CORRECTION, SORT OF:
Yesterday we reported
that private banks were open.
Well, as it turns out, some were
and most weren't. The Banco Uno
across the street from our
offices was, but the Scotiabank
next door wasn't. Only in Cost
Rica, mae!
"Yes, I
Swear"
Nobel Peace Prize winner and
former president of Costa Rica,
Oscar Árias Sanchez, was sworn
in as president of Costa Rica
yesterday in front of thousands
who braved the strong morning
sun and tens of thousands who
stayed home to watch the events
on television.
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Though the Instituto
Meteorologico Nacional
(IMN) - the weatherman -
has to "officially"
proclaim the start of
the rainy season for the
Central Valley, we do,
as yesterday's downpour
is a sure sign of the
seaon. Going out with an
umbrella is now a must!
But, don't take our word
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Four Years
Came And Went
At noon yesterday, Abel Pacheco
de la Espriella, ended his four
year term as president and
joined the ranks of an ordinary
citizen. Releived and satisfied,
Pacheco left the podium
yesterday to get back to his
life, a life that will be filled
with time to enjoy his
grandchildren and reflection.
TLC
Protest Went Almost Unreported
While the entire country was
immersed in the inauguration of
president Oscar Arias, a group
of protestors led y the strong
Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE) workers
union, FIT ICE, took advantage
of the day to protest the
Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC)
- free trade agreement with the
United States (CAFTA).
"Out With Old", Villalobos
Investor Group Say
One group that is happy with the
change in administration is the
UCCR, the Villalobos investor
group, that has blamed president
Abel Pacheco and his government
for the fall of Enrique
Villalobos and his high interest
investments.
Canadian Students
Chip In
El Progreso, population 500, in
northern Costa Rica now boasts
of a community hall built thanks
to the efforts of 29 students
from Coquitlam, Canada.
Nicaraguan Doctors Step-up
Protests
Nicaraguan physicians,
encouraged by the general
rejection of the police
brutality they suffered last
week, threatened to adopt a more
radical position.
Guatemala, Farmer Offices Broken
into
Leader of the Indigenous and
Farmer National Department
(CONIC) Juan Tiney Monday
condemned the breaking into that
entity´s offices in the
Guatemalan capital and urged the
government to investigate the
acts.
Cuban
Genetic Services Tops
Cuba is advancing in genetic
counseling services and its
results are on a par with very
developed countries, National
Medical Genetics Center director
Beatriz Marcheco has announced.
Venezuela
rules out raising OPEC crude oil
production
Venezuela's Energy Minister
Rafael Ramirez said on Monday
that buyers "should not hope"
for a hike in world crude oil
production at the July meeting
of the Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC).
URUGUAY:
First
Arrests of Human Rights
Violators, After 20 Years
For the
first time since the restoration
of democracy in Uruguay, agents
of the 1973-1985 dictatorship
have been arrested for human
rights abuses.
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