Former President
Calderón Formally
Charged With Corruption
Earlier this week,
former president Rafael
Ángel Calderón Fournier,
during a birthday party
given for him, announced
that he would be running
for election in the 2010
presidential elections.
Yesterday, the
Ministerio Público
presented formal charges
against the former
president and seven
others, for their role
in the CCSS-Fischel
corruption case.
Jenniffer
Carranza and
Violeta Mitinian
of Costa Rica
perform in the
synchronised
swimming Duet
Technical
Preliminary
Routine at the
World Aquatics
Championships at
Rod Laver Arena
in Melbourne
March 17. [Foto:
REUTERS/Laszlo
Balogh
-AUSTRALIA] |
La Nación Accused of Being
Untruthful In Its Reporting of
the TLC March
A number of citizens have
brought and action against the
daily Spanish language newspaper
for not being truthful and
trusworthy in its reports of the
protest march of February 26 and
have made an appeal before the
Constitutional Court (Sala
Cuarta) claiming that their
rights were trampled on.
Arias Third, Ortega First in
Central America Poll Reveals
Costa Rican president, Óscar
Arias Sánchez, occupies third
place among the leaders of
Central America and the
Dominican Republic, according to
poll by CID Gallup Latin
America.
Bird-watchers Set Sights on
Costa Rica
Would it surprise you to learn
that some of the favorite places
to watch birds in Costa Rica are
at small roadside eateries?
The Land Of No Army
Every year when I visit Costa
Rica to lead a seminar on
environmental conflict
resolution, I encounter students
from all over the world at the
University for Peace who marvel
at the ability of this nation to
live without an army.
Ortega: US Sways Human Rights
Group
Nicaraguan President Daniel
Ortega in this capital Friday
accused the Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights (ICHR)
of being a politicized entity,
influenced by the US government.
Nicaragua OK with Hague Verdict
President Daniel Ortega said
Nicaragua will accept the
verdict of the International
Court of Justice on a
territorial dispute with
Honduras.
Guatemala-El Salvador Summit to
Discuss Killings
President of Guatemala Oscar
Berger traveled on Friday to El
Salvador, where he is expected
to meet with his counterpart
Antonio Saca about
investigations into the killing
of three Salvadoran deputies and
their driver.
Morales to Authorities: Work for
Bolivia
President of Bolivia Evo Morales
has called on authorities to
renounce partisan political
interests and join efforts to
develop the nation.
Brazil
Labels Its Economy Solid
The Central Bank of Brazil
declared at Committee on
Monetary Policy (POCOM) it holds
a solid situation and is ready
to deal with overseas
instability.
LATIN AMERICA:
Direct Democracy -
Progress and
Pitfalls
Constitutional
mechanisms of direct
democracy became
widespread in Latin
America in the
1990s. But sometimes
they are used
cynically,
sporadically and
perversely, experts
say.
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