Mayoral Elections Underway And
Does Anyone Know or Care?
The first Sunday in December is
the date set for the municipal
elections in the country and it
will cost Costa Ricans some
¢2.000 million colones (us$3.88
million dollars) and does anyone
know or care who is running for
mayor and council seats in their
municipality?
A Costa Rican family
visits the tomb of a
loved one on the Día de
los Defuntos" (Day of
the Dead) in Santa
Barbara, Thursday. The
Day of the Dead is
celebrated throughout
Latin America, as
families visit the grave
sites of their loved
ones to pay their
respects. [AP Photo/Kent
Gilbert] |
Legislator Should Give Up
Immunity And Face Courts in
Sexual Harassment Accusation
It's been more than two months
since the case of sexual
harassment against legislator,
Federico Tinoco. Yesterday a
legislative commission made its
final report to the Legislative
Assembly.
"Dry" Season Around the Corner
The Instituto Meteorológico
Nacional (IMN) - the weatherman
- announced yesterday that the
"dry" season will officially
begin by the third week in
November and that the transition
period has already begun with
cold winds and scattered
showers.
Insurance Rates Increased for
2007
Driving in Costa Rica got more
expensive yesterday as the state
monopoly on insurance, the
Instituto Nacional de Seguros
(INS), announced increases in
its insurance rates for 2007,
which are between 6% and 34%,
depending on the type of
vehicle.
Less
Sulfur in Diesel, Report
Recommends
The majority of buses, heavy
duty trucks and an important
number of passenger vehicles use
diesel fuel, one of the major
contaminators because of the
high level of sulfur content,
according to a report by the
Universidad Nacional (UNA) that
was presented to the Autoridad
Reguladora de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep).
Sentencing Postponed for Phony
Doctor
Dean Faiello, the phony doctor
who hid the body of a NYC
banker and fled to Costa Rica,
before returning and confessing
to her death is expected to get
20 years prison. The sentencing
of Dean Faiello was adjourned
this morning until December 4.
Nicaragua Doubts May Favor
Ortega
The fear of keeping the same
party in power for too long a
period, which marked Daniel
Ortega s defeat, could be
reverted 16 years later to favor
his return to power, analyst
Oscar Rene Vargas said in this
capital on Thursday.
Prospect of a Sandinista return
to power in Nicaragua worries
some in U.S.
The prospect of a return to
power of former Nicaraguan
leader Daniel Ortega is causing
anxiety here, with U.S.
officials publicly warning that
Nicaraguan democracy could be
imperiled if voters on Sunday
elect the one-time Soviet ally
to the presidency after a
16-year absence.
Honduras-Mexico Agree on Sea
Border
The Honduras Legislature
approved an agreement to define
the maritime demarcation between
this Central American nation and
Mexico on Thursday, a
congressional text confirmed.
Venezuela, Guatemala Boost
Panama in UN
Venezuela and Guatemala are due
to formally present Panama at
the UN Latin American and
Caribbean Group (GRULAC) as an
acceptable candidate to fill a
seat at the Security Council.
Panama Condemns
US-Cuba Blockade
The President of the
Committee of
Solidarity with Cuba
of Colon, Panama,
Cesar Quijano,
condemned the US
blockade of Cuba and
called for an end to
US aggressive
policies.
MEXICO:
How Many Deaths Is
the Oaxaca Governor
Worth?
The governor of the
southern Mexican
state of Oaxaca is
clinging to his
post, bringing the
months-long local
conflict to boiling
point. More than 15
people are dead,
5,000 police are
unsuccessfully
trying to quell the
social protest, and
there political
rancour simmers
nationwide.
