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Another
Poll Declares Arias Winner
With exactly one month to go,
another poll tells voters that
former president and Nobel Peace
prize winner, Óscar Arias
Sánchez, is still the top
contender for next month’s
presidential election in Costa
Rica, with 47% support.
Costa Rican Government Calls For
Tax Reform Despite Improved
Fiscal Position
The Costa Rican government has
announced a substantial
improvement in the country's
fiscal finances, thanks in large
part to a huge increase in the
amount of taxes collected during
2005.
Truckers Will Not Support Civic
Movement
In an unexpected move, the La
Cámara de Transportistas
Unitarios (Truckers Association)
says they will not be part of
the Movimiento Cívico Nacional (MCN),
who have promised protests
against the Tratado Libre de
Comercio (TLC).
Four Crewmen Plead Not Guilty to
Drug Trafficking After Arrest
off Costa Rica
It wasn't a boatload of fresh
fish for area markets and
restaurants that four men were
trying to bring into the country
last month from Colombia,
investigators say.
Grandparents Who Took Grandchild
Face $150,000 Bill
The grandparents who abducted
their grandson and were
fugitives in Costa Rica for 11
years were ordered Wednesday to
pay almost us$150,000 in
restitution to the child’s
father.
Desanti To Announce His
Government Plans
Though last in the latest poll
and with a slim chance of
winning the presidential chair,
Partido Unión para el Cambio (UPC),
Antonio Álvarez Desanti, is
expected to announce his plans
for his Government for
2006-2010.
Police Coniscate Freshly Baked
"Cucaracha" Bread
Nicaraguan Vendors in the area
of the "Coca Cola" and in front
of the CCSS building on Avenida
Segunda were visited by San José
Municipal police early yesterday
morning following complaints
that the "cosa de horno" - a
typical Nicaraguan corn bread -
was contaminated with
"cucarachas" (cockroaches).
Alleged
Canadian Sex Abuser Back Home
A Canadian man identified as
William Robert
Lawrence, was on his way back to
Canada yesterday after being
detained at the Juan Santamaría
(San José) airport, stopped by
immigration officials as he
entered Costa Rica, wanted in
Canada for alleged sex abuses.
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