Electricity, gasoline and
buses rise in cost at the end of the month
Prepare yourself for a
new blow to your pocket. At the end of this month the
Aresep will approve a readjustment in the tariffs for
electricity, gasoline and several bus routes. ·
New taxes
The Ministerio de
Hacienda prepares the collection of the new taxes.The
announcement by, Jorge Wálter Bolaños, who said within
the framework that its office settles resolutions,
regulations and mechanisms to collect the burdens, of the
fiscal emergency of the country.
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Police raids against
undocumented foreigners
Foreigners arrested
in San Jos. In a surprise move against nights spots in
downtown San Jose, left 50 foreigners, the majority women,
under arrest for being in the country illegally.
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Hitmen tied to 10
crimes
Hitmen could be
responsible for at least 10 of the 82 crimes that happened
during the last year in San Jose. ·
Pedophiles prosecuted
Children’s rights activists praise the ruling, but say
victims are being neglected in Costa Rica. ·
OIJ: offensive
against bands of delinquents
Money Laundering,
Extortion, Narcotics and Robbery of Cars worry the
authorities The
judicial police will make a change in the investigations
as of the 2003 to fortify the fight against organized
crime. ·
Traffics cops will
not give surprises
You no longer will
be surprised by the Transit officials. Left behind
is the custom of which the inspectors were located in
places of little visibility and appeared out of the
anything when the driver least excepted it. ·
More women killed by
domestic violence
Three hours before
the beginning of 2003, Ana Carolina Chinchilla, of 19
years, died after receiving several gunshots by her
companion. ·
ICE did not request
invoice to activate cellular
Until yesterday, at
least, ICE did not demand the invoice for the mobile
telephone to the users who who wanted a new line installed
on the unit. ·
Costa Rica Bookies Place
Odds on a New Home
"Fifth floor, GK
Worldlink Telecom" reads the lobby directory in an
office building at the western end of Costa Rica's
capital. But the name is just a cover for Diamond
Sportsbook International, where dozens of young Costa
Ricans staff a huge bank of phones and computers,
furiously taking long-distance bets on U.S. college
football games. ·
Two
indicted in $60 million online investment scheme
Two
men have been indicted on federal counts of money
laundering and fraud in Sacramento in connection with an
Internet investment scheme that netted more than $60
million. ·
Tri-West players
to face fraud charges
Alyn Richard Waage, a former Edmonton resident and alleged
mastermind of a $60-million (U.S.) Internet investment
scam, will appear in a California court Tuesday to face
charges of fraud and money laundering, U.S. authorities
said yesterday. ·
Constitutional body
votes in favor of ICE autonomy
The constitutional oversight
committee of Costa Rica's congress voted to free the
country's state-owned telecom and electric power monopoly
ICE from an obligation to record annual profits, Costa
Rican daily La Republica reported Thursday.
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U.S. Proposes
Visitor Tracking Rules
WASHINGTON
- The government wants detailed information about every
person who comes to or leaves the country by commercial
plane or boat, and for the first time will require U.S.
citizens to fill out forms detailing their comings and
goings. ·
Teacher braves
Christmas in rain forest
While most of his
colleagues likely will spend today's Christmas Day in the
comfort of home, teacher Stan Vander Linden will rappel
down waterfalls and hike the mountains in the Costa Rican
rain forest as part of an adventure school. ·
Advertising Campaign
to Build on
Natural Image of Costa Rica
Costa Rica, a
country thathas emerged as a leader in sustainable
tourism, is the first and only country in the world to
implement the Certification for Sustainable Tourism
program (CST). ·
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