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New Fuerza Pública Director
Embroiled in Controversy
Earlier this week the first head
rolled in president Oscar Aria's
new administration, with the
forced resignation of Samuel
Schachtel Kaver.
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A German delegation
welcomes the national
soccer team of Costa
Rica at the new World
Cup Terminal at
Frankfurt airport. Costa
Rica will play the first
match at the World Cup
against the German
national soccer team on
June 9.
[WORLD
CUP 2006 PREVIEW
REUTERS/Thomas Bohlen] |
Arias Signs Decree For Ethical
Conduct of Public Officials
President Óscar Arias Sánchez,
and the Ministro de la
Presidencia, Rodrigo Arias,
yesterday signed a decree that
would guarantee an ethical
conduct by heads of state
organizations. The decree
includes members of the Consejo
de Gobierno and will come into
force once it is published in
the official government
publication, La Gaceta.
Woman Used
Infant To Commit Robberies
In the wild and crazy but true
department, the Sarchí de
Valverde Vega, Alajuela, police
uncovered a scheme where a
mother using her one year old
baby to steal from local
merchants, along with three men
who were accomplices. All four
are now in the hands of the
police.
Stampede
of Resignations At INS
The Instituto Nacional de
Seguros (INS) endured a massive
stampede yesterday, as some 200
INS employees resigned in a mass
action, preferring to leave the
institution early rather than
lose benefits accumulated over
the last almost 20 years of
employment.
WORLD CUP SOCCER:
Costa Rica Falls to Catalonia
The
Costa Rican national team opened
its World Cup preparations with
a 2-0 loss to a Catalonia select
side on Wednesday, allowing a
goal in each half and making
little impact in the exhibition
game before a crowd of 8,155 at
Olympic Stadium.
Panama Freezes Funds of
Aleman Cronies
The Panamanian Public Ministry
bluntly refused to release four
of the frozen nine million
dollars that were in hands of
collaborators of ex Nicaraguan
President Arnoldo Aleman.
Students Burn Buses in Nicaragua
Two buses of the urban
transportation service were set
afire Wednesday in different
sectors of the Nicaraguan
capital, during university
students’ protests against the
rise in transportation costs.
Strike Paralyzes Honduran
Capital
Demanding immediate reduction of
the high price of fuel,
thousands of taxi drivers
blocked main streets and avenues
to public places and paralyzed
traffic in the Honduran capital
on Wednesday.
UN
Probes Guatemalan Human Rights
To visit communities affected by
war and learn of the indigenous
peoples´ situation are one of
Thursday´s main priorities by UN
Top Commissioner for Human
Rights Louise Arbour in
Guatemala.
Castro
enraged by Forbes
Cuban President Fidel Castro has
again challenged the U.S.
magazine Forbes to prove the
allegations that he has personal
bank accounts abroad, during
this month's second TV
appearance in Havana on
Wednesday.
ELECTIONS-PERU:
Voting for
the Accused
In a
seeming paradox, ex-military
commander Ollanta Humala --
accused of kidnapping, torture
and mass killings -- was the
first-round presidential
election favourite in areas that
suffered major human-rights
violations during Peru's
counterinsurgency struggle.
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