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08
Days to the Presidential
Elections!
Tomorrow: "How to
make a million dollars in Costa
Rica"
Former President Figueres
Will Not Be Voting
Voting in the February 5
presidential election is a
"right" and "obligation" of
every Costa Rican. However,
there is one Costa Rican who
will not make it for the voting
and that is former president
José María Figueres Olsen.
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Libertarian Movement (ML) Party
presidential candidate Otto
Guevara greets a young supporter
during a campaign stop in the
rural town of Grecia, 50
kilometers northwest of the
capital of San José. Guevara is
in third place in the polls with
15% of the intended vote, behind
Oscar Arias with 45%, and Otton
Solis with 25% in the
presidential elections to be
held on Feb. 5, 2006.( [P
Photo/Kent Gilbert] |
60.000 Expected At PLN Rally
in San José
Thinking of taking a stroll
along Paseó Colon tomorrow. Then
think again unless you want to
be part of the largest "plaza
pública" during this
presidential election campaign.
Devaluation Rate to Slow Down
The Banco Central de Costa Rica
(BCCR) announced that it will
lower the daily rate of
devaluation from .15 to
.13 of a colon.
Cocaine Seized at Airport
The Costa Rican Drug Control
police confiscated 200 kilos of
cocaine at the Juan Santamaría
International (San José)
Airport, police sources stated
Friday.
Former Legislator to Jail For
Road Blocks
Former legislative depute and
now a community director, Celimo
Guido, was sentenced to one year
prison and to pay ¢15 million
colones, for his role in the
obstruction of public roads and
disrupting public services.
No Surprises in Mexican
Campaign
The electoral campaign in Mexico
concluded its second week Friday
without bombshells in the main
candidates" campaigns or changes
in their positions in surveys.
US Anti-Immigrant Policy
Rejected
The Central American Parliament
(PARLACEN) issued a resolution
of rejection of the recently
House-approved US anti-immigrant
law that includes building a
wall to curb immigrant entry
into the US.
Chavez: Historic World Social
Forum
President Hugo Chavez Friday
described the Sixth World Social
Forum in Caracas as historic,
stressing his nation´s
commitment to the very first
revolution of the 21st
century.WSF: Socialism Is
Possible
Salary
Reduction for Nica Officials
Sandinista deputy and president
of the Health Workers
Federation, Gustavo Porras,
Friday announced he would
propose a bill to the National
Assembly reducing public
officials´ salaries to resolve
the demands of social sectors.
MEXICO:
Drug Mafia-Style Executions a
Daily Event
Finding burnt corpses, bound or
wrapped in blankets, bearing
signs of torture and killed by
an execution-style shot to the
head has become routine in
Mexico. They are the victims of
a wave of drug
trafficking-related violence,
which has also become a thorn in
relations with the United
States.
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