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Old June 1st, 2005, 05:17 PM
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*Feature Article: Pacheco Will Not Give Up His Immunity
*Feature Article 2: Bolanos Delcares State of Emergency in Nicaragua

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*Pacheco Will Not Give Up His Immunity in the Face of Accusations
Against Him

President Abel Pacheco, following accusations of irregularities for
accepting and not reporting gifts, including the use of free tickets
provided by TACA airlines, said yesterday he won't give up his immunity
in the investigation, but will answer a call by the Ministerio P=FAblico
and/or the Asamblea Legislative.

The President is involved in accusations of wrongdoing when it was
discovered that Spanish businessman Bernardo Mart=EDn was appointed
Honourary Consul for Costa Rica in Sevilla, Spain, is also a partner in
a development project in Papagayo (Guanacaste) that is being headed by
former Tourism Minister, Rub=E9n Pacheco, that requires a government
concession to develop the property.

Bernardo Mart=EDn is also responsible for the free publication of
President Pacheco's book which was unveiled in December 2004, in
Sevilla, when he was accompanied by his former minister and Chief
Protocol officer, Jorge Arce, who resigned on Monday after it was
discovered that he also acted as legal counsel for Bernardo Mart=EDn.

The storm that is surrounding the President is growing every day,
slowing to become a hurricane, as the Fiscal=EDa decided to open an
investigation into accusations.

Pacheco said he won't give up his immunity "because it would be foolish
of him, but God will help. That is what my enemies want, because if for
the sake of transparency, I give it up, at the same moment, they will
make 60 charges, 60 trials or maybe 200, and I will spend my life
defending the accusations and not governing."

Pacheco added that it has been difficult concentrating on governing
this past week amid all the accusations and mudslinging and that if he
gave up his immunity he would be spending most of his time from court
to court, but it doesn't mean he won't answer to calls made against
him, he will not hide his face and make himself available to the
judicial system and Costaricans.

"I am not hiding from the Fiscal=EDa (prosecutor's office) and the
moment the fiscal general, Francisco Dall'Anesse, calls me I will go
to him and give him a full accounting of my actions, with all my
conscience and clarity. I may have mistakes, but that I acted in bad
faith, not in a moment" added Pacheco.

To clear matters up, Pacheco said that he paid out of his own pocket
the trip to Spain and 3 day vacation to the Cayman Islands on the
return leg of the trip last December. He also assured that he has
returned the lifetime membership he received in Capa Cana in the
Dominican Republic and that he will never be back there.

He said he paid for the costs incurred on that part of the trip and
will also pay for the free tickers given to the government by TACA
airlines for the San Jos=E9 - Miami - San Jos=E9 leg of the trip to
Spain.

Pacheco said that the "tarjeta azul" is given to all the presidents of
the Central American nations by the airline which saves the government
money for presidential travel. "Here there is a persecution against the
President of the Repubic. It hasn't occurred to anyone to ask the other
Central American presidents to give back their blue cards, given as a
courtesy by TACA. These attacks against the presidents are not good for
the country" said Pacheco.

Since Monday, Jorge Arce, Pacheco's chief protocol officer has resigned
and former minister Rub=E9n Pacheco has been removed from the
President's counsel on economic matters and Bernardo Martin resigned
his post as Honourary Consul for Costa Rica in Sevilla.

COMMENT: Well well well! A few years ago, Pacheco said he would give up
his immunity when he was accused of illegal campaign contributions from
some of the same sources that landed two other ex presidents in jail.
But
apparantly, now that things have heated up considerably, he has
suddenly
changed his mind! Among his connections in Spain, might we discover
that
the folks behind RETIVE, the illegal private monopoly to check cars,
have
enjoyed the same benefits and privileges as the Spanish businessman
involved
in this scheme? INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW!

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*Power shortage draws decree of emergency

MANAGUA, Nicaragua - The President of Nicaragua, Enrique Bola=F1os
Geyer, has suspended by presidential decree the constitutional rights
to petition, assembly and protest as well as access to the court
system. Also suspended are the rights to immediate injunctive relief
(recurso de amparo and recurso de exhibici=F3n personal) as
complementary measures. All the suspensions are part of a decree of an
economic state of emergency.

The decree includes an immediate emergency energy rate increase in an
effort to solve the continuing crisis of power generation in Nicaragua.
The constitutional rights that are specifically suspended are contained
in articles, 32, 45 and 52 of the Nicaraguan Constitution. These
rights, by presidential decree, are suspended for a term of six months
unless the decree is rejected by the National Assembly.

The president also decreed an 11.83 percent rate increase in favor of
Uni=F3n Fenosa, the Spanish multinational energy provider, increasing
the cost of electrical energy for all Nicaraguan consumers of more than
150 kilowatt hours in one month. Energy suppliers to Uni=F3n Fenosa had
turned off a portion of the generating system last week forcing the
Nicaraguan government to purchase electrical energy from the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad in Costa Rica at higher marginal prices
to cover the energy shortfall and avoid blackouts.

The suspension of constitutional rights is unprecedented in modern
Nicaraguan history. All of the members of the cabinet, with the notable
exception of Vice President Jose Rizo, signed the decree in public
support of Bola=F1os. Rizo refused to sign the document stating that it
was an "additional attempt to cause friction between the legislative
and executive branches of government." Bola=F1os retorted by stating
that Rizo was a "solitary voice and playing games."

Bola=F1os also announced that he was informing the United Nations of his
actions as well as the Organization of American States, which already
is scheduled to discuss the Nicaraguan political situation in a meeting
next week.

The National Assembly has only 72 hours to accept, reject or modify the
declared state of emergency from the date of publication in La Gazeta,
the national journal of Nicaraguan governmental affairs.

Both major political parties have sworn to reject the decree which may
be acted upon as early as today. Wilfredo Navarro, vice president of
the National Assembly, declared that the entire state of emergency was
a "smoke screen" for the benefit of Uni=F3n Fenosa and an effort to
gather power in a continuing battle by Bola=F1os against the National
Assembly.

Sandinista Deputy Jos=E9 Figueroa stated that his party categorically
rejects the suspension of Nicaraguan constitutional rights without
giving details regarding further legislative actions. The veto, if in
fact voted upon by the deputies, will be easily rejected as 82 of the
92 votes of the Assembly are controlled by the Partido Liberal
Constitutionalista and Sandinista.

Political commentators also noted that the Direcci=F3n General de
Impuestos, the Nicaraguan tax agency, was commencing an audit process
for all of the individual returns of the members of the Assembly. This
announcement is the latest salvo in the war between governmental
powers.

Deputies had cut $1.8 million dollars from the DGI budget last week
purportedly in retaliation for the enforcement of a tax lien imposed by
DGI against the bank accounts of the assembly. The DGI said the lien
was due to the alleged failure of the assembly to collect taxes from
its members and staff.


*Nicaraguan vice president urges rejection of state of economic

Nicaraguan Vice President Jose Rizo Castellon called on the National
Assembly on Tuesday to reject the "state of economic emergency"
proposed in a decree by President Enrique Bolanos and seek stability of
the country.

Rizo said in a television program that he would ask his party, the
Liberal Constitutionalist, to reject the decree at the National
Assembly as soon as possible and seek dialogue with the executive power
to search for solutions based on consensus.

The economic emergency decree would only worsen the crisis instead of
overcoming it, he added.

Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolanos decreed on Monday a state of
economic emergency for 180 days in an attempt to tide over an energy
crisis that has forced a three-hours-a day rationing of electricity
supply in the country.

Rizo said the emergency decree "does not produce initiatives to seek
strong alternatives to end the national energy crisis, and does not
contain any single idea on how to cope with the economic crisis."

"The solution will not be found by Bolanos alone," said the vice
president, who also suggested a national consensus on making a series
of laws to cope with the economic and energy crisis.

Bolanos said earlier that the current energy crisis was due to high
fuel prices. He announced on Monday an increase in the electricity rate
by 11.83 percent for users who consume more than 150 kwh a month, but
the date for the decree to come into effect has not been decided yet.
Only one-fourth of electricity users will be affected by the surcharge.

Bolanos should send the decree to the country's National Assembly for
discussion and approval within 72 hours from its publication in the
Official Gazette.

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*Fiscal=EDa Asks TACA For Information on Free Tickets Used by President
Pacheco

The accusations against President Abel Pacheco receiving unreported
gifts and the resignation of the President's Chief Protocol officer on
Monday prompted the Fiscal=EDa de Delitos Econ=F3micos to open an
investigation (Prosecutor's office for ecomonic crimes) into the
matter.

One of the first stops for the Fiscales (prosecutors) was at the
airline TACA, which last week made public that it donated, in the
normal course of business, the airline tickets used by the president
Pacheco to Miami and back for his personal trip to Spain in December of
2004.

The airline made it clear that it is a normal practice to give free
tickets to the government - the Ministerio de la Presidencia and
Aviacion Civil - and that the tickets used by the President were not
given to him directly, but to the government.

On Tuesday, the Fiscal=EDa General de la Rep=FAblica began collecting
information after having made a direct request, in writing, to the
airline about furnishing specific information referring to the free
tickets used by president Pacheco.

However, reports from the prosecutor's office say that Mario Zamora,
general manager for the airline, made a personal visit to the
Fiscal=EDa, to explain to how exactly the "tarjeta azul" works, which
provides free flights to presidents of the Central American nations it
flies to and from.

TACA airlines is based in El Salvador. Developing a strategic alliance
with the flag airlines of Guatemala (AVIATECA), Costa Rica (LACSA), and
Nicaragua (NICA), in the early 90's TACA consolidated operations under
the name of GRUPO TACA, thereby transforming the company into one of
the most efficient transportation systems in Latin America.

Currently, with a record of 92% on-time arrivals, TACA serves 34 cities
in 19 countries on board the newest fleet across the three Americas,
including 10 major cities in the United States, Toronto in Canada,
Mexico City, all of the countries of Central America, and the most
important business and tourist destinations in South America and the
Caribbean.


*Ruben Pacheco Donates to Arias Presidential Campaign

Hedging his bets, former Tourism Minister and businessman, Rub=E9n
Pacheco Lutz, who is involved in the controversy surrounding the
granting of concessions for his Papagayo project, is also a contributor
to presidential candidate =D3scar Arias.

Last year, Pacheco Lutz donated =A22.250.000 colones (us$4.750) to
Arias' bid for the presidential chair in 2006.

The news of the contribution was released yesterday by Martha Zamora,
of the Partido Accion Ciudana (PAC) party and backed by a publication
in the Spanish daily newspaper Al D=EDa in November of 2004, naming
Pacheco Lutz as one of the 165 contributors to Arias.

Arias' chief campaign manager confirmed the donation yesterday.

Pacheco Lutz is square in the middle of the storm surrounding his
former boss, President Abel Pacheco. Lutz accompanied the president on
two trip to Spain last year where he met Spanish businessman Bernando
Martin, who later became a partner in his Papagayo project to develop
four lots, under a government grant of concession, to build a
residential community and hotel that would include a 18 hole gold
course.

Bernardo Martin was named Honourary Consul for Costa Rica for Sevilla,
Spain and published free of charge President Pacheco's book last of
poems last December.

Pacheco Lutz was also counsel to the government - the same government
who granted his project the concession - on economic matters. He was
dismissed from the counsel yesterday.

Arias is a front runner to win the presidential elections in 2006.


*Rising River Water Sweeps Away Vehicles

The alert went out that an automobile and it's occupants had been swept
by the rising waters of the La Gloria river in Jac=F3.

The call immediately sent into action local rescue workers and
additional help was requested from nearby Parrita, which since Monday
night went looking for the disappeared.

Following several hours of search, the vehicle was located but not it's
occupants, which led rescue workers to intensify their efforts.

Using kayaks, rescue workers navigated the river to the point it flowed
into the Pacific in the hopes of finding the occupants alive, but ready
for the gruesome task of recovering the bodies.

However, rescue workers got a surprise when they found Robert Sherman,
the American who had rented the vehicle, relaxing in a cabin. The car
had gotten stuck in the mud and decided to leave it - abandoning it
completely - and take a break.

Nearby, Austin Paine, also told authorities that his car had gotten
stuck in the mud and with the help of those nearby, they were able to
pull it out, though the water caused sufficient damage to the vehicle.


*Was it Wet Enough for You Yesterday?

Accodring to the weatherman - Instituto Meteorol=F3gico Nacional (IMN) -
a low pressure system coming from Panama is producing heavier than
normal rains in the Pacific coast and affecting the Central Valley (San
Jos=E9) as well.

The last couple of mornings San Jos=E9 has been waking up cloudy and wet
from rain during the night.

NOrmal for this time of year, is sunny and hot for the norming,
clouding over by mid-day and then mild to heavy rains for the
afternoon. By the evening hours the rain has stopped and repeats the
following day.

However, for the next couple of days there will be more frequent and
heavy rain. The weatherman says it should all be back to normal by
Friday.



*Costa Rica's National Team

Costa Rica has a long soccer history, one which dates back well before
most American fans came to know them through World Cup Qualifying. The
Federaci=F3n Costarricense de F=FAtbol (FEDEFUTBOL) was founded in 1921,
and gained FIFA affiliation in 1927.

But although they won the championship of the old Confederation of
Central American and Caribbean Football seven times between 1941 and
1961, the "Ticos" did not qualify for the World Cup until 1990, when
Bora Milutinovic - coaching the second of the five national teams he
has led, after Mexico in 1986 - took another underdog to soccer's
greatest stage.

Once in Italy, Milutinovic and Costa Rica pulled off one of the shocks
of the tournament. After stunning Scotland, 1-0, and losing to Brazil
by the same score, the Ticos came from behind to upset Sweden, 2-1,
with a 75th minute equalizer from Roger Flores and an 88th minute
game-winner from Hernan Medford, who has since become a familiar name
to many North American soccer fans. But the dream run ended with a 4-1
loss to Czechoslovakia in the Round of 16.

In qualifying for the 1994 and 1998 World Cups, Costa Rica suffered
considerably from bad luck of the draw. The 1992 group stage put them
with Mexico and Honduras in Group A, and both of those teams tied for
first with 13 points and advanced to the final round. The Ticos
finished with nine points.

In 1997, Costa Rica made it to CONCACAF's Hexagonal round, and it was
here that they first got into the consciences of many American fans.
Battling neck-and-neck with Jamaica for the third ticket to France,
things were looking up after a 3-1 win over the Reggae Boyz at the
Estadio Saprissa in San Jos=E9. But then the wheels started to come off.
Canada pulled an upset with a 1-0 win in Edmonton, and El Salvador
scrapped to a scoreless tie in San Jos=E9, while Jamaica defeated both
teams 1-0 on home soil. So the Ticos went to Portland, Ore., needing a
result against the United States to get back on track.

However, US midfielder Tab Ramos had other ideas. His stunning goal
from long range shook both the Civic Stadium roof and North American
soccer to their foundations, and left Costa Rica with a lot of work to
do. Then came a trip to Kingston, and with the National Stadium's
nickname of "The Office" ringing truer than ever, the Reggae Boys
earned a 1-0 win of their own and all but crushed Costa Rica's dreams
of croissants and the Eiffel Tower.

But the Ticos kept fighting, and pulled off arguably one of the biggest
upsets in North American soccer history when they tied Mexico, 3-3, at
the Estadio Azteca. It was the first time Mexico had ever not won a
World Cup Qualifier in the legendary stadium. It wasn't enough though,
as Jamaica managed draws in every game the rest of the way, and took
third place with 14 points to Costa Rica's 12.

Then came the road to South Korea and Japan, and this time Costa Rica
had all the weapons necessary to finally make it back to the World Cup.
But once again, the qualifying draw served up a hard path to success.
Yet, what should have been one of the easiest games turned out to be a
disaster, as the Barbados pulled off a 2-1 upset on home soil in
Bridgetown.

A controversial 2-1 win over the United States in San Jos=E9 did nothing
to quiet alarm bells over coach Alexandre Guimaraes' future - and crowd
trouble forced the crucial game against Guatemala to be played in
Alajuela instead of the capital.

But a 3-0 revenge of the "Bajan Rockets" on the home side's return to
San Jos=E9, and a 0-0 tie with the US in Columbus, Ohio let everyone
breath a little more easily. But then came a trip to Mazatenango,
Guatemala, with nerves up and down the continent frayed since Costa
Rica, Guatemala, and the US were all within a point of each other. The
US took care of business with a 4-0 win at the Barbados, but Guatemala
beat the Ticos, 2-1, and forced a playoff for the last spot in the
Hexagonal round.

So the two teams went to the Orange Bowl, and finally Costa Rica got
all of their cylinders firing when they needed them, cruising to a 5-2
win. And this time, they kept it up all the way through the final
round, including a 2-1 win in Mexico City - Mexico's first ever loss in
World Cup Qualifying at the Azteca - and the ultimate revenge for 1998,
a 1-0 win in Kingston on the last day of qualifying which sealed first
place for the Ticos with 23 points.

Costa Rica's 2002 World Cup roster featured many players familiar to
American soccer fans. Among the famous names: Former New England
Revolution midfielders William Sunsing, Mauricio Solis and Mauricio
Wright, forwards Ronald Gomez and Hernan Medford, and, of course,
Manchester City forward Paulo Wanchope, arguably Costa Rica's greatest
ever player.

All that attacking power helped the Ticos impress fans worldwide,
especially in the 5-2 loss to Brazil. Unfortunately, that game also
sent Costa Rica home, as a 3-0 win over China and a 1-1 tie against
Turkey left them just short of the second round on goal differential.

Suffice to say, though, that nobody will be overlooking Costa Rica on
the road to the 2006 World Cup in Germany, and that expectations for
success will be just as high at home as they have ever been.

As of May 31, Costa Rica sits tied for third in the final round of
CONCACAF World Cup qualifying.

The Ticos and Guatemala each have four points, two behind the U.S.,
which has six points, and three behind Mexico with seven.

The top three teams will advance to the 2006 World Cup, while the
fourth place team will face an Asian team in a playoff for a spot


*Bolivian president warns of using force to end unrest

Bolivian President Carlos Mesa warned Tuesday of possible intervention
of the armed forces, should the political and social crisis in the
country worsens.

Calling for peace and dialogue with opponents, Mesa said that in an
extreme case, the military will put down any attempt to destabilize the
country. It is the right of the Bolivian nation to defend itself, he
said.

Unrest spilt over to La Paz, the seat of government, on Tuesday as
protests escalated in the neighboring city El Alto, according to
reports from La Paz.

Thousands of demonstrators marched through downtown La Paz to rally at
Murillo Square, where the executive and legislative departments are
located, demanding the nationalization of the oil industry and the
rejection of autonomy demands by four regions.

The protesters cut off airport access and blocked main roads, isolating
La Paz from the rest of the country.

Trade unions, including the Regional Trade Union and the Bolivian
Central Trade Union, and farmer, indigenous and student organizations
participated in the demonstrations.

Demonstrators also demanded the resignation of President Mesa, the
closing of the congress and the trial of ex-president Gonzalo Sanchez
de Lozada, who resigned in October 2003.

Security was beefed up on Murillo Square as legislators convened on
Tuesday for their first session after a week-long recession.

The congress aims to address issues such as the modification of the
recently enacted Hydrocarbons Law, the call for a Constitutional
Assembly and a bill that would decide how greater autonomy would be
granted to Bolivia's regions.




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