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Friday 22 February 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Subsidies on
Residential Electrical Rates To Be
Removed
The Autoridad Reguladora
de Servicios Públicos (Aresep) -
regulator of public prices and services
- announced yesterday that it will
remove subsidies for electrical service
to residential customers, increasing the
cost of energy to consumers, while the
cost to industrial customers will
decrease.
Central America To
Accept Costa Rica's
Extension To The TLC
The governments of
Central America will
accept Costa Rica's
request for an extension
in ratifying the Tratado
de Libre Comercio (TLC)
- free trade agreement
between Costa Rica, the
United States and
Central America.
Civil Marriages Triple
That Of Church Weddings
The majority of Costa
Ricans prefer a civil
wedding over a religious
one according to figures
of the Registro Civil,
where during 2007 a
total of 24.186
marriages were
registered, 18.123 of
which were civil to
5.754 religious.
Moscow Casino Ban Forces
Storm to Open in Costa
Rica
Storm
International, Russia's
largest casino company,
will open gambling
venues in Costa Rica and
Armenia this year and
may abandon its home
market because of
restrictions, Chief
Executive Officer
Michael Boettcher said.
Natural Gas Distributors
Given Temporary Reprieve
The Ministerio de
Ambiente y Energía (Minae)
- environment and energy
ministry - has given
Zeta and Tropigas until
July 15 to continue to
distribute natural gas,
a date which the Minae
intends to announced new
regulations for the
natural industry.
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Panama Canal Authority
Sees Revenue Growth in
2008
Revenue from Panama
Canal transit fees are
expected to increase by
about 10 percent in
2008, despite likely
slower growth in world
trade, the Panama Canal
Authority said on
Tuesday.
Guatemala May Join
Petrocaribe
Guatemalan President
Alvaro Colom stated his
government is analyzing
Thursday the possibility
of joining the
Petrocaribe energy
initiative, boosted by
Venezuela.
Correa: Venezuelan Oil
Solidarity Tops
Ecuadorian President
Rafael Correa
highlighted the energy
integration with
Venezuela at the start
of operations Thursday
of the Venezuelan oil
perforation tower in
Ecuadorian territory.
France, Colombia To
Collaborate On Hostage
Release
France and Colombia will
collaborate on the
release of hostages,
including a
French-Colombian
stateswoman, held by
Colombian rebels,
visiting French Foreign
Minister Bernard
Kouchner said Thursday.
Argentina Backed on
Falkland Issue
Argentina has finally
received support for its
demanded right over
Falkland Islands, from a
meeting of Foreign
Ministers of 34 South
American and Arab
countries.
RIGHTS-COLOMBIA:
Workers of the World
Unite - in
Anti-Paramilitary Vigil
The world’s largest
trade union federation
has called a Mar. 6
global demonstration to
pay homage to victims of
Colombia’s far-right
paramilitary militias
and their allies in the
state, political
establishment and
business community.
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