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Ronald Gomez of Deportivo
Saprissa shouts in joy after
kicking the decisive penalty
goal against Al Ittihad of Saudi
Arabia. Costa Rica finished in
3rd place in the FIFA Club World
Championship Toyota Cup 2005
soccer in Yokohama. [AP Photo/Junji
Kurokawa]
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Saprissa
Finishes Third in the World
Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa
scored two late goals to beatAl
Ittihad 3-2 and finish third in
the FIFA Club World Championship
on Sunday.
President Pacheco Will Leave
Office At An All Time Low
The approval numbers for
president Abel Pacheco plummeted
last month, according to a poll
by Demoscopia published in the
Spanish language daily Al Día.
Sampoli
New Italian Ambassador to Costa
Rica
Leonardo Sampoli has been named
the new Italian ambassador in
Costa Rica.
Sampoli replaces
Gioacchino Trizzino.
"Gordo"
Draw Tonight
Bought your ticket? The "Gordo
Navideño" draw will be tonight a
7pm, live from la Plaza de la
Cultura in downtown San José,
that will for some be a dream
come true.
  Honduran Poverty Will Endure
Two Centuries
Honduras will need at least 200
years to reduce poverty,
revealed Glenda Gallardo,
representative of the UN Program
for Development.
Cuban MPs Assessing 2005
Members of the Cuban Parliament
have started this Sunday to
assess in their respective
working commissions the year´s
development, as well as economic
and social predictions for 2006.
An Indigenous to Bolivian
Presidency
Evo Morales Aima, an Aymara
Indian who did not go to
university, is on the brink of
becoming the first indigenous
president of Bolivia, if
Sunday´s elections ratify the
polls.
Chile Buys
Weapons from Holland
Chilean Defense Minister Jaime
Ravinet arrived at the Dutch
port of Del Harven to sign
contracts Friday for the
purchase of 185 million dollars
worth of weaponry in its
ambitious plan to refurbish its
Armed Forces.
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