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Arias Says He Doesn't Need
Anyone To Convince Him of the
Urgency To Approve the TLC
The under-secretary of the US
Department of State Bureau of
Western Hemisphere Affairs,
Thomas Shannon, was in Costa
Rica yesterday and affirms that
the ratification of the Tratado
de Libre Comercio (TLC) - the
free trade agreement with the
United States - is strictly a
"Costa Rican" decision, however,
without a doubt will have major
negative consequences if not
approved.
Thomas Shannon, U.S.
assistant secretary of
state for Western
Hemisphere affairs
(left) speaks with Costa
Rican President Oscar
Arias (right) as Costa
Rican Minster of Foreign
Affairs Bruno Stagno,
(centre), looks on at
Casa Presidencial in San
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Foreigner Who Held Family
Hostage Gives Himself Up To
Police
The Fiscalía (prosecutor's
office) has yet to decide if it
will file charges against the
Michael John Ludwick, the 42
year old
foreigner who is an American
citizen of Russian descent, kept police at a
stalemate, after he detained his
entire family in the family
home, fired gunshots in the air
and threatened to take his own
life.
Tearful Family Ordered Back to
Costa Rica
A Costa Rican family whose
controversial case shaped
government protocol in the
arrests of illegal immigrants
lost their legal fight to stay
in Canada yesterday. The Federal
Court of Canada has ruled the
Lizano-Sossa family must leave
the country by Sunday.
Domestic Violence Increased
During World Cup Play
During the 2006 Word Cup soccer
games we not only saw the Costa
Rican national team - the sele -
lose all three games, but, also
an increase in family violence.
Rica Foods Receives AMEX
Delisting Notice
Miami-based Rica Foods has
received notice of delisting
from the American Stock Exchange
(Amex) following the failure to
file required reports with the
Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC).
"Enrique
Intends to Pay", UCCR Says
In
a letter to Villalobos (the
Brothers) investors, the UCCR
told members that Enrique
has assured them of his
intention to begin the repayment
of his creditors as soon as
conditions permit him to do so.
Man Shoots Wife Then Commits
Suicide Over Jealous Rage
Jealousy seems to be the motive
behind the tragedy of Canadian
Gregory Charles Banks, who took
his own life after shooting his
wife, Telma Pinzón Chavarría,
who was in critical condition in
hospital, in Puerto Jiménez,
Puntarenas.
Salvadorians against Health
Privatization
The governmental reforms in
relation to Public Health tend
to privatize that sector in El
Salvador, Wednesday assured
leader of the Health Workers
Union Mario Arevalo.
Guatemala Smoothing Out
Anti-Mafia Law
Guatemalan deputies are
re-analyzing Wednesday the law
against organized crime after
failed efforts to pass it.
Risk of Vote Buying in Mexico
The Electoral Federal Institute
(IFE) accepted the existence on
Wednesday of at least 42 Mexican
municipalities which conditions
seem favorable for the buying or
coercion of votes in the
presidential elections on
Sunday.
Guatemala Volcano Red Hot
The Volcano of Fire´s activity
increased Wednesday risks of
disaster in Guatemala, already
affected by intensive rains that
provoked floods and collapses in
several towns and this capital.
Venezuela, Great Perspectives
for Gas Reserves
Venezuela's gas reserves could
increase to more than 400
billions cubic feet because of
the development of that sector
boosted by the government,
Tuesday assured President of the
Gas National Entity (ENAGAS)
Jorge Luis Sanchez.
Ecuador
Rules out OPEC Return
Ecuador has dismissed the
possibility of returning to the
Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC), as
the re-entry would bring more
damages than benefits,
Presidency spokesman Enrique
Proaño has said.
COLOMBIA:
Displaced
Persons Know Their Rights but
Have Low Expectations
What
Francis Deng --
then-representative to the
United Nations Secretary General
-- saw and heard on his two
visits to Colombia in the 1990s
helped inspire the Guiding
Principles on Internal
Displacement he published in
1999.
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