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William Slattery, the only survivor
so far
of the plane crash off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, walks
through a hotel in Parrita. Slattery told officials that he only
remembers seeing the plane crash into the water from his height
after jumping from the plane and parachuted gently into the
Pacific.
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Searchers Find
Two More Bodies; One Person
Still Missing
By sea and land, the search
operations will continue through
the weekend to find the last
person who still missing
following the plane crash on
Tuesday, when the small Cessna
206 aircraft with six people on
board - the pilot and five
skydivers - crashed into the
Pacific ocean.
Survivor Recalls Skydiving Plane
Crash
The only survivor of the crash
of a skydiving plane said the
craft ``was moving like a roller
coaster'' when the pilot yelled
for everyone to jump, news
reports said Friday.
Inflation
Keeps on Raging
Costa Rica is lagging behind in
the struggle against inflation
in Latin America.
Hooked Lines May be the End of
Rare Turtles
Costa Rica and more than 1 000
scientists from around the world
will ask the United Nations on
Monday to ban a form of
industrial fishing they say
menaces an endangered sea turtle
and other marine creatures.
Corbana Voices Tariff Concerns
Corbana, the national
organization of banana producers
of Costa Rica, has reiterated
its concerns about the new EU
tariffs, which is due to be
imposed to the tune of €230
(us$281)/metric tonne on banana
imports from January 1, 2006.
U.S. Banks on Home Success for
World Cup Match
The United States will bank on
their excellent home record
against CONCACAF teams when face
Costa Rica in a World Cup
qualifier tonight.
LATIN AMERICA
Venezuelan VP: CIA plotting to
kill Chávez
Venezuelan Vice President José
Vicente Rangel has claimed that
President Hugo Chávez' life "is
seriously threatened," and puts
the blame on the CIA for
plotting to kill the Venezuelan
head of State.
Mexican President appoints new
labor minister
Mexican President Vicente Fox
appointed on Friday his party
colleague Francisco Salazar
Saenz asthe new labor minister.
Protests continue in Bolivia
Protests in Bolivia continued on
Saturday as demonstrators
erected roadblocks on highways
to La Pazand El Alto, said
reports from La Paz, the
administrative capital of
Bolivia.
US intends
to avoid Posada Carriles's
extradition: Rangel
The United States intends to
send Luis Posada Carriles to a
country rather than Venezuela
who requested his extradition in
May, said Venezuelan Vice
President Jose Vicente Rangel on
Friday in Cuba.
SPECIAL REPORTS
INDIGENOUS
BOLIVIA:
Presidential Decree Fails to
Calm Unrest
Bolivian President Carlos Mesa's
decision to call a referendum on
regional autonomy and convene a
constituent assembly to rewrite
the constitution did nothing to
calm the social unrest that has
continued for nearly two weeks.
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