Changes To Immigration
Laws Announced
The Consejo de Gobierno
(cabinet) announced
yesterday that it has
finished the reforms to
the Ley de Migración de
Costa Rica (immigration
laws) that will place
more controls on the
illegal immigration
toCosta Rica while still
respecting human rights.
Ecuador's
president,
Rafael Correa,
personally
welcomed home
his compatriots
deported from
Costa Rica after
being rescued at
sea by the U.S.
Coast Guard and
taken home in a
Ecuadorian
military
transport The
Peruvians were
sent home in a
TACA flight
because the
Peruvian
government did
not sent a plant
to get them.
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Drivers
Need to Have Patience in Face of
Increasing Traffic Congestion,
Transport Minister Says
Patience is the only thing
drivers can arm themselves in
the face of the daily traffic
chaos that is caused by the high
number of vehicles, construction
and accidents.
Gasoline Will Cost ˘22 Less
Tomorrow
If you can avoid filling up you
gasoline tank until midnight, do
so, as the latest round of drops
in the price of gasoline takes
effect at the stroke of midnight
tonight.
Spirit Airlines Announces
Nonstop Service to San José for
Only ˘8 Cents
Spirit Airlines announced
nonstop service between its Fort
Lauderdale hub and San José,
Costa Rica beginning April 5,
2007.
Destination Club Opens Resort in
Costa Rica
Exclusive Resorts has taken a
new step in the world of
destination clubs and
constructed its own members-only
resort community.
Ortega
asks big business to help
Nicaragua poor
New President Daniel Ortega, a
former Marxist guerrilla, told
big business on Wednesday its
investments were safe in
Nicaragua but asked companies to
give to the Central American
country's many poor.
Venezuelan president: Castro
recovering, able to walk
Cuban leader Fidel Castro is
recovering and has been up and
walking, said Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez on
Wednesday after he and visiting
Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage
signed a range of deals designed
to boost cooperation.
Bolivian president reshuffles
half his cabinet
Bolivian President Evo Morales
reshuffled almost half of his
cabinet in order to strengthen
his second year in office,
according to reports reaching
here on Wednesday.
Ecuadorian defense minister
killed in air crash
Ecuadorian Defense Minister
Guadalupe Larriva on Wednesday
night died in an air crash, due
to the mid-air collision of two
military helicopters, officials
said.
Cuba to sign cooperation pacts
with Venezuela
Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage
arrived in Venezuela on
Wednesday to sign a series of
agreements aimed at boosting
cooperation in areas ranging
from tourism to
telecommunications.
DEVELOPMENT:
Latin
America Has Tips for ASEAN
Charter
Over the last two months, South
America and South-East Asia have
taken huge steps forward towards
creating two distinct regional
blocs. But the contrasting
principles in their respective
blueprints for integration
reflect the different political
and economic philosophies
driving the integration plans.
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