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Taiwan And Costa Rica To Better
Relations
One of the first "official"
visitors to the temporary Casa
Presidencial, the home of
president Oscar Arias, in
Rohrmoser, was Taiwanese
president, Chen Shui-bian.
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Taiwan's President Chen
Shui-bian (L) talks with
Costa Rican President
Oscar Arias during a
private meeting in San
José. The two men,
meeting in the temporary
Casa Presidencial, the
home of president Arias,
discussed bettering
relations between the
two countries and
Taiwan's commitment to
contribute us$15 million
to rebuild the Calderón
Guardia Hospital. |
OAS
Chief Pledges Support For New
President
The
head
of the Organization of American
States (OAS) José Miguel Insulza
on Tuesday pledged support for
the newly-elected President
Oscar Arias.
Gasoline
Price Hike Probably Friday;
Arias Hoping to Reach Deal With
Chavez For Cheaper Oil Prices
Get ready to loosen the purse
strings in the next couple of
days as the approved increase in
the price of gasoline will take
effect at the pumps, probably on
Friday, when the notice is
expected to be published in the
official government publication,
La Gaceta.
Taiwan's Chen Meets with Laura
Bush in Costa Rica
Taiwan officials say President
Chen Shui-bian will not make a
transit stop in the United
States as he returns home from a
tour of Latin America.
National SoccerTeam Heads For
Beach for World Cup Training
Costa Rica's national soccer
team headed for the Pacific
beach town of Conchal, in
Guanacaste, yesterday to begin
the first stage of their World
Cup preparation.
Casa Presidencial On The Move
President Oscar Arias took no
time to make it known that he
favours moving Casa Presidencial
from its current location Zapote
to the Centro Nacional de
Cultura (Cenac) in downtown San
José.
"Green
Alert" Called As Start of Rainy
Season Pours On San José
Its been almost 48 hours since
Oscar Arias was inaugurated and
its been almost 48 hours of
steady rain on San José. Not a
coincidence, but merely the
start of a the rainy season in
the Central Valley, which this
year has come a week or two
earlier than normal.
Brazil
says ties with Bolivia strategic
Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso
Amorim said on Tuesday that his
country's relations with Bolivia
were strategic.
8 Latin
American countries elected into
new UN human rights council
Eight Latin American nations
were elected on Tuesday into the
newly-formed UN Human Rights
Council, a body designed to draw
as much attention to human
rights as to security within the
world body, reports reaching
here said.
Peru
urges Venezuela to stay in
Andean community
Peruvian President Alejandro
Toledo on Tuesday urged his
Venezuelan counterpart Hugo
Chavez to change his mind of
withdrawing his country from the
Andean Community of Nations
(CAN).
Bolivian govt appoints board
members for nationalized energy
companies
The Bolivian government has
named its representatives,
including two military officers,
for the boards of newly
nationalized foreign energy
companies, reports reaching here
said on Tuesday.
Colombia
seeks to integrate frontier
region with Venezuela
Colombian
President Alvaro Uribe
reiterated on Sunday that his
government seeks an integration
of the frontier region with
Venezuela to address the
grievances of the poor on both
sides.
DEVELOPMENT:
Civil Society to 'Try'
Multinationals
Leading civil society groups are
preparing to challenge leaders
at the European-Latin American
and Caribbean (LAC) summit in
Vienna this week.
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