Archive for September 21st, 2005

Notables Conclude:

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

A Rose by Any Other Name - It doesn’t matter whether you call it an agreement, a treaty, an accord, a pact or whatever. According to the Vienna Convention they all have the same status, duties and obligations.
There Isn’t No Way Out - Opponents say that the agreement is “til death do us […]

Wal-mart Buys 33.3% of Mas X Menos

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

Wal-mart now owns 33.3% of the Corporación Supermercados Unidos, which owns Hipermas, Pali, Mas X Menos, and Servimas. The purchase was actually part of a larger transaction where Wal-Mart bought the shares that the Dutch giant Royal Ahold owned in the American Retail Holding Company (CARHCO), due to the financial crisis they are suffering. […]

Arts Plaza Debuts

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

The old Plaza de la Soledad is no longer lonely and has a new name: Plaza de las Artes. It is the first project in the “San Jose Possible” plan and boasts a ¢32 milllion renovation. The remodelling is designed to afford a public space for performing artists like acrobats, jugglers, musicians, actors […]

President WILL Send CAFTA (but not yet)

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

In a new twist to the epic CAFTA tale, sort of, President Pacheco announced that he will finally send CAFTA for discussion to Congress. This is based on the report of the Council of Notables.
“I will send it, because I must” he stated. However, he did not set a date for sending it. […]