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Tránsito Studying Fining Drivers For Watching Television
Taxi drivers warn that if a plan by the Policía de Tránsito (traffic police) to fine drivers for watching television while driving will mean fewer taxis on the road during the World Cup games.

There is no law that specifically prohibits drivers from watching television while driving, as the Policía de Tránsito studies the possibility of fining drivers similar to the no use of a cellular phone. Tránsito officials have to be sure that the driver was distracted for the fine to stick, accoding to Policía de Tránsito director, German Marín.  Click her for the complete story.

Sexual Abuser Judge On The Lam; Tico Teacher Wanted For Sexual Abuse Arrested in the U.S.
The Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) has mounted an intense operation to find Gerardo Calero Miranda, the former judge who was found by the juzgado Contravencional y de Menor Cuantía de Sarapiquí, Heredia, for sexually abusing a 14 year old girl while he was on the bench.

Taxi Drivers Admit to Surcharge
A number of taxi drivers interviewed by the Spanish daily newspaper DIARIO EXTRA accept that they charge between ¢5 and ¢10 colones more per kilometre as reported by a study by the Laboratorio de Metrología, Normalización y Calidad de la Universidad de Costa Rica (Labcal).

WORLD CUP:

Ticos Win First Friendly Unimpressive
The first pre-cup Tico test was Saturday against something called Breitner’s Bam team, a regional selection, played in the town of Lahr in front of 6,500 locals.

Christopher Howard Meets With president Oscar Arias Again
y) writer Christopher Howard met with Costa Rica’s new President Dr. Oscar Arias Sanchez for the second time in three months.



Guatemala: Slow Reconstruction Process Criticized
The beginning of the raining season in Guatemala raised the tone of the criticism to the local government because of the slowness of the reconstruction works 7 months after the devastating course of Hurricane Stan.

France-Cuba Senates Meet in Havana
Bernard Piras, vice president of the France-Cuba senatorial friendship group, is in Havana, invited by the Cuban parliament.

Colombian Presidential Hopefuls Get Ready for Polls
Colombian presidential candidates are expected to stage their last public all-out showdown today, a week before the general elections scheduled for May 28.

Uribe remains Colombia's most popular presidential candidate: opinion poll
With only one week to go before Colombia's presidential elections, incumbent President Alvaro Uribe remains the most popular candidate, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.

Venezuelan president orders exit from G3 trade bloc
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday that his country has decided to quit the trade bloc with Colombia and Mexico to formally become a member of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur).

Ecuador to refine petrol in Venezuela to cut costs
Ecuador would refine its petrol in Venezuela in order to cut costs, Ecuador's Energy Minister Ivan Rodriguez, said on Sunday.



LATIN AMERICA:
Concrete Plans Needed to Reach Zero Hunger
In spite of the enormous amount of food produced in Latin America and the Caribbean, there is still hunger in the region. But each country will have to draw up its own plan to combat it, as the size of the problem and progress towards eradicating it vary considerably from country to country.

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