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Friday 07 November
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
EXCLUSIVE
Delayed Justice Is No
Justice
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez,
Former President of
Costa Rica.
More than four years
ago, on October 15,
2004, I voluntarily came
back to Costa Rica
looking for a fair
trial. I had just
resigned as Secretary
General of the
Organization of American
States against the
advice of the
Ambassadors of all but
two nations that had
expressed their support
to my continuation as
Secretary General. More
than four years later a
trial has not taken
place.
Pan American Health
Organization Defends
Emergency Contraception
In Costa Rica
Criticizing Costa Rica,
Guyana and Haiti,
because they have not
approved emergency
contraception, an expert
from the Pan American
Health Organization (PAHO),
defended the provision
of the "The day after
pill" for the poorest.
Make A Phone Call,
Help The Red Cross
The Legislative Assembly
has approved, in first
debate, the bill
creating a special tax
on telephone bills to
finance the work of the
Cruz Roja Costarricense
(Costa Rican Red Cross).
EVCSA
Relaunches Bidding For
Valle Central Wind
Project
Eólico Valle Central (EVCSA)
has issued a new call
for bids to install the
15.3MW, US$38.3mn wind
farm in Costa Rica, the
Central American Bank
for Economic Integration
(Cabei) announced.
Breast Cancer Detection
System Manufactured in
Costa Rica
Costa Rican hands
working at the Hologic
installations in
Alajuela may be a
lifesaver for many women
around the world
detected with breast
cancer.
Salud Closes
Siquirres Transito
Station For Health
Violations
More than 20 officers of
the Policía de Transito
(Traffic Police)
detachment in Siquirres
has to gather their
belongings and equipment
yesterday when the
Ministerio de Salud
(Health Ministry) closed
down the detachment.
Nicaragua President
Greets Obama Victory
Managua - President
Daniel Ortega expressed
today his satisfaction
for the triumph of
Barack Obama in the
presidencial elections
of the United States and
said he sent him a
greeting to the winner
through the US
ambassador to this
country.
Economy, Insecurity in
Panama Political Agenda
Panama - Economy
and insecurity are the
issues featuring
Thursday in the agenda
of the Panamanian
presidential campaigns,
in line with the main
concerns of the
population.
Peru Invites Obama To
APEC Summit
Lima - The
Peruvian government has
invited U.S.
President-elect Barack
Obama to a summit of the
Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) forum
this month, Foreign
Minister Jose Garcia
Belaunde said Thursday.
Ecuador Protests Against
Colombia For
Paramilitary Incursion
Quito - Ecuador on
Thursday lodged a strong
protest against Colombia
for the intrusion by
Colombian paramilitaries
into Ecuadorian
territories.
Argentina Strongly
Protests Against Britain
For New Malvinas
(Falklands) Constitution
Buenos Aires - The
Argentine Foreign
Ministry on Thursday
raised a strong protest
against Britain for
approving a new
constitution for the
disputed Malvinas
(Falklands) Islands,
saying it infringed upon
Argentina's sovereignty
and violated related UN
resolutions.
U.S.: Coca Cultivation
Up Despite Six Years of
Plan Colombia
Despite the expenditure
of nearly five billion
dollars in U.S.
military, security, and
economic assistance, the
cultivation of coca leaf
and production of
cocaine in Colombia
actually increased
between 2000 and 2007,
according to a major
review by the U.S.
Congress's independent
investigative agency.
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