2007 Inflation To Be
Less Than 9%, Government
Predicts
A combination of the
approval of the Tratado
de Libre Comercio (TLC)
-free trade agreement
with the United States,
better tax collection
and the belt tightening
of public expenditures,
will improve the
economic outlook for
this year, the Banco
Central de Costa Rica (BCCR)
says.
As we suspected
all along, there
are work crews
all around the
country creating
potholes, as we
found out in the
area of Neuvo
Arenal, as this
crew cleans and
sweeps a freshly
made pothole by
the crew ahead
of them. Another
crew follows
behind some time
later to fill in
the potholes.
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Camper Unknowingly Brings Home
Scorpion From Costa Rica Trip
TORONTO — Travelers on an
American Airlines flight to
Toronto from Miami could be
excused if they were nervous
fliers.
Gasoline Prices Drop Tomorrow;
Diesel Up
Don't fill that tank until
midnight tonight, as the
approval of a latest gasoline
reduction was published today in
the official government
publication, La Gaceta, and
takes effect at the stroke of
midnight tonight.
Chinchilla Elected New
Magistrate
With 39 votes, Carlos Chinchilla
Sandí was elected to the Sala
Tercera de la Corte Suprema de
Justicia by Legislative
Assembly.
Arte De La
Calle
Original reggae rock band
vegitation will join many
artists from around the world
for the Arte De La Calle 2 in
San José, Feb. 10th-17th.
Most Nicaraguans Trust Daniel
Ortega
A poll by M y R Consultores
company disclosed on Monday that
67.1 percent of the Nicaraguan
population is confident the
nation will prosper with the
government of Sandinista leader
Daniel Ortega.
Venezuela-Nicaragua to Sign
Agreements
Venezuelan Ambassador to
Nicaragua Miguel Gomez confirmed
on Monday that Presidents Hugo
Chavez and Daniel Ortega will
sign a comprehensive cooperation
agreement, a day after the
Sandinista leader takes up his
post on Wednesday.
Panama Shapes New Peoples Party
Sectors of the National Front
for the Defense of Social and
Economic Rights (FRENADESO) are
working to create a new party
that represents an alternative
for the popular classes.
Panama
Begins Stint on Security Council
At the start of its two-year
membership on the UN Security
Council Monday, Panama denounced
the threat to peace and
international security and
stated the greatest threats come
from poverty, hunger, injustice
and marginalization.
El Salvador Prisons Still on Red
Alert
Four Salvadorian prisons are
still on red alert after the
weekend riot in Apanteos prison
and death of 21 prisoners.
POLITICS:
Latin
American Elites More Doubtful of
U.S.
Elites in the major countries of
Latin America are increasingly
bullish about their nations'
economies and increasingly
alienated from the United
States, according to a new
survey by Zogby International
and released this week by
Newsweek magazine.
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