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'Piratas' Block Traffic
The Minister for the Presidency, Ricardo Toledo, and other government officials have agreed to meet today (Tuesday) with representatives of informal taxis or "piratas" and "porteadores" for talks.  >more



Immigration Getting Tough on Residency Applications
A report in La Nacion says that Costa Rica is applying a stringent policy to restrict as much as possible those wanting to obtain legal residency, including to those who have the support of employers and want to contribute to social security. >more




15.000 GSM Lines Now Available
ICE(Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad), yesterday put on sale 15.000 new GSM lines after several months of claiming it had exhausted it's quantity of GSM lines and offering new subscribers only it's TMDA technology. >more



Costa Rica Bans Importing Poultry from Several US States
Costa Rica has banned importing poultry from several US states where high pathogenic bird flu cases were detected. >more



U.S. Feds Say Man Scammed $3.6 Million
A man falsely representing himself as a bank official bilked 30 investors out of more than $3.6 million as part of a five-year overseas investment scam, federal authorities said.  >more



Uribe prodded on security
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi urged Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Sunday to do more to protect human-rights activists working under dangerous conditions in the South American nation's long-running civil war.  >more



Panama urged to have diplomatic ties with China
Former Panamanian ambassador to the United States, Eduardo Morgan, told the local press Monday that Panama should establish diplomatic relations with China as soon as possible.  >more



Opposition blocks streets against Venezuelan president
Opposition groups blocked Monday the streets and avenues of some Venezuelan cities to demand a recall referendum against President Hugo Chavez.  >more



Chavez Calls Bush 'Asshole' as Foes Fight Troops
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called President Bush an "asshole" on Sunday for meddling, and vowed never to quit office like his Haitian counterpart as troops battled with opposition protesters demanding a recall referendum against him.  >more

 

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MONEY LAUNDERING
The lack of declaration regulations pertaining to the importation/exportation of currency or financial instruments, the lack of transaction reporting requirements by financial institutions, and a loosely regulated banking sector contributed substantially to Costa Rica’s vulnerability to money laundering.

Tomorrow, we will bring a series of articles about Money Laundering and how it affects or has affected Costa Rica and many who invested here. Look for it!
 
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VENEZUELA:
Virgins Along the Highway
Fourteen sculptures of virgins and saints of the Catholic Church will be put on permanent display along the highways of the northwestern Venezuelan state of Yaracuy, the country's first "religious roadside museum", picking up on an arts initiative begun more than 20 years ago.

Under this initiative by officials from Yaracuy, located 250 km west of Caracas, each municipal capital will display sculptures by artists from this farming state, including José Luis Díaz, Wilker Ríos, Milagros Lugo, Mireya Camacho and Felipe Guevara. >more



CUBA:
Play Revisits Censorship of Beatles Music
A middle-aged Cuban rock 'n roll lover takes home the bronze statue of John Lennon that sits on a park bench in the Cuban capital, to make his biggest dream come true: to reunite his old amateur rock band and play for the former Beatle.

The incident isn't real, of course, but comes from a scene in 'El Concierto' (The Concert), a new play by local playwright Ulises Rodríguez that has taken centre stage in the Cuban capital.  >more


 
 

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