Police Fear for Missing Aussie’s Safety
Guanacaste police fear for the safety of an Australian tourist who has been missing from Tamarindo for about a week. Brendan Dobbins, aged 24, was last seen walking alone along the Tamarindo Beach front, at about 7am last Friday. He has not been seen since.

All the President's Men and Women
A report in today's edition of the Spanish language daily newspaper La Nación says that some 50 people are in charge of taking care of President Abel Pacheco's image, deciding where the president goes, whom he visits and what will be discussed at press conferences.

Taxi Drivers Give President Ultimatum
Members of the Foro Nacional de Taxistas and the Federación Nacional de Cooperativas de Taxi (Fenacotaxi) have given Costa Rican President, Abel Pacheco, three days to respond to their request for a meeting with him to resolve, for one and for all, the problem with the "informal taxis".

Winchester Students Going to Costa Rica
Twenty-one Winchester, Virginia,  students will explore the lush tropical environment of Costa Rica during a 10-day cultural trip this summer.

Vindas Family Swee[s the Sixth Date of the 2005-2005 Circuito Nacional de Surf in Playa Jacó
Jaco’s own brother and sister duo, Luis and Lisbeth Vindas, each took first place in their respective categories - Open and Women’s - in the sixth date of the 2004-05 Circuito Nacional de Surf (CNS), which took place this Saturday and Sunday in Playa Jaco.

Boyeros, A Dying Tradition
Hundreds of "boyeros" took the streets of Escazú to commeratore the Día Nacional del Boyero, in the hopes of rescuing a dying tradition.


LATIN AMERICA

Deciphering the Code of US Lies on Chavez
The Chavez Code deciphers the intervention of the United States in Venezuela, say Rosa Miriam Elizalde and Rogelio Polanco today in Juventud Rebelde´s Sunday edition.

Dominicans Support Cuba on Human Rights Issue
The American Association of Jurists (AAJ) has issued a statement of solidarity with their Cuban counterparts.

CARICOM Strengthening Cooperation with UN Economic Commission
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC) have agreed to move forward in deepening collaboration on several economic fields.

Colombian navy seizes 1.5 tons of cocaine
The Colombian navy on Sunday captured 1.5 tons of pure cocaine in northern province of Sucre amid the newest battle in Colombia's drug war, a navy spokesman said.