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WORLD CUP SOCCER:
09
days to go!
"See La Fanatica" here!
Another Attempt At the Calderón
Guardia Hospital
It has been less than a year
since 20 people perished in a
fire at the Hospital Calderón
Guardia and yesterday, Judicial
authorities were already
investigating another fire, a
fire tha appears to be the work
of a criminal, putting the lives
of workers and patients at risk.
Shame, Shame, Shame.
Costa Rica's soccer
team pose for a photo
before their friendly
match against the Czech.
Many Costa Ricans
believe the team should
hide in shame, losing
the first three of the
warm up games, while
others believe it is
part of a strategy to
fool the Germans. The
truth will be known on
June 9, the opening game
of the 2006 World Cup.
[Foto:
WORLD CUP 2006 PREVIEW
REUTERS/Petr
Josek]
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Nicaragua's Ortega Asking Arias
To Withdraw Charges Over the San
Juan River
Presidential candidate and
leader of the Sandinista party
in Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, has
asked Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias, to withdraw Costa
Rica's plans to charge Nicaragua
to the International Court at
the Hague over the San Juan
river conflict.
Government Will Respect Court
Decision Following Appeal
Against Giving Public Employees
Time Off To Watch the World Cup
The government said yesterday
that it would respect any
decision by the Constitutional
Court or Sala IV over the giving
public employees off the morning
of June 9, the day of the
opening games of the 2006 World
Cup between Costa Rica and
Germany.
Seniors Frequently Swindled Into
Selling Land Cheaply
The question that is being
asked, would a normal person
sell an important and valuable
piece of land with little money
down, the payments on only a
personal note and without
interest? Well, that is what
happened to a elderly couple in
Heredia and a Telenoticias
(local channel 7 news) reports
that this is more common
occurrence than at first
believed.
WORLD CUP SOCCER:
3 for 0 As
Czechs Beat Costa Rica
First it was Catalonia, then it
was the Ukraine and yesterday
the Czechs. Costa Rica has now played three
warm up games and lost all
three, for a total of 7 goals
against, while the Tico national
team were not able to put not
even one past the opposing
goalies.
US$300
Million in Beach Resort
Global Financial Group, a
Romanian company, confirmed that
it will invest us$100 million in
the first stage of a beach
resort in Brasilito, on the
Costa Rica northwestern Pacific.
Ex
Nicaraguan President Barred from
Europe
Nicaragua's ex President Arnoldo
Alemán, now accused of
corruption, who also faces
trials in Panama and the US for
alleged money laundering, is
today a persona non grata in
Spain and another 14 European
countries.
Guatemala Military Swindle Bared
A new act of corruption during
the Alfonso Portillo government
came out Tuesday in Guatemala,
after detecting losses of 282
million quetzals (some $38
million) from the Military
Prevision Institute (IPM).
Poll Shows Salvadorans Dislike
President
A survey by the University
Institute of Public Opinion in
El Salvador revealed Tuesday
that Salvadorans consider
President Antonio Saca´s
performance poor and highlights
the people’s rejection of him.
Venezuela
Rejects Lies About Oil Deal
Venezuelan deputy Pedro Carreño
warned in Nicaragua that the
current intrigue over agreements
between that country's mayor
offices and Petroleos de
Venezuela (PDVSA) only seeks to
derail regional integration.
CARIBBEAN:
Recognising the Legacy of
Slavery
Slavery is inextricably
intertwined with the history of
the countries of the Caribbean,
and a new Sites of Memory on the
Slave Route project is focusing
on the African influence in
Aruba, Haiti, the Dominican
Republic and Cuba.
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