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Arias Promises To Fix ICE
In his May 1st speech to the
Legislative Assembly and the
Costa Rican people, president
Oscar Arias Sanchez, said he is
committed to fixing the
"mistakes of the past" by the
Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad (ICE), the state
monopoly on electrical power and
telecommunications.
Demonstrators
shout slogans
during May Day
celebrations
outside the
Legislative
Assembly in San
José. May Day
commemorates May
1886 workers'
unrest in
Chicago which
ended in the
execution of
several leaders.
This year the
celebrations
were kept to a
minimum. |
PLN Continues To Rule in The
Legislature
As expected, though there was
some small doubt, the
Legislative Assembly remains
under the direction of the
Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN),
under the skillful management of
Francisco Antonio Pacheco.
Hydro Electrical Plants Become A
Headache For ICE
The hydro electric generating
plants at Cachí, Angostura and
Arenal has become a big headache
for the Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE) after
being hailed as great
investments.
Low Turn Out For May 1st
March
With some delays and
less attendance from the
past years, workers
marched on Avenida
Segunda as part of the
celebrations of "el dia
del trabajador" - labour
day.
Central American Workers March
May 1st
Managua - International Workers
Day was celebrated in Central
America Tuesday with marches and
protests, most against CAFTA -
the free trade treaty with the
United States.
Guatemalans Condemn Posada
Release
Guatemalan Mario Minera,
speaking as head of the country
s fine arts union, condemned the
US decision to release terrorist
Luis Posada Carriles, a figure
infamous throughout Central
America.
Fidel Castro: Energy Revolution
Crucial
Cuban President Fidel Castro
alerted the world to the
immediate need for an energy
revolution, such as is underway
in Cuba, and said the nation
needs a massive recycling of
high-energy using equipment.
Brazil, Denmark sign alternative
energy agreement
Denmark and Brazil's state
company Petrobras have signed an
alternative fuel research
cooperation agreement, Petrobras
said on Monday.
Ecuador's Correa
most popular
president in Latin
America
Ecuador's President
Rafael Correa is the
most popular
president in Latin
America with 76
percent approval
ratings, polling
firm Cedatos said in
a report on Monday.
decided to withdraw
from the
International
Monetary Fund (IMF)
and the World Bank.
MAY DAY-BOLIVIA:
New Style Work Force
The May 1 Labour Day
marches in the
Bolivian capital
were a memorable
sight two decades
ago, a real
celebration of
workers' unity, led
by thousands of
helmeted miners
carrying their
drills. But today
the workers'
movement is a shadow
of its former self,
and the present
generation of
workers, out of
necessity, are
dispersed in new
kinds of
occupations.
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