Solís Accepts
Defeat, Arias Says It Was About
Time!
Though the Tribunal Supremo de
Elecciones (TSE) has yet to
"officially" proclaim the
president-elect, presidential candidate for the Partido Acción Cuidadana (PAC),
Ottón Solís, went on live
television last night to
accepting defeat in the February
5 elections.
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Four hundred people from forty
families were removed from the 'precario"
known as La Managuita in Pavas
yesterday, following more than
two years of negotiations by the
Municipality of San José and the
families, mostly Nicaraguans,
squatting on municipal lands.
The Municipality of San José
this is part of the their fight
to reclaim municipal lands in
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San
José Removes 40 Families
Some 40 families that make up
more than 400 people were "desalojado"
- removed - from the precarios
(shacks used as homes build on
municipal property) of the area
called La Managuita, located in
Libertad 2 in Villa Esperanza de
Pavas, west of San José.
Taxi
Drivers Announce Strike
Action For Tuesday
Taxi drivers are not happy with
the backtracking by legislators
that would have eliminated "porteadores"
- informal taxi services and are
calling for a national strike by
all taxis for next Tuesday.
Bomb
Threats Evacuated San José
Airport
Authorities at the Aeropuerto
Internacional Juan Santamaría in
San José took the threats
against the airport terminal
seriously yesterday when a
caller warned of the existence
of a bomb. This was the second
such call in a week. The first
call came on Thursday the week
earlier and then again yesterday
morning.
Second
Death to Meningitis In One Week
A 28 year old man identified by
his last name, Carranza, is the
second victim of Meningitis in a
week. Carranza worked for meat
packing plant, Cooperativa de
Montecillos in Alajuela.
Jeremías Bravo, 24 years of age,
was the first victim, dying on
Monday.
Mex-Bolivia Defrost Energy
After being put on-hold for two
years, a hydrocarbon cooperation
agreement between Mexico and
Bolivia seems to be gaining
momentum to become a reality.
Cuban
Baseball Players are Drug Free
Dr. Mario Granda, director of
Havana's Anti-Doping Lab, said
three random tests of all 30
members of Cuba's baseball team
to the World Championships were
negative.
Chilean
Communists Oppose Bachelet
The Chilean Communist Party has
said it will maintain a position
of "demanding opposition" v/v
the government of Michelle
Bachelet, who will be sworn in
on March 11.
Venezuela:
Low Inflation Strong Economy
Venezuelan Planning and
Development Minister Jorge
Giordani asserted Thursday the
drop in February´s inflation
rate shows the sound economic
policy underway.
MIGRATION-LATIN AMERICA:
Many Women
Seek New Life Across Borders
Seven years
ago, Melania decided to leave
her native Peru to try her luck
as a domestic employee in Chile,
prompted by the difficult
economic situation in her home
country. She was followed soon
after by her boyfriend and,
later, her two sisters.
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