Banco
Banex Being Investigated
The Juzgado Penal de Hacienda de
San José lifted the "Secreto
Bancario" - banking secrecy - on
accounts held by Banco Banex and
Oscar Rodríguez, who was manager
of the bank until seven years
ago when he took over as
Superindente de Entidades
Financieras (SUGEF) - the
country's banking regulator.
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Work on the finishing the Juan
Santamaría International airport
terminal in San José continues
at a steady pace. One day,
the terminal building will be
finished and become a "real"
airport to handle the increasing
number of tourists to Costa Rica
year. 1.6 million tourists are
expected for 2006.
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Costa
Rica Has The Highest Percentage
of Immigrants in Latin America,
Study Reveals
Costa Rica is the country in
Latin America with the highest
percentage of immigrants, which
now represents 7.5% of the
country's population, though in
numbers it is relative low -
300.000 - compared to other
Latin American countries.
Sponsors and Volunteers Needed
for the Presidential Ceremony on
May 8
Want to make history in Costa
Rica and be part of the "traspaso
de poderes" - transfer of powers
- on May 8? Well, this may be
your chance. Read on.
Two
Months Preventive Detention For
Two Youths Who Attacked
Classmate
Violence in public school has
become an important issue over
the past week, following the
attack of 12 year old Tatiana
Jarquín Cortés by her
classmates. Yesterday, the
Juzgado Penal Juvenil de San
José (San José juvenile court)
ordered two of the four youths
involved in the attack to two
months of preventive detention
(jail).
Monteverde
Massacre Perpetrator Accepts
Charges and Waives Trial For a
Reduced Sentence
Erlyn Hurtado, the only living
assailant of the Banco Nacional
massacre last year in Monteverde,
accepted the charges against him
by the Fiscalía (prosecutor) in
exchange for a reduced sentence.
Herbalife Opens Business in
Costa Rica
Herbalife Ltd. has announced the
opening of business in Costa
Rica, its second Central
American country and now the
62nd country where Herbalife
products will be sold through
the company's network of
independent distributors.
Panama
Returning Nica Slush Fund
Nicaraguan Attorney General
Alberto Novoa said Panama will
return to Nicaragua over 10
million dollars frozen in bank
accounts of ex President Arnoldo
Aleman.
Guatemalans against US Torture
Guatemalan thinkers called the
US Wednesday the biggest human
rights violator worldwide and
demanded the closure of its
torture and detention centers
around the globe.
Cuba
Baseball Win Aids Katrina Loss
In a welcoming ceremony for
Cuban baseball players coming in
second place at the World
Baseball Classic (WBC),
President Fidel Castro
reiterated the island will
donate the prize money to US
victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Chile,
Argentina: Peace not Hunger
Chilean President Michelle
Bachelet is winding up this
Wednesday her over 24-hour
official visit to Buenos Aires,
in which she has ratified along
with her counterpart Nestor
Kirchner strategic bilateral
relations.
DEVELOPMENT:
Trouble
Cooking Over Potatoes
Trouble is cooking over the move
by Syngenta International to
introduce a genetically modified
form of potato.
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