Arias
Says Easier to Modify Ten
Commandments, As Unions Refuse
Invitation to Meet At His Home
It's only been days before
officially being confirmed
president-elect and Oscar Arias
is already starting to feel the
mood of the unions and Costa
Ricans, with the announcement
yesterday that the leaders of
the country's unions, grouped
under one banner the Asociación
Nacional de Empleados Públicos (ANEP),
refused an invitation by the
president-elect to meet with him
at his home in Rohrmoser.
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Carolina García, Lina Posada and
Érika Botero
are the Besame girls that in
Costa Rica to promote the line
of Colombian intimate wear. The
Chicas Besame are in such demand
that in addition to the planned
appearance at the private
fashion show function at teh
hotel Corobici, there will be an
added show - open to the public
- at the Touch Bar in Mall San
Pedro.
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Immigration Rules
Eased For Investors
By executive order the
government has made changes to
the immigration process that
will simplify the requirements
for foreign investors. The
change will also make it easier
to obtain work permits for
managers, technicians and
specialists working for foreign
companies in Costa Rica.
Authorities
Cite Gambling911.com Among
Reasons for Raid on Cyber Bookie
Home
The raid on Bodog.com Founder
and CEO's Costa Rican compound
Friday night came after much
rigorous research by Costa Rican
authorities which included among
other things, reading articles
on Gambling911.com.
Four
Harvard Undergrads To Work at
Costa Rican Clinic
While many students will avoid
their reading and darken their
tans this spring break, the
Harvard branch of Federation for
International Medical Relief of
Children (FIMRC) will head to
Costa Rica to aid Nicaraguan
refugees.
Libertarios Want to Eliminate
Pensions to Former Presidents
With only 54 days to go before
President Abel Pacheco loses his
job, he could lose his pension
as well, if a proposed law being
spearheaded by the Movimiento
Libertario (ML) moves quickly
through the Legislature.
LatAm Officials to Discuss
Immigration
Ministers and deputy ministers
of Foreign Relations from 10
Latin American countries are
attending a meeting in Guatemala
to discuss immigration issues,
in the wake of a US decision to
declare immigrants as criminals
and build a wall to contain
them.
US
Complicity in Cuba Attacks
The US government´s blind eye to
terrorist actions on Cuba was
underlined Tuesday as a proof of
its complicity with groups
hostile to Havana from southern
Florida.
The
Caribbean Heads to China for
BITTM
The Beijing International Travel
and Tourism Marketplace (BITTM),
scheduled for April 3-5, has
announced the participation of
exhibitors from 40 countries
including South America and the
Caribbean.
Human
trafficking not adequately
punished in Americas: OAS
The crime of human trafficking
is not punished enough in the
Americas, an official with the
Organization of American States
(OAS) said Tuesday.
Venezuela,
Uruguay for Economic Unity
Presidents Hugo Chavez
(Venezuela) and Tabare Vazquez
(Uruguay) championed for the
South American peoples´ economic
integration to face US policies.
OPINION:
How the
U.S. Went Wrong in Latin America
Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice's visit to South America
earlier this week came at a
pivotal moment. The standing of
the United States in the region
is at a low ebb. Six Latin
American countries - including
regional behemoths Mexico and
Brazil - are electing presidents
this year, and recent electoral
showdowns in Bolivia and Costa
Rica showed that pro-US
candidates face a steep climb in
winning support from voters.
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