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Saturday 08 March 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Note: nsidecostarica.com did not update
on Friday 07 March 08
Notaries Being
Investigated For
Marriages of
Conveniences
Foreigners obtaining
residency through
marriage is nothing new
or unusual in Costa
Rica, as marriages of
convenience are routine
and offer foreigners
quick and easy access to
legalizing their stay in
Costa Rica.
Big Gas Price Hike
Expected Next Week
The Autoridad Reguladora
de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep) says
it is expecting a huge
increase in the price of
gasoline as the state
refinery, RECOPE, gears
up to make its monthly
request by next Friday.
Panamanian And Tico
Arrested in
Assassination of Five
Panamanians
Two men were detained by
the Organismo de
Investigación Judicial (OIJ)
- judicial police -
detachement in Ciudad
Neilly believed to be
tied to the killing of
five Panamanians near
the Costa Rica - Panama
border at the end of
January.
INS Employees Suspected
Of Falsifying
Educational Records
160 employees of the
Instituto Nacional de
Seguros (INS) are under
the microscope of the
Organismo de
Investigación Judicial (OIJ)
and the Fiscalía for
fraud against the state
insurer.
Semana Santa Brings
Supermarket Price Cuts
A number of supermarkets
are slashing prices for
Semana Santa (Easter
Week) to attract more
customers, offering huge
discounts on seasonal
products, contrary to
the custom of raising
prices as it has been in
the past.
ICE Ordered To
Refund Customers For Providing Bad
Service
Some customers of ICE's
cellular service can expect a break on
their phone bill soon as the state
institution is obligated to give back to
its customers ¢47.699 billion colones
for providing bad service.
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Crisis Ends With Hugs,
Handshakes and Applause
Hugs and handshakes
between the presidents
of Colombia, Ecuador,
Nicaragua and Venezuela
put an end to a
week-long political and
diplomatic crisis that
threatened to escalate
into a regional
conflict.
Analysts Blame US for
Latin American Crisis
An ambassador and two
important analysts in
Peru emphasized the US
role Friday in promoting
the crisis that has
brought Colombia into
conflict with Ecuador,
Venezuela and Nicaragua.
Violence Persists in
Guatemala
During the first 50 days
of the Social Democrat
government of Alvaro
Colom, 344 violent
deaths were registered
in Guatemala, the Mutual
Support Group of
Guatemala (GAM) reported
Friday.
Ecuador´s Correa Links
Colombia-US
President of Ecuador
Rafael Correa denounced
in Nicaragua Thursday
Colombia´s aggressive
policy, and said
President Alvaro Uribe
has embraced the same
aggressive principles of
the United States.
Chavez Calls for Peace
in Latin America
President of Venezuela
Hugo Chavez urged for a path of peace,
not war on Friday, in view of the
conflict in Latin America in the wake of
Colombia's aggression into Ecuadorian
territor
NICARAGUA:
Rupture of Ties with
Colombia Comes as Little
Surprise
Nicaragua’s announcement
Thursday that it was
breaking off diplomatic
ties with Colombia over
the recent bombing raid
carried out on a rebel
camp in Ecuadorian
territory met with
concern but not surprise
in the Colombian
capital.
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