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83 Year Old Woman Fights Off
Attacker
A thief well known to police
ended up in the arms of the law
when he attempted to break into
the house and rob 83 year old
María de los Ángeles Muñoz, who
facing the dangerous man, who
didn't think twice to defend her
home and her 53 year old niece
who was beaten by the thief.
Not a nice welcome home!
Fans shout insults
against the "sele"
(national soccer team)
players as they arrive
at the airport San
José airport after being
eliminated from
the 2006 World Cup play.
The team lost all three
games and finished dead
last in its group, but
did not earn the title
of the worst team, that
honour to date is held
by Serbia and
Montenegro. |
Is Your
Office Making You Sick? Find Out
How.
Office workers now have another
item on their list of issues, in
addition to carpal-tunnel
syndrome and a flat behind from
sitting all day: bacteria
levels.
Honduras Closes Border To Costa
Rican Chicken
Following the report of the
chicken Virus alert in Guácimo,
Limón, Honduras decided to close
it doors to Costa Rican
chickens, which according Sergio
Navas, vice-president of the
Cámara de Exportadores de Costa
Rica (Cadexco), it is costing
millions in losses.
Arias Urges Wealthy Nations to
Forgive Debt
President Oscar Arias announced
on Monday a proposal for
wealthy nations to forgive part
of the debt of poor countries if
they agree to channel the money
saved into education and health
care instead of weaponry.
Costa Rican Unions Condition FTA
with Europe
Trade union leaders on Wednesday
said that that they will support
the Association Treaty with the
European Union for a Free Trade
Agreement (FTA), but ruled out
any similarity with US-sponsored
accords.
U.S. WILL
NOT Remove Costa Rica From List
of Irak War Supporters
Considering it an "historic
document", the United States of
America is refusing to remove
Costa Rica from the list of
supports of the Irak war. Costa
Rica is still listed on the
White House website as one of
the supporting countries to the
war in the middle east.
Nicaragua Mayors Sidestep to
Venezuela Oil
The Association of Nicaraguan
Municipalities (AMUNIC) is
arranging fuel purchases from
Venezuela after what it
described as a lack of federal
desire to support the
initiative.
FMLN Stresses on Withdrawal
from Iraq
The Farabundo Marti National
Liberation Front call to
abrogate the law allowing to
send Salvadoran troops to Iraq
was rejected by the Government
Alianza Republicana Nacionalista
(ARENA).
Guatemalans Recall Missing
People
Humanitarian movements summoned
a march in this capital
Wednesday to pay tribute to the
victims of repressive practices,
on occasion of the Day of Forced
Disappearances in Guatemala.
Guatemala with Pendent
Signatures
After 10 years of peace in
Guatemala, one of the greatest
debts is clearing of truth,
justice and compensation to the
thousands of victims of the
armed conflict in this Central
American country.
Panama: Chavez Visit to Boost
Cooperation
Trade between Panama and
Venezuela will reach about one
billion dollars by the end of
2006, with a boost expected in
the wake of a visit by President
Hugo Chavez to begin Jun 22.
Cuba to
Host PARLATINO Meet
Nearly one hundred deputies of
the Latin American Parliament (PARLATINO)
will meet in Havana on Monday to
examine key issues of common
concern in Latin America and the
Caribbean, according to the
Cuban National Assembly (NA).
CUBA:
Corruption
Crack-Down Aims High
The
"war on corruption" declared by
President Fidel Castro late last
year has shaken the uppermost
reaches of the Cuban Communist
Party (PCC), with a 12-year
prison sentence recently handed
down to a former member of the
country's top government body.
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