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Costa Rica continues to
battle to stay alive in
World Cup play as it
falls behind 1-0 at the
first half. The Ticos
NEED to win this game
after losing 4-2 to the
Germans last Friday. [Foto:
FIFaworldcup.com]
Ecuador's Carlos Tenorio,
(right), embraces
teammate Agustin Delgado
after scoring against
Costa Rica. (AP
Photo/Kai-Uwe Knoth)
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Foreigners Control 92% Of
Private Banks
This week the Bank of Nova
Scotia, located in Toronto,
Canada, announced its purchase
of Costa Rica's largest private
bank, Interfin, leaving only two
private banks with Costa Rican
capital.
Survivor Recalls Its Power,
Heroes Who Defied it: Sea Turned
Deadly in Seconds
Kristy Scheuer was in the
Pacific Ocean when she noticed
the current had been slowly
pushing her farther out to sea.
Rain had started to fall.
Minimum Wage Hike Announced
The Consejo Nacional de Salarios
reached a decision yesterday the
decision to increase the minimum
salary for private sector
employees by 6% beginning July
1. The agreement was reached
following a consensus between
the country's unions, government
and business owners.
Plans Announced For Azulera
Resort & Spa
Global Financial Group,
Morristown, NJ, has announced
plans to develop Azulera Resort
Village, a us$300 million resort
community, in Guanacaste.
WORLD CUP SOCCER
Ticos
Aim to Stay in Group A
Contention
After falling to World Cup host
Germany, 4-2, in its opening
match, Costa Rica will be in
search of a win against Ecuador
today to stay in Group A
contention.
Nicaraguan Health Workers May
Strike Again
Nicaragua´s Federation of Health
Workers (FETSALUD) has
threatened to go on strike again
if the government insists in
failing to fulfill agreements
signed to end a five-month
strike in April.
Guatemala Protests Transnat
Sacking
Guatemalan indigenous,
campesinos and environmentalists
are staging Wednesday in
Guatemala City a protest march
against mining transnationals
that sack their natural
resources without benefiting the
communities.
Both Panama and Guatemala
Want Refinery
Panama and Guatemala are
wrangling over a regional
refinery, an initiative
supported by Mexico to process
crude oil in Central America.
Salvador Death Squads May Be
Back
Salvadorian authorities asserted
that human rights attorney
Beatrice de Castillo´s
denunciations of the existence
of death squads operating in the
country must be profoundly
investigated.
Cuba: US Would Pay Dearly for
Attack
Cuba´s First Vice President,
Army Gen. Raul Castro, said the
cost for the United States for
an aggression against the Island
would be higher than what
Washington may be ready to pay.
Venezuela
Buys New Weapons for Defense
Venezuela is preparing to defend
itself from continuous and
increased US threats, asserted
President Hugo Chavez. in a
ceremony Wednesday to provide
the Armed Forces with
Kalashnikov rifles bought from
Russia.
MEXICO-CENTRAL AMERICA:
High
Voltage Boost to Integration
The
Puebla-Panama Plan, whose
progress so far has been slow,
lacklustre and severely
criticised by social activists,
received an injection of energy
with the start of work on a
power line that will connect
Mexico and Guatemala.
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