Marriages Of Minors Under 15
Banned
The
deputies of the Legislative
Assembly passed in first reading
last night a law that would
prohibit those less than 15
years of age from marrying.
Ecuador's Consul
in Costa Rica
Guillermo
Bassante (left)
speaks to to
illegal Peruvian
and Ecuadorian
immigrants about
plans for their
deportation at a
detention centre
in San José. The
group was
rescued at sea
and will be on
their way home
today,
frustrating
their plans to
reach American
shores. |
Automobile
Imports Increased 20% in 2006
Costa Rica imported a total of
46.484 new and used automobiles
in 2006, 20% more than in 2005
with 38.860 imported vehicles.
That makes it an average of 127
vehicles were imported each day,
while in 2005 the number was
106.
US Coast Guard Seizes Costa Rica
Coke Boat
The US Coast Guard seized a
Costa Rican fishing boat packed
with 2.5 tonnes of cocaine
yesterday.
Costa Rica Unions Protest to IOL
Costa Rica´s Caja Costarricense
de Seguro Social (CCSS) - Social
Security System - and Workers
Union (UNDECA) denounced the
Costa Rican government before
the International Organization
of Labor (IOL) for prohibiting
expression of their opinions
against the Tratado Libre de
Comercio (TLC) - free trade
agreement with the United
States.
Russia Signs WTO Accession
Protocol with Costa Rica
Russia and Costa Rica have
signed a protocol on the
completion of bilateral
negotiations on Russia's entry
to the World Trade Organization
(WTO), the economics ministry
said Wednesday.
Controversy Over Homosexuals
Donating Blood Continues
The
donating of blood by homosexuals
continues in controversy many
feeling that before a final
decision can be made on the
issue the lifestyle of
homosexuals should be
considered. The controversy
awoke following a "recurso de
amparo" (appeal) before the
Constitutional Court.
Ortega Fulfils Promises to
Nicaragua
Less than fifteen days after he
assumed the Nicaraguan
presidency, and after his first
international tour, Sandinista
Daniel Ortega is committed to
meeting the pledges made during
the electoral campaign.
Guatemala Stop Bank Crisis
Guatemala Vice President Eduardo
Stein is due to go to Congress
on Tuesday to analyze, among
other issues, the country's bank
situation and how to avoid a
financial crisis.
UN Delegation Assesses Salvador
Troops
The United Nations is evaluating
Salvadoran troops Tuesday, to
certify their future
participation in UN
peace-keeping missions,
according to El Salvador Defense
Minister Otto Romero.
Ecuadorians Block Electoral
Court
Evading the police guards,
Ecuadorians blocked access to
the Electoral Supreme Court (TSE)
Tuesday, demanding an immediate
call for a popular referendum to
convene a Constituent Assembly.
Cuban vice
president says Castro recovering
Cuban leader Fidel Castro
continues to recover from
intestinal surgery, Vice
President Jose Ramon Fernandez
said on Monday.
COLOMBIA:
Women
Suffer Abuse Behind the Front
Lines
"The
actors in the Colombian armed
conflict, in particular the
paramilitary groups and the
guerrilla, employ physical,
sexual and psychological
violence against women as a
strategy of war," stated the
Inter-American Commission on
Human Rights (IACHR).
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