Costa Rica

  • Jun 19, 2003
  • 6 min read

COSTA RICA: Pacheco losing war against fiscal deficit

The recent dispute with workers at state telecommunications and electricity company ICE...

Costa Rica
  • Jun 4, 2003
  • 1 min read

COSTA RICA: Strike impact

Education Minister Astrid Fischel resigned yesterday, becoming the sixth minister to leave...

Costa Rica
  • May 13, 2003
  • 1 min read

CENTRAL AMERICA/UNITED STATES: CAFTA talks

The fourth round of talks on the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) started yesterday...

Central America
  • Apr 11, 2003
  • 1 min read

CENTRAL AMERICA/US: CAFTA summit

President George Bush yesterday received the presidents of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,...

Central America
  • Apr 8, 2003
  • 7 min read

CENTRAL AMERICA/US: CAFTA talks advance

The latest round of negotiations on a free trade agreement between Central America and the United...

Central America
  • Mar 17, 2003
  • 1 min read

VENEZUELA: Political asylum

Carlos Ortega, leader of the trade union confederation CTV, was granted political asylum in the...

Venezuela
  • Jan 28, 2003
  • 7 min read

LATIN AMERICA/UNITED STATES: Strained relations

: The reshuffling of the Bush administration's Latin America team coincides with an...

Latin America
  • Jan 13, 2003
  • 7 min read

CENTRAL AMERICA/US: FTA probable by end of year

Ministers from five Central American countries held a first meeting with US Trade Representative...

Central America