TLC Will Be Approved By
December, President Arias Says
President Oscar Arias is
painting himself an optimist,
though at at times impatient,
during his first 100 days in
second round in the presidential
chair.
Though Mother's Day was
last Tuesday (August
15), the holiday will be
legally celebrated
tomorrow (Monday). Many
Costa Ricans have asked
the government to return
the tradition to the its
original day, giving up
a long weekend in the
process. All
banks, government
offices and most
businesses will be
closed tomorrow. |
Transvestites Take Over Barrio
Amon
Hotel owners and resident of
Barrio Amon assure that they are
"fed up" with the "travestis" -
transvestites - who have taken
over their quiet neighbourhood.
Inflation Expected to be 12
percent
The inflation expected for the
next 12 months remains strong at
close to 12 percent.
Amba Research
launched operations
At the Eurocenter Diursa in
Barreal, Heredia, International
firm Amba Research started
operations in Costa Rica in late
July. The company is
dedicated to outsourcing in
financial research. It develops
financial models and analyses of
companies and sectors.
Sandinistas Door-knocking for
Unity
The Nicaraguan electoral
campaign begins Friday in
Managua with an act attended by
national and international
personalities.
Guatemala Reinstates Fired
Doctors
The partial strike in the
Guatemalan hospitals moved
towards a possible solution
after the government promised to
reinstate Friday physicians that
had been fired from their jobs.
Conflicts Put Chile on the Hot
Seat
The strike by workers of
Escondida, the world´s largest
open-pit copper mine, dominated
the Chilean panorama this week,
along with other conflicts that
threaten with breaking.
Cuba Women Trust in the
Revolution
Cuban women rely on the
continuity of the social process
in the island and are pleased
about the satisfactory healing
of President Fidel Castro after
undergoing an intestinal surgery
two weeks ago.
Cuba Publishes Book
on Assassination
A book entitled
"Fidel, Kennedy, and
Chavez, an
Inconclusive Story
of Political
Assassination" was
presented in this
capital, about
assassination as an
option used by the
US diplomacy.
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