Couple
Would Invite Children To Watch
Them Have Sex
A couple was detained by
authorities in San Carlos de la
Fortuna for "inviting" minors to
their small apartment to watch
them have sex, telling
authorities it was their way of
teaching the youngsters to
"learn" so that they would not
have "problems" when they were
adults.
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An
unidentified believer
representing Christ in Semana Santa
celebrations.
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Death
Toll Is At 26 For the Week
With two days to go officially
the death toll for the 2006
Semana Santa is at 26 and is
expected to surpass the 30
deaths registered last year. The
Cruz Roja (Red Cross) and the
Organismo de Investigación
JUdicial (OIJ) released the
figures last night, which takes
in the period between last
Sunday (April 9) and yesterday.
Costa Rica Lets Pedophile
Scam Artist Runs Free
Ian Calvert Bleasdale, the
former San Cristobal, Mexico,
sales manager who was
apprehended in Panama and
extradited to Costa Rica, has
been let off the hook by the
Costa Rican authorities,
Panama's online news
magazine,
Noriegaville News,
reports.
Quality Coffee
At some us$2.50 a pound in small
amounts of very high quality
coffee, Costa Rican growers have
found the key to obtain benefits
in exchange for their efforts
and overcoming the ups and downs
of the regular market.

Panama Readies for Canal
Referendum
The Election Commission of
Panama readies a referendum on
President Martin Torrijos
announced Apr 24 release of the
project to enhance the Canal.
Underage Mexican Immigrants
Growing
The number of Mexican minors who
illegally cross the border with
the United States continues to
grow and doubled only in the
first quarter of 2006.
Bloody
Semana Santa in Central America
Around 200 people died and
another 750 were hurt during
Semana Santa (Easter week)
in Central America, according to
preliminary numbers given by the
regional authorities on
Saturday.
Latin
America Alliance Takes FTAA by
Horns
After four fruitful days of
debates opposing the free trade
agreements and its consequences,
the 5th Hemispheric Meeting
against the Free Trade Agreement
of the Americas (FTAA) comes to
an end Saturday.
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