San José, Costa Rica -    Wednesday 13 October 2004

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Thousands took to the streets of San José yesterday to protest against corruption in government and of public officials. Click for larger image!

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¡No a La Corrupción!
Thousands yesterday took to the streets to protest against government corruption and in particular the acts of key individuals, like former presidents Rafael Angel Calderón, Miguel Angel Rodríguez and current Comptroller, Alex Solís. Many other public functionaries and businessmen have been accused of corruption and paybacks in the ICE-Alcatel and Fischecl-Caja scandals. 

PRESIDENTIAL SCANDAL
Miguel Angel Rodríguez Says He Will Be In Costa Rica Friday
Former president, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, told channel 6 news "Noticias Repretel" from his office in Washington, that he plans to be in Costa Rica on Friday. 

Costa Rica Targeted for Child Sex Tourism
U.S. government agencies and a nongovernmental organization have expanded their fight against child sex tourism beyond the United States to include Costa Rica and Thailand, U.S. and NGO officials said Tuesday. 

Canadian Charter Flights to Costa Rica
Air Canada, Canada's national airline, beginning December will offer direct service between Toronto and Liberia's Daniel Oduber International airport. 

Colombians in nationwide protest
About 700,000 Colombians have taken part in nationwide protests against President Alvaro Uribe. 

Columbus' Tomb Opened on Anniversary
Roman Catholic officials opened a tomb said to contain the remains of Christopher Columbus as part of an annual ceremony Tuesday, a day after the Dominican government denied a Spanish request to conduct DNA tests to determine which country has the navigator's true remains. 

Chile not interested in nominating candidate for OAS chief
Chilean President Ricardo Lagos said his country is not interested in nominating a candidate for the post of secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), the La Tercera daily reported Tuesday. 

Venezuela disapproves Salvadoran candidacy for OAS top job
Venezuela would not support former Salvadoran President Francisco Flores as candidate for secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Foreign Minister Jesus Perez said in statement on Tuesday.

International News from the New York Times
 

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CORRUPTION-LATAM: Cheated Savers Despair Over Slow Pace of Justice Suicides and stress-related health problems strew the path of the tens of thousands of depositors in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay who are trying to recover at least part of the savings they lost two years ago in a flood of bank runs, fraudulent bank activity and financial collapse. As one Uruguayan account-holder who lost her savings told IPS, the anguish of losing everything is aggravated by the exasperatingly slow pace of justice as the judiciary, with limited resources, seeks to unravel the complex tangle of years of financial machinations designed to cover up fraudulent operations carried out in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, the Caribbean and the United States.

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