Day of Protest Tomorrow
If you haven't already heard it,
let us tell you again. Tomorrow
will be a day of protest in
Costa Rica and though most of
the marches and manifestations
centred in San José, the
objective of the trade unions is
to paralyze the entire country.
Tomorrow ten of
thousands of
public sector
employees and
those against
the Tratado
Libre de
Comercio (TLC) -
free trade
agreement with
the United
States - are
expected to the
take to the
streets and
paralyze the
country. The
largest grouping
will be San
José. [Archive
foto of October
23, 2006,
protest march]. |
Chavéz May
Back Off On Plant Closure
In typical style, Venezuelan
president, Hugo Chavéz, said
yesterday in Caracas, that he
will meet with the employees of
the aluminum plant, Alunasa, in
Costa Rica, to possibly
reconsider his earlier decision
to close the plant.
Moving Tech Support Jobs
Closer
Some of Silicon Valley's largest
technology companies, in an
effort to cut costs and address
a mounting stack of
customer-service complaints, are
embracing an offshoring trend
known as "nearshoring.''
Nebraska Men Make Market for
Feed in Costa Rica
Miguel Obando of San José, who
markets and distributes Oxbow
Hay Co. products for Miller and
Buescher, said he’s often heard
the story that “20 years ago,
someone overfed the horse, and
they didn’t want it (alfalfa) no
more.”
Mexico and Costa Rica book final
spots at FIFA Under-20 World Cup
Canada 2007
The field for FIFA Under-20
World Cup Canada 2007 is
complete after CONCACAF nations
Mexico and Costa Rica qualified
this weekend for the 24-nation
tournament.
Nicaragua Receives First
Venezuela Oil Shipment
Nicaragua received Saturday an
oil shipment of 60 thousand
barrels from Venezuela as part
of the advantageous cooperation
agreements signed between the
two countries in the framework
of the Bolivarian Alternative of
the Americas (ALBA).
Nicaragua Steps Up for ALBA
The visit Nicaraguan president
Daniel Ortega will be making to
Venezuela Friday will allow the
country to make a further step
in the integrationist process
encouraged by the Bolivarian
Alternative for the Americas
(ALBA).
Central American, Caribbean
Ministers Talk Region
The meeting of foreign Ministers
of the Central American
Integration System and the
Caribbean Community is to end
with the signing of an Action
Plan on exchange in priority
areas for human development.
Guatemala Police Purge Demanded
after Deputies Murder
Guatemalan policemen
participation in the murder of
three Salvadorian deputies and
their driver renewed the demands
in favour of purging that body
and the creation of the
Commission against Impunity (CICIG).
Colombian rebels say
still open to talks on
prisoner swap
Colombian rebels holding
a former presidential
candidate hostage said
on Friday that they were
still open to a deal for
her release.
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