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Weekly Report - 2 November 2004
COSTA RICA: Third ex-President accused of shady dealings
José María Figueres last week became the third former President of Costa Rica to be caught up in corruption allegations, after being accused of having received money from the French firm Alcatel. Figueres, who served as President from 1994 to 1998, has resigned his position as executive director of the World Economic Forum (WEF), while at home the public prosecution service is looking into the allegations.
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- CHILE: Using a Pinochet law against the Mapuche
- PARAGUAY: Borda scuttles early redistribution of land
- Tracking trends
- BOLIVIA: Santa Cruz and allies call halt to hydrocarbons bill
- ECUADOR: Impeachment ball starts rolling
- COLOMBIA: Uribe offers Farc talks in embassy venue
- Tracking trends
- MEXICO: PRD tries to play international card
- MEXICO: Double coup against Gulf cartel & Los Zetas
- MEXICO: Marcos resurfaces with barbs for all
- Tracking trends
- COSTA RICA: Third ex-President accused of shady dealings
- CUBA: UN victory, but clobbered on media freedom
- HONDURAS: Prosecutors fired, corruption cases dismissed
- HAITI: Gonaí¯ves rebels threaten to rise again
- ST KITTS & NEVIS: Douglas sails through into third term
- Tracking trends
- Inflation in the region
- The stockmarket in figures
- Exchange rates
- 'Spirit' addresses Brazilian congress
- Quotes of the week