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Costa
Rica Breaks Relations with Taiwan
President Oscar Arias announced Wednesday that
Costa Rica has broken diplomatic ties with
Taiwan and established relations with China,
delivering a blow to Asian island's fragile
international standing.
Costa Rica's
President Oscar
Arias, fourth
from right,
announces that
his Costa Rica
has broken
diplomatic ties
with Taiwan and
established
relations with
China. Also
pictured at
table are Costa
Rica's Second
Vice President
Kevin Casas, far
left, Foriegn
Minister Bruno
Stagno, second
left, Presidency
Minister Rodrigo
Arias, third
from right,
First Vice
President Laura
Chinchilla,
second right,
and Housing
Minister
Guillermo
Zuniga. |
Harsher
Punishment For Sexual Abuse of Minors
By a unanimous vote the Legislative Assembly
approved the "Ley de Fortalecimiento de la lucha
contra la explotación sexual de las personas
menores de edad" - a law that fights the sexual
exploitation of minors.
BCR Postpones Issuing Licenses and Passports
The
Banco de Costa Rica (BCR) has postponed its plan
to begin issuing drivers licenses and passports
today, until the beginning of July.
Controversial
Plan B®
To Be
Sold Here
Plan B® -
the day after pill could soon be sold in Costa
Rica according to the Ministra de Salud (Health
Minister), Dr. María Luisa Avila.
Recope Pays us$30 A Barrel Extra For Refined
Gasoline
The state
owned Refinadora Costarricense de Petroleo S.A.
(RECOPE) could save up to us$30 a barrel on
gasoline it imports, if it were to buy crude oil
instead and refine it here.
U.S.
Suspects Costa Rica Migration Fraud
The
United States has canceled the visas of 22 Costa
Rican immigration officials suspected of selling
visa stamps so that Costa Ricans could stay
illegally in the U.S. without getting caught,
the two countries said Wednesday.
Canada
Beats Costa Rica 2-1 at Gold Cup
MIAMI –
Canada's inexperienced squad showed a lot of
composure in an upset victory to kick off the
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Banco de Costa Rica Shuts
Down Quintavalle Accounts
Matteo
Quintavalle, the Italian "empresario" who has
made the headlines during the past several weeks
by buying out the contracts of soccer players,
has had his bank accounts closed by the Banco de
Costa Rica (BCR). The BCR said yesterday that it
closed all 11 of Quintavalle's accounts.
Libya,
Nicaragua Talk Cooperation
Cooperation between Africa and Latin America
topped a talk between Presidents Muammar el
Kadhafi (Libya) and Daniel Ortega (Nicaragua) in
Syrte, east of Tripoli on Tuesday night.
Panama Canal expansion to
begin August
BALBOA,
Panama (Reuters) - The first stage of a us$5.25
billion expansion of the Panama Canal should
begin ahead of schedule by the end of August, a
top canal official said on Wednesday.
El Salvador on Eve of Crisis
El Salvador
is steeped in serious social and economic
deterioration caused mainly by the government of
Antonio Saca, which could lead to a social
crisis, warned the Central American University (CAU).
Guatemala Opens International Industrial Fair
Guatemalan
President Oscar Berger, inaugurated the
International Industry Fair NDUEXPO 2007
Wednesday, which he regarded as an opportunity
to attract investments and to create future
employments for the population
Fidel
Castro Warns of World Problems
Cuban
President Fidel Castro highlighted how people´s
awareness about climate change has increased, as
well as the importance of food, during a Cuban
TV broadcast Tuesday.
Colombian, Venezuelan FMs meet over drug spat
The
foreign ministers of Colombia and Venezuela met
here on Wednesday to try to ease tension caused
by Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel
Santos, who criticized Venezuela for not
cooperating with the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA).
COLOMBIA-ECUADOR:
'There Are No Plants or
Animals Left'
A new U.S. government report
acknowledges that coca crops expanded last year
in Colombia, despite the heavy herbicide
spraying carried out under Plan Colombia, which
has been loudly protested by neighbouring
Ecuador for causing damages to human and animal
health and food crops in border areas.
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