Woman of A Thousand Faces
"I, Elohim Gebor, almighty God in the earth and heavens, give you this message hoping that ye react with fervor and sincerity in your hearts of flesh and light."

Lawmakers Press for New Marina Rules
The Ministry of Tourism is lending weight to fresh legislation, which it hopes will radically alter the speed and method by which concessions for marinas will be issued.

Electricity More Costly Today
Beginning today you should be more careful in your use of electrical energy as your metered used will now cost between 7.8% and 17.3% more.

Woman Arrested For Using 11 Year Old Daughter to Sell Drugs
The Policía de Control de Drogas (anti drug squad) detained a woman in Pavas on Wednesday for, as it appears to police, she was sending her 11 year old daughter out selling drugs.

Taxi Drivers Defend Their Own
"An eye for an eye" is the only law "taxistas" (taxi drivers) know when someone perpetrates an attack against one of their own. And this has police worried.

LATIN AMERICA

Ecuador's capital partly paralyzed amid protests
Thousands of demonstrators brought parts of Ecuador's capital Quito to a standstill Wednesday after the Congress and government failed to reach a deal over control of the country's courts.

60 paramilitaries not to be pardoned
About 60 of the 4,820 demobilized members of United Self-Defense of Colombia (AUC) will not be pardoned, a senior government official said on Wednesday.

Chilean candidate to continue campaign for OAS top job
Chilean Interior Minister Jose Miguel Insulza said on Wednesday he decided to maintain his candidacy for secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS).

Chavez Insists Venezuelan Revolution Irreversible
Venezuelan Head of State Hugo Chavez stated that the revolution in his country has no reverse, since the most important thing is the people, not who is the president.


SPECIAL REPORTS

URUGUAY:
Former Sugar Cane Workers Look to Future With Hope
In the Las Láminas slum in this town in northern Uruguay, former sugar cane workers barely eke out a living making hand-made bricks and scavenging garbage.