Arias Assures U.S. Businessmen
TLC Will Be Approved By December
In New York speaking to a group
of American businessmen, Costa
Rican president Oscar Arias
assure his audience that the
Tratado de Libre Comercio (free
trade agreement with the Unite
States) has enough votes in the
Legislature to get approval
before December.
Former Costa Rican
President Miguel Angel
Rodriguez speaks about
his new book 'Di La
Cara' in San José on
Tuesday. Rodriguez said
he wrote the book to
explain what he has
endured since being
forced to resign in 2004
as Secretary General of
the Organization of
American States (OAS),
after being accused of
political corruption
while President of Costa
Rica. Rodriguez
continues to be
investigated is free
after posting bail and
regular signing in at
the court office, but
has yet to be charged
for any illegal payoffs
he received. |
Prevention Is Better Than
Regret, As CNE Announces
Prevention Program To Avoid
Yearly Disasters
"Prevenir es mejor que lamentar
(prevention is better than
regret) is the new slogan of the
Comisión Nacional de Emergencias
(national emergency condition)
as the country heads into the
worst period for flooding and
mudslides, especially in the the
Pacific and Caribbean coasts.
China Hopes to Normalize Ties
With Costa Rica
Chinese Foreign Ministry
spokesman Qin Gang said Thursday
China hopes to normalize
diplomatic relations with Costa
Rica at an early date.
ABC News in Costa Rica to Report
On Online Gambling Industry
"ABC News will be in Costa Rica
searching for ties to the Mob
and other criminal activity
associated with online
gambling," said a source close
to Gambling911.com.
CCSS Criticized By Contraloría
According to the Contraloría
General de la República
(Comptroller's office) has
criticized the Caja
Costarricense del Seguro Social
(CCSS) for being slow in
purchasing equipment and hiring
specialized staff to provide
badly needed radiotherapy at the
country's public hospitals.
Guatemala Farmers Want Reform
Guatemala s indigenous and
farmer groups Wednesday called
an International Conference on
Integral Agrarian Reform, to be
held October 10-12 in this
capital.
NAM Praises Admin of Panama
Channel
Panama President Martin Torrijos
expressed appreciation Wednesday
for the recognition by the Non
Aligned Movement Summit,
recently held in Cuba, of the
efficient administration of his
country´s canal.
Brazil makes progress against
slave labor
Brazil was making progress
against slave labor, but more
efforts on legislation were
still required, the
International Labor Organization
(ILO) said in a study published
on Wednesday.
Bolivia Calls Campesinos to Arms
The Bolivian government has
urged campesinos to take up arms
if necessary in defense of the
ongoing process of changes amid
diverse political and social
conflicts shaking the nation.
Puerto
Rico Ebbing as Tourist
Destination
One of the most popular vacation
spots in the Caribbean for four
decades, Puerto Rico, is seeing
the flow of visitors wile away
in favor of the Dominican
Republic or Cuba.
LABOUR-COLOMBIA:
Unions
Press for Local ILO Office
International labour
associations have publicly
expressed their support for the
call by Colombian trade unions
for faster progress towards the
establishment of a local office
of the International Labour
Organisation (ILO) in that civil
war-torn South American country.
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