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Election Day!
Candidates to
today's municipal elections
spend the day yesterday in last
minute preparations, as today
Costa Ricans head to the polls
to choose their municipal
representatives.
Feeding the pigeons at
the Plaza de la Cultura
on Avenida Central in
downtown San José is
national pass time. The
concrete park is
actually the roof of the
gold museum below owned
by the
Fundación de Museos del
Banco de Costa Rica and
is not a public park.
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[Foto: ICR archive] |
New Concessions Bill by April
Costa Rican legislators are
preparing to discuss a new
concessions bill and have it
approved by April 2007, a
national concession council (CNC)
official said.
Plaza de la Cultura "Not A
Public Park"
Thousands daily pass through,
sit on the benches, feed the
pigeons and stop to take
pictures or take in the sights
in the small concrete part known
as La Plaza de la Cultura on
Avenida Central, adjacent to the
Teatro Nacional in downtown San
José.
Lost Forest Coverage Recovered
Today, half of Costa Rica has
forest coverage, thanks to the
fact that in the last 20 years
the country recovered an area
equivalent to 10 percent of the
territory.
More Investment on Tourism
Costa Rica will promote that
investors from several countries
–particularly from Europe and
the United States – develop new
tourist projects here.
1,500 New
Jobs at Wal-Mart
As part of its expansion here,
Wal-Mart Costa Rica announced
that it will hire 1,500 new
employees.
Full House at Ortega Swear in
Six hundred foreign guests will
witness the power transfer
between outgoing Nicaraguan
President Enrique Bolaños, and
his successor Sandinista Daniel
Ortega, planned for January 10,
announced official sources
Saturday.
Guatemala, Concerns on Electoral
Violence
Five months after the call for
the 2007 elections in Guatemala,
political leaders, civil society
organizations and the
international community warned
about the increase of electoral
violence on Saturday.
Europe Wants One Voice for
Central America
European Union (EU) ambassador
in Nicaragua, Francesca Mosca,
said Friday, that one condition
for talks is that Central
America designate a negotiator
to discuss a future association
agreement with the old
continent.
Cuba Proposes Negotiations With
U.S.
Cuban Defense Minister and
acting president, Raul Castro
offered on Saturday to negotiate
with the United States to
normalize their relations.
Venezuela
Elections Today
The preparations for Venezuela
Presidential elections slated
for today, December 3, come to
an end as Venezuelans head for
the polls to choose a new
leader, or to re-elect an old
one.
