters Will Vote Same
A recent survey of Costa Rican
voters revealed that 77% of the
electorate is likely to vote for
their own political party.
No Results in Search For
Girls Body
Rescue efforts by the Cruz Roja
(Red Cross), residents and the
family of Stephanie Carmona were
without results yesterday
following the disappearance of
the nine year old who drowned
with two other little girls and
a woman on Tuesday.
Guatemalan Left Mourns Handal
Guatemalan progressives
expressed Thursday that the
death of Salvadoran Farabundo
Marti National Liberation Front
(FMLN) leader Schafik Handal is
an irreparable loss for all of
Latin America.
FMLN to Continue Shafick
Handal Legacy
"Shafick Handal"s death is a
very heavy blow, but we will
remain an option in El Salvador,
as his legacy dictates,"
coordinator of Farabundo Marti
National Liberation Front (FMLN)
Medardo Gonzalez said Wednesday.
Fidel Castro Rebukes US
Provocation
President Fidel Castro denounced
recent US government
provocations through its
Interest Office (USINT) at an
improvised, informal talk with
foreign and Cuban reporters at
the city´s seadrive close to the
diplomatic facility.
Guantanamo
May Become Death Row
The US may resolve its publicity
problems with Guantanamo Naval
Base, in a Cuban territory
occupied against the will of the
Cuban people, by turning it into
death row.
WORLD SOCIAL FORUM:
A Loud,
Multicoloured 'No' to
Imperialism and War
Although the sixth World Social
Forum grants equal importance to
all of the myriad workshops,
seminars and other activities
taking place this week in the
Venezuelan capital and to all of
the participating civil society
groups and figures, that has not
kept some personalities from
standing out, like U.S. peace
activist Cindy Sheehan, whose
soldier son Casey was killed in
Iraq.
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