A Nicaraguan girl carrying a small Christmas tree takes a last look at her home, which has been partially torn down, in the "cuidadela"  La Candelita outside Alajuela. Approximately 1,000 families of mostly Nicaraguan immigrants were being evicted from the land they have been squatting on for the past several years. Nicaragua accused the Inter-American Commission of Human rights (CIDH) of the OAS of acting with ' apparent bias ' on having granted Costa Rica an untimely extension to answer for their violations of human rights to Nicaraguan immigrants.

Constitutional Court To Decide on Gay Marriages
It wouldn't be until later in the day that the Sala Constitucional or Sala IV as it is known will begin to discuss the appeal that would allow marriage between partners of the same sex.

Loose Rottweilers Cause Early Morning Panic in Cartago
Residents of the area known as Coris de Cartago were in a panic yesterday afternoon when two rottweilers made their presents at a tile factory without their owners and no leash.

To Early To Evaluate Banana Imports
The Costa Rican minister of Foreign Trade, Manuel González, states that it would be premature to measure the effects of the new European banana import tariff, which has been applied since the beginning of January on Latin American banana imports.

Datascension Announces Initiation of its New State-of-the-Art Facility in Costa Rica
Datascension, Inc., a premier data solutions company, announced the commencement of its new state-of-the-art facility in San José.

Guimaraes Reduces Team to 24 Players
Costa Rica coach Alexandre Guimaraes reduced his World Cup pre-squad on Tuesday from 28 to 24 players and will have to omit one more by the May 15 deadline.


FTA Keeps Guatemala Minister in Dock
The Guatemalan Congress began its second day of questioning Economy Minister Marcio Cuevas Thursday, on the basis and effects of the free trade agreement with the United States.

FELAP Looks at Development, Poverty
Juan Carlos Camaño, chair of the Latin American Journalism Federation (FELAP), said Thursday that any analysis on development and poverty causes cannot be serious if they are only tackled on the surface.

Honduras Bows to IMF on Budget
The Honduran Congress approved the national budget for 2006, under pressure from the International Monetary Fund, which evaluates the Honduran economy as the poorest in the area after Haiti and Nicaragua.

Nicaragua Doctors Strike for Better Pay
Dozens of physicians returned to the streets of Managua on Wednesday, while health conditions of four colleagues worsened as result of a hunger strike they have staged since last week.

Guatemala Preps Arms Control Event
Illegal trade of weapons causes concern in the Guatemalan national territory and in the rest of Central America, since its geographical position makes it a bridge for illegal traffic to the north.

 

ENERGY-BOLIVIA:
Brazil Willing to Negotiate, After Nationalisation
The Brazilian government recognised Bolivia's "sovereign right" to nationalise its energy resources, and announced that the leaders of both countries would meet with the presidents of Argentina and Venezuela Thursday to discuss the Bolivian government's decision to reassert state control over the country's gas fields.

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