San José, Costa Rica -    Wednesday 27 October 2004

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Violence in Alajuela! A wall built by neighbours of Invu Tres to keep our "undesirable" residents of Urbanización La Rotonda saw a confrontation between the two and police in riot gear had to intervene to restore calm in the area. [Foto: La Prensa Libre] Click for larger image!

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LAST MINUTE NEWS: 12:50pm
Scandal Goes From Red to Green
Former president José María Figueres Olsen is being asked by members of the Partido Liberacion Nacional (PLN), the Green party, legislative deputies and influential Costa Ricans to show his face - come to Costa Rica and explain the reasons for having received us$900.000 dollars, by way of his former advisor, Roberto Hidalgo Araya, monies coming the French telecommunications firm Alcatel as a consultant.

Could Figueres Be Next?
The Spanish language daily La Nación reports today that former president José María Figueres Olsen received us$900.000 dollars from the French telecommunications firm Alcatel during the period of 2000-2003 to provide assistance in promoting their telecommunications technology.

Pacheco To Apologize For Rodríguez Corruption
President Abel Pacheco announced Tuesday that he will apologize for having promoted ex-president Miguel Angel Rodríguez Echeverria to become Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS).

Study Reveals Costa Rica in Need of Change
The latest report "Informe del Estado de la Nación" - state of the nation - reveals many truths about Costa Ricans.

Slippery Scammer An Elusive Daddy, Too
Convicted New York con man Brett Lurie shamelessly used his young sons in his plot to flee the United States - and then virtually abandoned the boys in Costa Rica with only an ex-hooker and a nanny to care for them, The Post has learned.

Chilean FM begins visit to Brazil, Ecuador
Chilean Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker left for Brazil and Ecuador on Tuesday for an official visit, the Chilean government said on its web site.

Bush sued in Chile for crimes against humanity
A group of left-wing and human rights leaders Tuesday sued US President George W. Bush, who is scheduled to visit the country in November, for crimes against humanity.

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ENERGY-ARGENTINA: The State Jumps Back into the Market A decade after the controversial privatisation of Argentina's oil, gas and power industries, the state is staging a return to the energy sector with a new company created to influence a market controlled by a handful of mainly foreign companies. After five months of debate, Congress approved last week a bill introduced by the government of President Néstor Kirchner to create the Energía Argentina Sociedad Anónima (Enarsa) company. Fifty-three percent of shares in the new firm will be in the hands of the state, 12 percent will be held by the provinces, and the remaining 35 percent will belong to private investors.

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