Misplaced Ballot Found in School
Desk
The finding of a presidential
voting ballot at a school in
Grecia did not surprise militant
supporters of the Partido Acción
Cuidadana (PAC), who assure this
is not the first and only
irregularity of the election,
that has yet to proclaim a
president.
Former
President Rodríguez Not
Interested in Politics
Following the closing of the
political campaign and elections
a little over a week ago, former
president Rafael Angel Calderón
made public statements on the
poor showing of the ruling
Partido Unidad Social Cristiana
(PUSC). Calderón blamed
president Abel Pacheco for the
defeat that saw a party that
alternated rule in the country
to getting less than 5% of the
popular vote.
Four
Thousand Kilos of Tomatoes
Needed For the Annual Tomatoe
War
Trojas de Sarchi is a small
community in the province of
Alajuela with few inhabitants
and a lot of natural beauty.
However, come every February,
the area converts itself into a
centre of attraction where
thousands gather for the annual
Feria del Tomate (Tomatoe Fair).
Volcanica Coffee Announces the
Start of their 2006 Gourmet
Coffee Harvest
Volcanica Coffee has announced
the kick off of the 2006 gourmet
coffee harvest in Costa Rica.
The gourmet coffee farms that
supply Volcanica Coffee have
started the laborious process of
the annual harvest.
Coach
Happy With Result of Soccer
Friendly Against South Korea
Alexandre Guimaraes, the Costa
Rica soccer coach, told the
local media on Sunday that he
was happy with the Costa
Rica-South Korea friendly game
played on Saturday in the U.S.
city of Oakland, as a warm-up
for the Germany 2006 World Cup.
Nicaragua Seeking End to Strike
Nicaraguan government and
Parliamentary majority parties
are endeavoring Sunday to find a
solution to the public transport
strike underway in Managua.
Argentina Pays IMF $80 Million
Argentina has paid a pending
interest rate of $80 million to
the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) after the cancellation of
all capital owed to that
international institution , it
was reported Sunday.
Venezuela arrests drug lord
wanted by Colombia, US
Venezuelan police have arrested
Carlos Alonso Ojeda, who is
wanted by Colombia and the
United States as one of Latin
America's biggest drug lords,
the Venezuelan Justice Ministry
said on Sunday.
Mexico
arrests 240,000 illegal migrants
in 2005
Mexico arrested around 240,269
undocumented migrants in 2005,
nearly 11.39 percent more than a
year earlier and 74 percent more
than three years earlier, the
country's National Migration
Agency (INM) said in a statement
on Sunday.
ENVIRONMENT-CHILE:
Cell Phone
Tower Endangers Park
Greenpeace-Chile has denounced
the Entel PCS telecommunications
company project to build a
36-metre cellular telephone
antenna in Torres del Paine
National Park.
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