Day
2 of TLC Protest Not As Intense
Day 2 of the protest against the
TLC - Tratado Libre de Comercio
- or free trade deal with the
United States (CAFTA) - was not
as intense as Monday's, but more
militant as university students
blockaded the main arteries
around Mall San Pedro, at the
entrance to the Universidad de
Costa Rica.
Protest Day 2.
Costa Rican students
shout slogans in front
of a barricade during a
demonstration against
the proposed free trade
agreement - the Tratado
Libre de Comercio (TLC)
- between Costa Rica and
the United States. The
students challenged
authorities and citizens
in keeping the main road
in front the Universidad
de Costa Rica
barricaded. |
Analysts See Financial Sector
Dollarization Declining in
Mid-Term
According to a report by
Business News Americas, the high
degree of dollarization of the
Costa Rican banking system is
likely to decline in the medium
term thanks to the country's new
exchange rate regime.
Significant Fall In Dengue Fever
Cases
Costa Rica's Health Ministry
said in a statement on Tuesday
that 8,033 cases of dengue fever
were reported from the beginning
of this year to Oct. 14, down by
75 percent from the same period
of last year.
Costa Rica, Colombia, U.S. Seize
Record 8 Tonnes of Cocaine in
Joint Operation
A record eight tons of cocaine
have been seized from a Costa
Rica-registered boat in a joint
operation by Costa Rican,
Colombian and U.S. coastguards,
the government announced on
Tuesday.
Costa Rica Emerges as Compromise
U.N. Candidate
Diplomatic sources tell that the
hotly contested non-permanent
United Nations Security Council
seat between Venezuela and
Guatemala apparently was settled
Tuesday night.
Nicaraguans Offered Free Trip To
Home To Vote
The Nicaraguan embassy in San
José announced yesterday that it
will offer a free bus ride to
all Nicaraguans who want to vote
in the November 5 presidential
elections.
Cheaper Gasoline Prices Soon?
Maybe.
The Autoridad Reguladora de los
Servicios Públicos (Aresep) will
be holding a public hearing on
December 7 for a reduction of up
to ¢59 colones for a litre of
super and ¢49 colones for a
litre of regular.
Ortega to Bury Wild Capitalism
The presidential candidate of
the Sandinista National
Liberation Front (FSLN), Daniel
Ortega, promised to bury "wild
capitalism," which he blamed for
all the evils affecting
Nicaragua.
Landslide Buries Houses, Leaves
Six Dead in Guatemala
At least six persons died today,
including a child, from the
landslide off a mountain that
buried a village of the La
Democracia municipality, in the
Guatemalan Department of
Huehuetenango.
Panama Canal Extension Underway
With the support of the
citizenship in the October 22
referendum, the Panama Canal
Authority (ACP) is beginning
Tuesday a new stage to enlarge
the maritime route.
Lula Gains Party and Political
Support
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva, acquired new and
important support for his
reelection Tues, when PCB party
(Comunista Brasileno) and two
politicians from the southern
states of Parana and Santa
Catarina declared in his favor.
Cuba Builds 79,000
Homes in 2006
At the close of
September, the
National Institute
of Housing reported
79,751 homes
finished out of a
plan of 100 thousand
this year.
CUBA:
Faith, Farming and
the Environment
Cuban pastor
Raymundo García
surveys the
well-tended fields
of crops, the
artificial lake and
the ancient trees
that he managed to
save from felling,
and dreams of
extending the limits
of El Retiro (The
Retreat) and turning
the dry fields
around it green.
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