Liberación Head Assures All PLN
Members Will Vote Yes on the TLC
The Tratado Libre de Comercio
(TLC) - free trade agreement
with the United States -
continues, with a vote on the
trade deal expected in the
Legislative Assembly soon, the
head of the Partido Liberación
Nacional (PLN) says all 25
candidates of the ruling party
will be voting in favour.
Costa Rica's
Alvaro Saborio
celebrates one
of his goals
during their
friendly match
against New
Zealand at the
Ricardo Saprissa
Stadium in San
José, Saturday.
Costa Rica beat
New Zeland 4-0.
[Foto: Kent
Gilbert] |
Former
Guerrilla Appointed As
Nicaraguan Consul in Costa Rica
Nicaragua is making a change at
its Sede Consular General
(consular offices) in San José,
by appointing a former "guerrillera"
and former Sandinista deputy to
the post.
Mexican Drug Cartel Controls
Most Costa Rica Maritime
Smuggling
The Sinaloa Cartel, one of
Mexico's most powerful drug
trafficking organizations, was
behind the rampant cocaine
trafficking activities among
fishermen in Costa Rica, senior
security officials said Sunday.
Fiscal Deficit Drops 70 percent
Generally speaking, the fiscal
deficit of Costa Rica decreased
70 percent in the last 12
months, as a result of improved
tax collection and a slower
increase rhythm in expenses, the
Minister of Finance Guillermo
Zúñiga disclosed.
Costa Rica Too Good
New Zealand
coach, Ricki Herbert, is
confident the 0-4 loss to Costa
Rica will be of benefit to New
Zealand's 2010 World Cup
campaign.
Sex With Children
Billboards in English,
strategically placed along the
major roads leading to tourist
resorts, warn visitors that
Costa Rica will pursue and
prosecute adults who engage in
sex with children under 18.
San José
Driver Licensing Office on
Extended Hours
Beginning today and ending
on April 3, the Departamento de
Licencias en San José (San José
driver license office) will be
open extended hours to
accommodate the expected rush
ahead of the Semana Santa
(Easter Week) holiday.n, announced the
launch of a new Global
Recruiting Centre located in San
José.
PARLACEN Opens in Nicaragua
The Central American Parliament
(PARLACEN), whose members are
reluctant to meet in the
headquarters in Guatemala due to
the insecurity situation in this
country, will session Monday in
Nicaragua.
Nicaragua
Censures UN Sanctions on Iran
Future Nicaraguan Ambassador to
the United Nations Aldo Diaz
Lacayo criticized on Sunday the
new sanctions approved by the UN
Security Council (SC) against
Iran, considering they have a
geopolitical background.
Indigenous Summit in Guatemala
Under the slogan "From
resistance to power," the Third
Continental Summit of Indigenous
Peoples and Nationalities kicks
off in Guatemala on Monday, to
analyze the main problems of
regional communities.
Brazil to ask for U.S. help in
insider trading investigation
Brazilian government agency for
stock markets said on Thursday
that it will ask the U.S.
Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) help in the
investigation of the Ipiranga
insider trading case.
Venezuela president calls on
international community to
respect Iran
The international community
should respect Iran's
sovereignty and prevent a
possible U.S. attack against
that country, Venezuela's
President Hugo Chavez said
Sunday on a television and radio
show.
BOLIVIA:
El Niño Has Bigger
Bite with Climate
Change
Bolivia is entering
its fourth month of
onslaught from El
Niño, the climate
phenomenon that has
grown stronger, and
threatens to return
with even greater
force.
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