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Costa Ricans wait for the
appearance of a new bull to
provoke it to run after them as
part of the year end traditional
celebration at the Zapote Fair.
Since the middle of the 19th
Century, people from all over
the country attend this kind of
rodeo at the end of the year. In
Costa Rica, the event is called
"Toros a la Tica". (Foto:
Cristobal Herrera/AP)
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Oscar Arias A Shoe In, Poll
Reveals; Next President To Fill
the Potholes
For the last two weeks
candidates to the February
elections had to remain quiet as
the Tibunal Supremo de
Elecciones (TSE) prohibits
political propaganda during the
holiday season. However, and
with less that 5 weeks to go,
the 2006 election campaigns have
resumed.
Gas Price Hikes For 2006
Welcome to 2006. And get ready
to open your wallet to higher
gasoline prices as the Autoridad
Reguladora de Servicios Públicos
(ARESEP) welcomes the year with
two requests for increases that
could see gasoline prices jump
¢60 colones for super, ¢57
colones for regular and ¢47
colones for diesel.
CAFTA Misses Jan. 1 Deadline
Central American and U.S.
officials had hoped the Central
American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)
would take effect on Sunday.
Stress Cause of Many Traffic
Accidents, Authorities Say
Tránsito authorities are blaming
stress. But the truth is that
bad drivers are all over us and
driving in Costa Rica has become
more dangerous each year. Of the
924 violent deaths registered
during 2005, 36% or 332 due to
traffic accidents.
Trio a Force at Finding
Fugitives
When Walworth County fugitive
James A. Colwell was selling
real estate in Costa Rica, he
probably didn't realize there
was a task force of deputies
looking for him.
Third Date of Costa Rica Surf
Competition to Kick-Off Contetst
Within a Contest
Antonio Pilurzu, head of Costa
Rica’s Federacion de Surf (FS) ,
announced today that the third
date of the 2005-06 Circuito
Nacional de Surf (CNS) will take
place this weekend, January 7
and 8 at Playa Hermosa (Puntarenas
province).
Fines and
Confiscation For Drivers Who
Have Not Paid the 2006 Marchamo
Haven't paid your 2006 Marchamo?
Well, you are one of the 120.000
who may have their licenses
plates confiscated by Tránsito
police as their two day grace
period ends.
  Honduran
Eight Die in Nica New Year´s
Parties
Nicaraguan New Year celebrations
left at least eight dead under
different circumstances,
National Police reported Monday.
Guatemalans for Unity against
US Wall
Latin Americans must unite to
seek a solution to the US
initiative of building a wall on
is southern border, Modesto
Baquiak, president of the Kiche
Linguistic Community of the
Academy of Mayan Language
believes.
Chile Weighs Gas Alliance
with Venezuela
Chile is weighing the
possibility of importing oil and
creating a gas alliance with
Venezuela, after a recent visit
to Caracas by a high-level
delegation from Empresa Nacional
de Petróleo (ENAP).
Colombia rebel attacks cause
power cut
At least 150,000 people in
southwest Colombia suffered from
a power cut on Monday after the
country's largest rebel group
attacked two electricity towers
in the region, local authorities
reported.
Cubans Have 1,000 Reasons to
Party
Solid economic development and
expansion of social programs
are, in the words of a popular
song, some of the "thousand
reasons" for Cubans to party
this year.
Argentine
police seize 738 kg of cocaine
Argentine police have seized 738
kg of cocaine and arrested eight
suspects in the eastern province
of Buenos Aires, local police
stated on Monday.
CHALLENGES
2005-2006:
Cubans Surprised by Impressive
Growth Figures
After
registering impressive economic
growth in 2005, Cuba now faces
the challenge of devoting
greater resources to improving
the population's quality of
life, but without disregarding
the need to more fully develop
the country's productive base,
economists say.
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