Mass To Say Goodbye to Pope John Paul II
On Thursday April 7 10am, a mass will be celebrated at the Catedral Metropolitana in San José to say goodbye to Pope John Paul II, a day before the funeral for the Pope that will be held in Rome . which is scheduled for Friday.

Florida Ex-Cop Sentenced in Sex Sting
A fired Hollywood, Florida, police officer was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison on Monday for attempting to pay to have sex with a pair of Costa Rican teenagers at a hotel near the Miami International Airport.

Carlos Santana In Concert in Costa Rica
Famous guitarist Carlos Santana will give his like concert  tomorrow at the Saprissa stadium San José.

New York Cops Nab 17, Bust Up Mob-Run Betting Ring Betting on Costa Rica Gambling Website
Two of New York's most feared organized crime families joined forces to run a multimillion-dollar illegal sports betting network out of three Queens bars and a gambling Web site in Costa Rica, authorities said yesterday.

New GSM Service in October, ICE Says
Following many months of speculation and uncertainties, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) announced that is starting work on the new GSM cellular network that will see the installation and marketing of 600.000 new GSM cellular lines.

Natural Cosmetic line from Costa Rica to Launch in US
Vista Group is to launch a new natural skin care line on the US market that is manufactured in Costa Rica.

Israel-Latin America Economic Seminar
Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Israel-Latin American Chamber of Commerce, convened an economic seminar on March 29 at the Sheraton Hotel in Tel Aviv on the prospects of trade with Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras - as well as the possibilities of the integration of Israeli companies in regional projects, within the framework of the PPP (Puebla Panama Plan).

LATIN AMERICA

Spain, Brazil, Venezuela to offer help in Colombian peace talks
Spain, Brazil and Venezuela will mediate in the peace talks between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN), the rebel group said in a statement on Monday.

Eleven Brazilian policemen arrested for mass killing
Eleven Brazilian policemen were arrested for suspected involvement in the massacre of 30 people last week on Rio de Janeiro's outskirts, local authorities said on Monday.

Peruvian FM says ties with Chile not "moving backward"
Peru's relations with Chile now face some problems, but they are still improving, Peruvian Foreign Minister Manuel Rodriguez Cuadros was quoted as saying on Monday.

Fidel Castro Attends Mass in Honor of Pope John Paul II
Cuban President Fidel Castro attended on Monday a TV broadcast mass offered by Cardinal Jaime Ortega in honor of late Pope John Paul II at Havana Cathedral.

Election of OAS Secretary General Postponed
The Organization of American States (OAS) has put off the election of a new Secretary-General until next Monday, following the death of Pope John Paul II, OAS sources announced.


SPECIAL REPORTS

RELIGION-BRAZIL:
John Paul Left a Clergy More Subordinate to Rome
In Brazil, the legacy of Pope John Paul II's lengthy papacy is a Church led by bishops who are ”less independent, and less capable of thinking for themselves,” according to priest Oscar Beozzo, a theologian specialising in the history of the Roman Catholic Church.
 

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