New Immigration Regulations Go
Into Effect Today, But Who Will
Enforce Them?
Today, the changes to the Ley de
migración y extranjería
(immigration law) go into
effect, however, there won't be
anyone there to enforce it,
according to the Immigration
director, Mario Zamora, for lack
of sufficient officials and
financial resources.
BetOnSports no more as
one of the largest
sportsbook facilities
closes shop in Costa
Rica, firing 1.400
employees and selling
off assets to meet their
obligations. The large
operation was housed in
the eight floors of
office building in San
Pedro Mall. |
Nicaraguans Fear Massive
Deportations
For many Nicaraguans, both in
Costa Rica and in their
homeland, the new immigration
law that comes into effect today
is terrorizing.
Online
Gambling Companies Seek to
Remain in Business After BoS
Closes
Costa Rica's online gambling
companies said Friday they will
lobby the government to remain
open despite the closure of
BetOnSports.com because of legal
problems in the United States.
Colombian Guerrilla's Wife Also
A Murderer
The woman, who the "guerrillero"
of the uerzas Armadas
Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC),
Héctor Orlando Martínez Quinto,
married to legally stay in Costa
Rica, is also a killer and is
currently serving time in the El
Buen Pastor women's prison.
Wife
Killer To Remain Behind Bars
Luis Fernando Burgos did not get
his wish yesterday, as judge
Isable Porras, denied his
petition for house arrest for
his preventive detention after
being detained for the murder of
his wife, Maureen Hidalgo.
US Messes With Nicaragua
Elections
Sandinista National Liberation
Front (FSLN) General Secretary
Daniel Ortega denounced Friday
that the US is manipulating in
the OAS to prevent the people ó
s triumph in the next Nicaraguan
elections.
El Salvador to Send Troops to
Iraq
El Salvador President Elias
Antonio Saca handed the national
flag to a batch of soldiers who
will leave for Iraq on Sunday,
irrespective of mounting
criticism of this move.
Guatemala: Agrarian Talks Near
Failure
The agrarian dialogue in
Guatemala is on the verge of
failure after the Supreme Court
refused to coordinate the talks
and draft a law on rural
development, saying this was
responsibility of the
Legislature.
Brazil Economist Lauds Fidel
Castro
"I have known several
politicians, but none has ever
had Fidel Castro s deep
intellectuality and human
dimension," said outstanding
Brazilian economist and
university professor Theotonio
Dos Santos.
Hunger Killing
Colombian Children
Malnutrition was the
cause of death for
39,000 Colombian
minors between 1998
and 2002, meaning an
average of three
dead children daily,
an Externado
University study
spread in this
capital on Thursday
revealed.
COLOMBIA:
Murders Down, but
Indigenous Group
Still Hemmed In
"It is not only
beautiful, but it is
rich in livestock,
minerals and water,"
says a man wearing a
wide-brimmed hat who
looks every bit the
tough cowboy,
looking out at the
spectacular view of
the Sierra Nevada de
Santa Marta from the
airport at the
northern Colombian
city of Valledupar.
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