Archive for September 12th, 2006

Terrorism is just one of the threats to peace, Arias says

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff

There are a lot of other threats to peace beside terrorism, President Óscar Arias Sánchez said Monday as he reflected of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States.
While George Bush was saying in the United States that terrorism would be the issue that will define the century, Arias […]

Pick your event to bash the free trade treaty

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Those opposed to the free trade treaty with the United States have several options on when they can vent their distaste. And visitors to the downtown have several days when they  should plan on traffic jams due to protests.
The next serious demonstration will be Friday when the so-called Festival Cultural […]

ln Latest Internet Gaming Case Louisiana Seeks to Enforce State Laws Outside US

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The prosecution of Peter Dicks, the Sportingbet PLC executive arrested between flights in New York, will be one for the record books.
The State of Louisiana court issued the arrest warrant although it appears that Dicks has never been in that U.S. state.
He is being charged under a 1997 Louisiana law […]