Woman Says She Was Sexually
Harassed By Legislator Boss
A "sex" scandal is brewing in
the Asamblea Legislativa
(Legislative Assembly) as a male
legislator is being accused of
sexual harassment against a
worker in the country's chamber
of lawmakers.
Who is the "Acosador"?
No, the roster is not
from the FBI or Interpol
or any other police
agency, it is a roster
of Costa Rica's
legislators, one of
which is being accused
of sexual abuse of a
Legislative Assembly
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Costa Rica And Nicaragua Headed
For Court
Costa Rica has taken the dispute
over navigation rights of
San Juan river that divides the
two countries. in the hopes of
peaceful solution.
Arias Urges Democracy in Cuba
President Oscar Arias, a
respected elder statesman in
Latin America, said on Tuesday
he hoped Fidel Castro's health
crisis would help move Cuba
toward democracy.
U.S. Supports Day Care Centers
for Refugees in Costa Rica
The United States has provided
about us$13,000 in financial
support for the start-up of
several day care centers in
Costa Rica that give children of
refugee families a safe place to
stay while their parents work.
Operation Miracle Benefits
Nicaraguans
Fifty Nicaraguans from the
Caribbean coast, including
Miskito indigenous people,
departed for Havana on Tuesday
as part of the Operation Miracle
s free ophthalmology program.
Ortega Heads Nicaraguan Opinion
Poll
Sandinista National Liberation
Front (FSLN) leader Daniel
Ortega was chosen by Nicaraguans
on Tuesday again as their
favorite to win the elections in
November, poll results showed.
Panama Lobbies to Enhance Canal
The government of Panama is
lobbying political circles to
achieve support for the Canal
enhancement project.
Fidel's Recovery Satisfactory:
Raul Castro
Raul Castro, Cuba's defense
minister and interim leader,
said his brother Fidel was
recovering satisfactorily from
an operation in late July to
cure gastric bleeding, the
official newspaper Granma said
Tuesday.
Brazil's Senate
begins corruption
probe on 3 senators
The Disciplinary
Council of Brazil's
Senate announced
Monday it had begun
investigating three
federal senators
allegedly involved
with a major
ambulance purchase
scheme.
GUATEMALA:
Following the Latest
Route of the Central
American Migrants
With nothing but the
clothes on their
backs, some 1,000
migrants a week make
the strenuous
journey on foot and
by boat through the
jungles of the
northern Guatemalan
province of Petén on
their way to Mexico
-- and ultimately,
the United States.
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