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Today's planned protests agains the TLC may be a bust as only a
minority of Costa Ricans, according to a survey by Demoscopía,
are in agreement with the Comisión Nacional Enlace, headed by
Edgar Morales, Albino Vargas and Fabio Chaves. [Foto: Rafael
PACHECO/Al Día] |
Pacheco Down In Last Year
President Abel Pacheco lost
public support in Costa Rica,
according to a poll by Unimer
published in the Spanish
language daily La Nación.
Environmental award for Costa
Rican
The British Whitley Award for
People and Ecosystems was
bestowed on Costa Rican
biologist Didiher Chacon for his
dedication to the conservation
of turtles on the Costa Rican
Caribbean.
Rise in Gasoline Caused Shortage
The expected rise in the cost of gasoline happened on schedule on
Saturday morning, causing long lines at gas stations around the Central
Valley that caused some gasoline stations to run out of the costly fuel.
U.S. Citizen Linked to Murder
A U.S. citizen identified only
by his family name, Emmett, 67,
is held suspect of the murder of
his fellow countryman Benjamin
Daniel Wood, 33, whose body was
found with a bullet in an eye
near Turrucares, Alajuela.
Bus Accident Leaves 58 Injured
An accident near Atenas,
Alajuela, left 598 injured - 3 seriously - when a bus they were riding
in had it's brakes fail and collided against retaining wall.
LATIN AMERICA
Cuba Shows
Progress in Sustainable Tourism
in Regional Event
Cuba assured here
that its tourism policy is
governed by the need to
contribute to socio-economic
development from a sustainable
base, in order to protect the
national and regional
environment.
Ecuadorian Congress: US Puts
Pressures on President
Ecuadorian Congress leader
Wilfredo Lucero stated Saturday
the US exerted strong pressures
on President Alfredo Palacio
through the Organization of
American States (OAS).
Venezuelan Journalist Calls to
Try Posada Carriles
Trying the terrorists who blew
up a Cuban airliner in 1976 does
justice to the innocent victims
who have suffered for it,
Venezuelan journalist and
researcher Alicia Herrera
asserted Saturday.
Dominican President Makes Changes in Army
Dominican President Leonel
Fernandez appointed a new Army deputy chief, retired five Army generals,
dismissed five senior police officers and discharged a similar
proportion, a government spokesman informed Saturday.
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