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Today Costa Rica plays
the most important game
in its soccer history.
Some 2.000.000.000 are
expected to have their
eyes on the opening
game. Zyaja Zuñiga and
Marcela Negrini are just
two supporters who will
be cheering for the home
team. [Foto: Diario
Extra/Leoanrdo Durán]
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Costa Rica Dreams of Upsetting
Germany in Opener
Costa Ricans, both at home and
in Germany, are dreaming of
upsetting the German national
team on their home turf in the
opening game of the FIFA 2006
World Cup.
Germans Plot Costa Rica's
Downfall as World Cup Nears
Kick-Off
The waiting is almost over.
Nearly six years after Germany
was awarded the 2006 World Cup,
the world's biggest soccer
spectacle is ready to kick-off
in Munich todaywith the hosts
playing Costa Rica in the first
game.
Panic in
Downtown San José As Blaze
Engulfs Building
The fear that a downtown fire
could cause a tradegy was
averted last night by the work
of the firefighters who have
been training for such an
eventuality.
14
Years For Violation of Minor
Though he denied the charges
right up to the end, a
Guanacaste court sent Dennis
Cisneros Gutiérrez to 14 years
in prison for the violation of a
minor.
Police
Will Be Keeping An Eye on the
Party!
More than 600 members of the
Fuerza Pública (police) and the
Policía de Tránsito (traffic
police) will be on the job this
morning while all other public
sector employees have the
morning off to watch "the game"
in the history of Costa Rican
soccer.
Nicaraguan Army to Back Election
Checks
The Nicaraguan Army announced
the mobilization of 3,500
soldiers on the next two
weekends to support the Supreme
Election Council verification of
voting lists.
Honduran Fugitives Enjoy Freedom
Leo Valladares, a high-ranking
human rights official in
Honduras, criticized police
inactivity in the country´s
prisons as more than 70 percent
of escapees remain free.
Elderly Guatemalans on Hunger
Strike
In an unprecedented act in the
Guatemalan history, dozens of
elderly people are on their
fourth day hunger strike, an
open protest against the legal
decision to cancel the Elder
Law.
Central America for Regional
Health School
The 24th Central American
Council Ministerial Meeting in
Panama delegates welcomed
Panamanian Health Minister
Camilo Alleyne´s proposal to
create a regional school to
train health professionals and
technicians to work in poor
areas.
Venezuela to Invite Election
Observers
The Venezuelan Electoral Council
(CNE) has agreed to invite
international observers for the
presidential elections on
December 3, when the leader for
the coming six years will be
elected.
VENEZUELA:
Many
Housing Plans, but Limited
Resources
"Where's the end of the line?
Another queue; whatever it takes
to get a house," said Ángela
Rodríguez as she reached Panteón
Plaza in the Venezuelan capital,
where thousands of housing
rights activists who support
President Hugo Chávez gathered
after a recent march through the
central part of the capital.
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Costa
Rica
2
Germany
1
