Today: France vs.
Portugal 1:00pm local
time on Repretel channel
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"Almost Free Money" To Poor To
Buy a House, President Arias
Announces
In a strategic alliance with the
government, the Banco de Costa
Rica (BCR) will make available a
¢5 billion colones (us$9.8
million dollars) line of credit
to poor Costa Ricans to purchase
or construct a house.
Germany's goal keeper
Jens Lehmann, dives in
attempt to stop Italy's
first goal by Fabio
Grosso. Italy won the
match 2-0 after extra
time and will face
today's winner, either
Portugal or France, in
Sunday's World Cup final
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Fishman Says Being Elected Party
President is No Prize
In an interview with the Spanish
daily newspaper, Diario Extra,
Luis Fishman said that being
elected president of the Partido
Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC)
is not a prize, but rather, a
responsibility which he intends
to carry on his shoulders until
the party once again becomes an
option to voters.
Residents Must Make Appointment
to Renew Their Cédulas
To better services, Mario
Zamora, director of immigration,
said that there will be a
temporary suspension of
"residency" renewals without an
appointment. Zamora said the
suspension will be in force
until July 31.
June Inflation 5.31%
The Instituto Nacional de
Estadística y Censo (INEC) said
that last month (June), the
inflation rate closed at 5.31%,
which is the lowest compared to
the month of June in 2004 and
2005 (6.25% and 6.86%
respectively).
Central Bank Issues New Coins
Confused by the coins in
circulation? First there were
the nickel plated coins, which
were then replaced by the gold
coloured coins that could not be
used in many public telephones,
so the the nickel plated coins
were never removed from
circulation.
Cheaper
Internet Coming Our Way
The internet may be soon be
cheaper as the technicians of
the Autoridad Reguladora de
Servicios Públicos (Aresep) are
recommending that ICE reduce its
internet rates by 50%.
Nicaraguan Government lobbied to
stop crimes against women in
Esteli
The Women's Network Against
Violence in the city of Esteli,
154 kilometers north Managua,
the capital, where in less than
two months four women have been
murdered, called on the
government to stop this crime
wave against women and to
recognize the dramatic situation
as a public health problem.
Nicaragua Party to Find New
Candidate
Analyst Oscar Rene Vargas said
it would very hard for the
Sandinista Renovating Party to
keep the political room created
by charismatic presidential
candidate Herty Lewites, who
died of a hart attack.
Carter May Block US Nicaragua
Meddling
For analyst Aldo Diaz, the
presence of former US president
James Carter Tuesday in Managua
could impede a probable meddling
of the Organization of American
States (OAS) in the Nicaraguan
electoral process.
Guatemala, Deaths and Violence
Increase
At least five people died and
another 10 were wounded on
Tuesday during one of the
bloodiest attacks against a bus
of the urban transportation in
Guatemala.
Fidel Castro Calls to Strengthen
Communist Party
President Fidel Castro called to
strengthen Cuba´s Communist
Party (PCC) more than ever, and
highlighted its decisive role
amid the complex world situation
and the internal battle for the
eradication of deficiencies.
South
American Union Possible, Says
Chavez
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
said that the South American
Union is today more possible
than ever before, as a
geopolitical, economical, social
project to organize and shape
the Great Nation.
VENEZUELA-COLOMBIA:
Refugees
and Marginalised Share Help and
Hardship
Despite occasional rivalries
between Colombians and
Venezuelans, the armed conflict
in Colombia has renewed the
links of brotherhood and
solidarity between these two
"Bolivarian" nations, known as
such because both claim Simón
Bolívar as hero of independence
from Spain.
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