New Law Forces Emergency Plans
Bar, churches, cinemas,
supermarkets... any place that
groups large numbers of people
will have to now have an
emergency plan.
Immigration Officials Charged
us$800 To Alter Records
The two immigration officials
detained by the Fiscalía and the
Organismo de Investigaciones
Judicial (OIJ) last Thursday
charged us$800 to erase "impedimento
de salida" to fugitives of
justice
Cold
Front Calls For Sweaters and
Jackets
Sweaters and jackets continue to
be the norm and will be so for
the coming week, as cold, strong
winds continue in the Central
Valley.
Climbing the Chirripó Fascinates
Many
With each step as he climbed the
highest point in Costa Rica -
Cerro Chiripó at 3.820 metres -
former president Miguel Angel
Rodríguez fulfilled a promise
made while in a jail cell in La
Reforma almost a year ago.

Guatemala Hearty Ovation for
Pablo Milanes
Nearly 6,000 Guatemalans gave a
huge standing ovation to
prominent Cuban
singer-songwriter Pablo Milanes,
who sang love, nostalgic and
hope songs during his concert in
Guatemala City.
Venezuela, Colombia Fulfill
Accords
Venezuela´s President Hugo
Chavez and Colombia´s Alvaro
Uribe have agreed, among other
issues of interests for both
nations, to fulfill accords
designed to speed up
construction of the bi-national
gas pipeline.
Colombia declares major progress
in talks with rebel group
Colombia, which is holding the
second round of peace talks with
the rebel National Liberation
Army (ELN), said on Saturday
that a major breakthrough was
made in the talks thanks to the
mutual trust and sincerity
demonstrated by both sides.
Mexico
City airport shuts down for
hours due to power failure
A power failure knocked out a
radar system at the Mexican
City's airport Saturday, leading
to the closure of the airport
for nearly three hours,
officials said.
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