CORRECTION:
In our
February 20 report of
the Tax Plan, we erroneously
stated that the taxable income
was monthly. All taxable income
is based annually.
Truckers Continue Blockade at
Paso Canoas
Millions are being lost by the
continuing border crossing
blockade that has been ongoing
since February 15 at the Costa
Rica - Panama border control
point at Paso Canoas.
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More than 35 buses and the
drivers of Lumaca (to be used
for the Cartago-San José route)
have been at the Costa Rica -
Panama border point of Paso
Canoas, caught up in the over
the implementation of an
electronic marchamo that
truckers say will add as much as
us$400 to the cost of transport
across Central America. Truckers
are asking that the government
overturn a "bad" decision.
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Costa
Rica Still Without a
President-Elect
Costa Rica still without a
president. It is now two days
since the Tribunales Supremo de
Elecciones (TSE) finished the
manual count of the votes of
February 6, placing former
president and Noble peace prize
winner, Oscar Arias, ahead of
Ottón Solís and the TSE has yet
to make the results
"official".
U.S.
Fugitive Extradited
Russell Earl Winstead, wanted
for the homicide of a family
member in Kentucky, was
arrested last May through the
efforts of the Diplomatic
Security special agent assigned
to the U.S. Embassy in San Jose,
Costa Rica,Costa Rican police,
Interpol, the FBI, the U.S.
Marshals Service; and the
Kentucky State Police.
OAS
Hears Reports on Costa Rica
Elections
The Organization of American
States (OAS) team that monitored
Costa Rica's recent general
elections today hailed the
peaceful and normal way in which
the process unfolded.
Costa
Ricans Marrying Cubans Detained
in Havana
Costa Rica's Consul General in
Cuba, José María Penabad, says
that Costa Ricans who travel to
Cuba with the intent of marriage
with Cuban nationals, have been
detained and some deported by
Cuban authorities, charging them
with "trafficking of persons".
Nicaragua Seizes 500 Kilos of
Coke
Nicaragua National Police
reported Thursday that the
cocaine consignment seized in
Peñas Blanca, some 90 miles
south of the capital on the
border with Costa Rica, is over
500 kilos.
Panama
Canal project to create up to
10,000 new jobs
The project of expanding the
Panama Canal's navigation
capacity could create between
8,000 and 10,000 new jobs,
Manuel Benitez, deputy head of
the Canal Authority,s aid on
Wednesday.
Venezuela Workers Oppose US
Meddling
Dozens of Venezuelan transport
workers staged a demonstration
outside the US Embassy in
Caracas Thursday over recent
provocative remarks by US
Secretary of State Condoleeza
Rice.
Morales
Defends Bolivian Senator
President of Bolivia Evo Morales
defended government party
Senator Leonilda Zurita on
Thursday before the
international community. Zurita
was prevented from entering US
territory due to "suspicion of
terrorism".
Brazil
adopts measures to prevent bird
flu
The Brazilian government on
Wednesday unveiled a bird flu
prevention plan which includes
such measures as monitoring bird
migration and taking strict
control of guano and other bird
residues that could spread the
virus.
COLOMBIA:
France Calls for Hostage Swap
At 5:08 AM
Thursday, Colombian journalist
Herbin Hoyos announced on the
Caracol Radio station that he
had French Foreign Minister
Philippe Douste-Blazy on the
line.
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