Legislator Proposes
Postponement of Ley de
Tránsito
After years of debate
and final approval last
December, one legislator
is asking for a
postponement of the
September 23, 2009, date
that the new Ley de
Tránsito is to take
effect. Legislator
Andrea Morales made the
proposal before the
Legislative Assembly
Thursday afternoon.
Electrical Service To
Cost 7.2% Less Beginning
September 1
Contrary to ICE's
threats of electrical
power interruptions,
consumers will see a
reduction of 7.2% in the
electrical bill
beginning on September
1, following the
Autoridad Reguladora de
Servicios Públicos (Aresep)
decision on Thursday.
Colombian Drug
Trafficker With FARC
Ties Wanted in Costa
Rica
US authorities have
asked Costa Rican
authorities for the
immediate capture of
Jose Cayetano Melo
Perilla, a Colombian
national living in Costa
Rica and alleged to be
an important figure in
the Medelling drug
cartel led by the late
Pablo Escobar Gaviria.
Supermarket
Ordered To Stop Using Man Dressed As Woman
In Its Advertising
The Dirección Nacional de Control de
Propaganda del Ministerio de Gobernación y
Policía has ordered Megasuper to stop all
its ads in all forms of communications -
radio, television and newspaper - that
depict a man dressed as a woman.
2009 Miss
Universe: Miss Costa Rica Jessica Umaña
Betting Odds
2009 Miss Universe Miss Costa Rica Jessica
Umaña Betting Odds: Many Latin women tend to
be favorites at the yearly Miss Universe
pageants, and this year is no different.
Miss Costa Rica: Jessica Umaña [15/1], has
done a great job of captivating judges with
her sensual curves and Latin flare.
Man Smuggles Cocaine
From Costa Rica In
Stomach
A Nigerian national was
arrested at Bush
Intercontinental Airport
in Houston after a
flight from Costa Rica,
caught carrying more
than 500 grams of
cocaine in his stomach
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Deemed to be offensive to women, Megasuper has been ordered to stop all its advertising depicting a man dressed as a woman. The ad has been part of the supermarket's tactic in the supermarket war with the giant Wal-mart. See story.
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Venezuela To Step Up Economic Cooperation
With Brazil
Caracas - Venezuela is
considering stepping up its economic
cooperation and trade with Brazil,
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro
announced on Thursday.
Colombian Woman Denounces US
Violations
Bogota - Melgar,
in the Colombian department of Tolima, has
become today a nightmare for its dwellers
since the arrival of US soldiers to that
zone, the mother of a victim of abuses by
those officers stated.
Brazil's Lula Denies Crisis in
Workers' Party
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil's
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Thursday
denied any political crisis in the Workers'
Party (PT) after a heavyweight shifted her
allegiance.
Guyana Law Against Money Laundering
Georgetown - A law against Money Laundering and Financial Terrorism was approved by the president of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, to facilitate judicial processes against those who commit those crimes.
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ARGENTINA:
Delayed Justice for
Dictatorship Crimes
Trials for human
rights crimes
committed by the
1976-1983
dictatorship in
Argentina, reopened
four years ago after
amnesty laws were
struck down, are
moving at such a
slow pace that so
far only 50 people
have been convicted.
At this rate it is
estimated
proceedings will
continue for another
15 years.
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Rocking Time
Often when planning a trip,
you can do a little too much
of well – planning. Ruining
your vacation like pulp
ruins a glass of OJ. Its not
juice. Researching where to
stay and what beaches to
visit, you strip your
travels of any spontaneity
and uncertainty.
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Could Costa Rica
Overthrow Its President?
The
Honduran legislature
decided last week
decided that that the
president as unfit to
govern and Sunday
morning a group of
soldiers took Manuel
Zelaya by force and put
on a plane headed for
Costa Rica, in a coup
d'etat since the Cold
War. Zelaya said he was
kidnapped by Honduran
military officers, who
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