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Miss Universe 2005 contestant
Johanna Fernandez of Costa Rica models during the swimwear
competition in Bangkok Thursday. The Miss Universe 2005 pageant
will take place in Bangkok on May 31, 2005. [Foto:
REUTERS/Adrees Latif] |
Pacheco In More Trouble Over
Gifts
President Abel Pacheco continues
to draw fire over accepting
gifts and bonuses for personal
use.
Prosecution Asks 2.080 Years
Sentence For Sexual Abuse
Prosecutor Héctor Sáenz is
asking a Siquirres criminal
court for a sentence of 2.080
years for a 68 year old farmer
who is accused of sexually
abusing his step-daughter.
Lack of
Telephone Has Residents and
Tourist Upset
When does it cost ¢4.000 colones
(us$8.50) to make a local phone
call?
Major Gambling Ring Broken Up In
Queens & Costa Rica
A two-year investigation dubbed
'Operation Toll Free' by law
enforcement, netted 36 arrests
last week in a major gambling
ring that operated in Queens,
New York and Costa Rica.
Insulza of
Chile sworn in to head OAS
Jose Miguel Insulza of Chile was
sworn in as secretary general of
the Organization of American
States, at its headquarters.
LATIN AMERICA
Argentina tightens border
security due to Bolivia's unrest
The Argentine government
reinforced its security forces
along the border with Bolivia to
prevent massive inflow of
Bolivian refugees and prepares
to rescue Argentines in Bolivia,
the local press said Thursday.
Mexico says Cuba did not warn in
time of terrorist
Cuba did not warn Mexico in time
of the presence of Luis Posada
Carriles, a Venezuelan citizen
accused of terrorism by Cuba and
Venezuela, Mexican Foreign
Minister Luis Alberto Derbez
said Thursday.
Ex-president expected to return
to Ecuador
Former Ecuadorian President
Lucio Gutierrez, who sought
asylum in Brazil, will return to
his country soon, said his
former collaborator Major Fidel
Araujo.
Cuba Will
Continue to Fight Terrorism,
Fidel Castro
President Fidel Castro stressed
that Cuba can take care of
domestic affairs, improve
people´s living standard and
still fight terrorism.
SPECIAL REPORTS
FINANCE:
Migrant Workers Said to Gain as
U.S. Money Transfer Business
Revamps
The
cost of transferring money
across borders continues to
fall, giving millions of migrant
workers in the United States new
options for sending home
billions of dollars in earnings.
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