Former President Rodríguez is Home
It was almost 4:00pm when the while van carrying former president Miguel Angel Rodríguez pulled up to the driveway in San Rafael de Escazú and disappeared into the garage of the home.

Florida Manslaughter Defendant Found in Costa Rica
A Florida man who disappeared on the last day of his manslaughter trial in 1998 has been arrested in Costa Rica and faces extradition to the United States to serve a 32-year prison sentence imposed in his absence.

President Pacheco Orders Customs to End Shark Finning and Foreign Vessel Landings at Private Docks
On March 8, 2005, President Pacheco wrote to the Minister of Hacienda calling for an end to shark finning and foreign vessel landings at private docks.

Costa Rica Native Spreads Love of Language to Chesapeake, Ohio
As a young girl growing up in Costa Rica, Deyanira Miller had no choice but to learn a second language. However, once she began studying the ins-and-outs of English and helping friends with their studies, she found she had a gift not only for languages, but also in teaching others how to communicate in foreign tongues.

Wizards In Costa Rica for Second Leg
The Kansas City Wizards will travel to Costa Rica when they take on Saprissa in the second leg of their Champions Cup series tomorrow, Thursday, March 17th.

Limited Hours and Closings During Semana Santa
Hurry, you only have a few days before government offices and public institutions close for the Semana Santa holiday.

LATIN AMERICA

Bolivian president to ask for early general elections
Bolivian President Carlos Mesa says he will ask the National Congress on Wednesday to call early general elections on August 28th.

Guatemalan groups vow to continue protests against FTA
Guatemalan grassroots organizations said on Tuesday that they will not give up protests against the Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (FTA), ratified last week by the parliament.

Cuba reiterates support of one-China principle
The Cuban government spoke highly of China's newly adopted Anti-Secession Law and reiterated its support of the one-China principle on Tuesday.

Cuba accuses US of human rights violations at Guantanamo
The ill-treatment Washington gives to its prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is a total transgression of the most basic human rights, as those individuals do not even face charges and are not subject to a due process, Cuba said on Tuesday.

Fires destroy over 900 hectares of Colombian forests
The fires that raged in central Colombian departments of Cundinamarca and Boyaca continued on Tuesday and have destroyed over 900 hectares of forests, said the authorities.

SPECIAL REPORTS

CHILE:
Defending Consumers' Rights to Information and Choice on GM Products
Lilia Lizama, a 60-year-old homemaker in the capital of Chile, only learned about the existence of transgenic foods a few months ago. ”I was at my sister's house and the subject just happened to come up. They told me that there are foods that have been modified and could cause cancer,” she told IPS.
 

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