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TLC Will Be
Decided By Referendum
Costa Rican president, Óscar
Arias Sánchez, at noon yesterday announced
that he signed a decree to call
a referendum on the Tratado de
Libre Comercio (TLC) - free
trade agreement with the United
States, the Dominican Republic
and Central America. The decree
will be sent on Tuesday to the
Legislative Assembly.
Carnage our
streets
continues. The
latest
spectacular
accident
occurred in the
early hours of
Friday morning,
where for
reasons still
unknown, the
Jeep driven by
Englishman
Erapne Doughty
crossed the
median, less
than 1 kilometre
from his home,
and slammed head
into a tractor
trailer. Doughty
was trapped in
the metal for
some time before
firefighters
could remove the
body. [Foto:
Francisco Obando]. |
Osa in
Your Skin
The Osa Peninsula, in southern
Costa Rica, is home to 2.5% of
the planet’s biodiversity.
Largest Cash Seizure At San José
Airport
The Costa Rican Drug Control
Police (PCD) have arrested two
Guatemalans for money
laundering, seizing ius$2.1
million dollars, the largest
amount of money seized in the
country's history, the Ministro
de Seguridad Pública said
Friday.
New Traffic Sign Goes Blank
It is lights out for the new
traffic information sign
installed at the eastern edge of
the La Sabana park, near the
León Cortés, at the entrance to
Paseo Colón. The sign failed to
illuminate only after a month of
its installation.
Job Fair Underway
Looking for work? That new job
could be as close as the Barceló
San José Palacio hotel, where
some 54 companies are
participating in the job fair
called Expoempleo 2007.
Panamanian Children Starve to
Death
UNICEF denounced the death of
three Panamanian indigenous
children, who died of hunger,
and criticized the country for
not having a plan to acquire
food for poor people.
Panama Regrets Possible US
Release of Terrorist
Panamanian Foreign Affairs
Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro
expressed unhappiness Friday at
the possible liberation of
notorious terrorist Luis Posada
Carriles, who is now detained in
the United States.
Nicaragua: Terrorist Bail
Dangerous
Analyst Oscar Rene Vargas
considers that the possible
bailing out of Posada Carriles
by the United States has created
a dangerous situation for the
peoples that defend other social
alternatives.
Zero Venezuelan Oil to the US in
Case of Aggression
The President of Venezuela, Hugo
Chavez, ratified today that in
case of aggression his country
will not send "one drop of oil"
to the United States.
Thousands
Celebrate Cigar Anniversary
More than 2,000 cigar
aficionados from all over the
world will participate in the
Cuban Partagas Cigar House
anniversaries next week,
official spokesmen announced.
VENEZUELA:
Global
Women Activists Speak Out
Against War, Imperialism
Condemnation of the United
States' war in Iraq was rife at
the 14th Congress of the Women's
International Democratic
Federation (WIDF) which
concludes this Friday in
Caracas. Over 1,000 delegates
representing 165 organizations
in 80 countries participated.
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