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What's On Doña Laura's Agenda?
Laura
Chinchilla is now Costa Rica's next president, winning by a landslide Sunday's elections, becoming the first woman president in the history of Costa Rica. |
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Women Take Power In Costa Rica
In addition to the first woman president in the history of Costa Rica,
the Legislature will have the greatest number of female representatives in its history.
Chinchilla
Headlines On The Internet
Laura Chinchilla, a social conservative who opposes abortion while seeking more help for the poor, became Costa Rica's first woman president after a convincing election triumph.
Gas Price Hike Approved
The cost of a litre of super gasoline will take a whopping ¢39 colones hike, while regular will jump ¢26 and diesel ¢24.
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/ Central America
HONDURAS
Honduran Schools
Reopen After Political Crisis
TEGUCIGALPA - Honduran public schools
reopened to the country's 2 million students
Monday, after four months' political
turbulence.
PANAMA
Panama Demonstrators
Threaten School Year
PANAMA - The new school year, which will
begin on March 1st, will probably be
affected due to a teacher demonstration that
is worrying society, faced with possible
hindrances to the learning process.
NICARAGUA
Coffee Production to
Rise in Nicaragua
MANAGUA - Nicaragua will increase its coffee
production to 1,8 million tones in the
current harvest, which represents a 22
percent hyke over last year production,
reported the National Coffee Council (CONACAFE).
PANAMA
Foreign Presence in EXPOCOMER Fair
PANAMA - Exhibitors from more than 30 countries will participate in the 28th EXPOCOMER International Fair in Panama from March 3 to March 6. |
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/ Latin America
VENEZUELA
Chavez Confirms Visit
to Ecuador for Haiti Summit
CARACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
has confirmed his attendance next Tuesday in
Ecuador to a meeting of the South American
Union of Nations (UNASUR) which will define
regional aid for Haiti.
VENEZUELA
Venezuela Defines
Parliament Candidates
CARACAS - The Venezuelan political parties
are currently focusing attention on defining
their candidates for the parliamentarian
elections in September, due to that voting's
importance to the national future.
ECUADOR
Ecuador Slates US
Newspaper Report
QUITO - Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo
Patino called on Monday a report published
by the US El Nuevo Herald daily, which
refers to Ecuador as an international center
of criminal and drug trafficking activities,
as a despicable act.
COLOMBIA
Haitian Interior Minister to
Colombia
BOGOTA - Haitian Minister of
Interior Paul Antoine is
reportedly starting on Monday a
visit to Colombia to receive
first-hand information on works
and projects included in the
Reconstruction Fund (FOREC)
applied in Armenia, Quindio
department.
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/ Special Reports
COSTA
RICA: Chinchilla to Join Club of
Women Presidents
Laura
Chinchilla of the governing
National Liberation Party (PLN)
will be the first female
president of Costa Rica and the
ninth in the history of Latin
America. Chinchilla, who won a
landslide victory in Sunday's
elections in this Central
American country, thus follows
in the footsteps of former
President Isabel Perón
(1974-1976) and current
President Cristina Fernández of
Argentina, Violeta Chamorro
(1990-1997) in Nicaragua, Mireya
Moscoso (1999-2004) in Panama
and President Michelle Bachelet
of Chile. |
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Your Photos Could Be Product Placements
One day soon, our society will be ruled by an all-intrusive advertising technique in which individuals are paid to walk around 24/7 holding a product next to their wide-smiling faces |
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The Apple iPad
Steve Jobs, founder of
Apple this week
introduced the iPad, a
handheld tablet that is
a larger version of the
iPhone without the
telephony feature.
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