Captured Fugitive Endeared
Himself to Co-Workers
About two years ago, Colwel
applied for a job at Emerald
Shores Realty in the Costa Rican
in Playa Flamingo and was hired
as the office manager and
quickly endeared himself to his
co-workers.
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Nicaraguan President, Enrique
Bolaños, (right) gives a gift to
a girl at the border crossing
with at Peñas Blancas, Thursday,
as tens of thousands of
Nicaraguans living and working
in Costa Rica have begun
returning home for the holidays.
[AP Photo/Ariel Leon]
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"Gordo"
Winner Still A No Show
It's now day 5 of the "gordo
navideño" and the first prize of
¢350 million colones is still to
be claimed. The Junta de
Protección Social (JPS)
confirmed that the holder of the
"entero" - ticket number 03,
seriers 691, sold by "chancera"
(lottery ticket seller) Maria
castillo Meoño, in Cartago, has
to still come forward.
End of
Trade Benefits
The United States confirmed that
Costa Rica stands to lose the
trade benefits of the Caribbean
Basin Initiative (CBI) if it
doesn't join the Central America
and Dominican Republic-US Free
Trade Agreement (CAFTA) -
Tratado Libre de Comercio (TLC),
as it is known locally.
us$300
Million in Investments
Real-estate firm Colliers
International announced the
launching of its operations in
Costa Rica and plans to attract
some us$300 million in
investment during the coming
three years.
Ads For
Cellular Lines by ICE Appear For
First Time in A Loooonnnnnnggggg
Time!
For the first time in a long
time, the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad
(ICE) - the state monopoly on
telecommunications - has placed
an in ad in the local Spanish
language newspapers, promoting
the availability of cellular
telephone lines.
Holiday
Hours For The End of Year
We've compiled a short list of
what is hours of banks, shopping
and utility companies during the
holiday season. Though there are
exceptions with local offices,
in general, the are the working
days of the following groups.
TOMORROW:
What to do, where to
go in Costa Rica during the
holiday season and traditional "tico"
Christmas recipes.
  Honduran
Nicaragua Unions Oppose
Education Privatization
Education union leaders warned
on Thursday there will be a
great conflicts in Nicaragua if
the Ministry of Education
accepts the World Bank request
for mass layoffs and
privatization of education.
Most Dishonest Elections in
Honduras
Hondura"s Civic Movement for
Democracy (MCD) described the
November 27 elections as the
most rigged in the country"s
recent democratic history.
Cuban Parliament Assesses
Economic Growth
After hearing a heartening
report that the national economy
grew 11.8 percent in 2005, the
Cuban Parliament continues
Friday its sixth ordinary period
of sessions assessing results of
the year´s social-economic
programs and the 2006 budget.
Brazil Bets on Fuel
Leadership
Brazilian state Petrobras
corporation announced the
purchase of gas stations and
other products in Colombia,
Paraguay, and Uruguay from the
Anglo-Dutch transnational Shell.
Colombia
Free of Bird Flu: official
Colombia has been declared clear
of any kind of bird flu, the
country's agriculture minister
said in a statement on Thursday.
MEXICO:
Tracking
Down the Serial Killer of Poor,
Elderly Women
"When someone asks how old I am,
I say I'm 15, just in case the
'little old lady killer' is
listening," said 78-year-old
pensioner Beatriz Juárez, her
irony masking her fear of a
killer on the loose who is
blamed for the murders of nearly
50 people in Mexico City.
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