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This what downtown San José
could be like today, as more
than 10.000 are expected to join
the protest against the
ratification of the TLC.
Avoiding downtown today, unless
absolutely necessary, would be a
good idea!
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TLC
Protest March Today
A group of protestors will leave
the Rotonda de la Espanidad
(front of Mall San Pedro), while
another group will gather in
front of the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad
(ICE) building in the Sabana and
will join forces in downtown San
José in the first day of protest
against the ratification of the
Tratado Libre de Comercio (TLC)
- free trade agreement with the
United States - since the
document was sent to the
Legislature.
Trinidad
and Costa Rica Sign Deal
Trinidad and Costa Rica signed a
free trade agreement Wednesday
that was expected to allow for
the free flow of goods to nearly
20 million consumers.
Tico
Fugitive Arrested in Canada
We are accustomed to reading
about the capture of fugitives
hiding out in Costa Rican by the
international police
organization, INTERPOL. However,
the reserve is the case for
Costa Rican Andrés Sibaja
Castro, who was captured by
INTERPOL in Canada.
Tico
Watermelons Enjoyed in the US
and Europe
Watermelon production for the
purpose of export grew 22% in
the first five months of this
year, generating ¢3.690 million
colones (us$7.5 million) in
profit for producers, some ¢492
million for the same period in
2004, according to the
Ministerio de Agricultura y
Ganadería (MAG).
Buying a
Handgun in Costa Rica is Easy
How easy is to buy and carry a
handgun in Costa Rica? Not too
difficult, as we found.
Labour
Minister Says He Will Be Tough
on Employers Who Don't Pay the
Aguinaldo
In less than two weeks the "Aguinaldo"
will start filling the pockets
of consumers.
 
Hunger Haunts Nicaragua's
North Atlantic
Hunger is threatening
inhabitants of Prinzapolka in
Nicaragua's North Atlantic
Autonomous Region, in the wake
of Hurricane Beta and rat
plague-hit crops.
Nicaraguan MD's Work Stoppage
Heats Up
Striking public hospital doctors
in Nicaragua entered their third
day on Wednesday as they
threatened to suspend emergency
services if their demand to
improve higher wages is declared
illegal.
Castro may have Parkinson's
disease: CIA report
An intelligence assessment based
on a wide variety of material
suggests Cuban leader Fidel
Castro has Parkinson's disease,
The Associated Press qoated a
U.S. official as saying
Wednesday.
Guatemala's top anti-drug
officials arrested
Guatemala's two top anti-drug
officials and one police officer
were arrested in the United
States for attempting to smuggle
cocaine, Guatemalan Interior
Minister Carlos Vielmann said on
Wednesday.
RIGHTS-BRAZIL:
Blacks
Demand Adoption of Promised
Measures
The
Brazilian state has failed to
make good on promises to adopt a
series of measures aimed at
promoting racial equality, the
country’s black movement
complained Wednesday in a march
in the capital dubbed Zumbi +
10.
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