Light Festival Was A 10!
Last nights "Festival de la Luz"
(Light Festival) earned a 10,
according to thousands on hand
to enjoy what is being called
the most orderly festival ever.
The weather was excellent, the
floats and music kept the
spectators entertained.
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The 10th Annual Festival de Luz
last night captivated spectators
with illuminating displays,
music and dance. The musical
group Editus kicked off the
Festival at 6:10pm, being called
the most most organized and
orderly event sine the Festival
began 10 years ago.
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Confiscated Autos and
Property Help Government
Generate Revenue to Combat Drug
Trafficking and Money Laundering
Audi A6, Porsche, Murano and
Avalanche are some of the name
plates of 579 luxury vehicles
that state has warehoused,
confiscated from those involved
in drug trafficking and money
laundering. The cars are being
held in a warehouse controlled
by the Instituto Costarricense
sobre Drogas (ICD) and valued at
¢450 million colones (us$910.000
dollars).
New Immigration Law Will Go Into
Effect Next August
The countdown begins tomorrow
when the Ley de Migración y
Extranjería is published in the
official government newspaper La
Gaceta. The law was ratified
some five weeks ago and allowed
for an eight month grace period.
All laws and regulations must be
published in La Gaceta before
they can take effect.
Tilapia Production On The
Rise
Traditional fishing on the Costa Rican Pacific Ocean is rapidly losing ground to
the production of tilapia in large ponds located in the Guanacaste Province, in
the Northern Pacific.
Rural Tourism
Thrives
Based on the idea of promoting a tourism more focused on traditional Costa Rican
values, 75 small businesses partook in the 4th Rural Community Tourism Fair.
 
Cubans Stage Military
Exercises
Thousands of Cubans are carrying
out this Saturday and Sunday
defensive military drills, in
case of an eventual US military
aggression.
US Bail Denied to Cuban Warlords
Judge James Cohn has denied bail
to Cuban terrorists Santiago
Alvarez and Osvaldo Mitat,
accused with possession of an
arsenal of criminal firearms.
South American Gas Union
Gas and oil can represent for
South America what coal and
steel meant for the European
Union: the basis for an
integration that goes beyond
commercial and economic issues.
Chilean
Electoral Countdown
Chile's Armed Forces have taken
control of all public squares in
the country to keep the peace
and public security before
Chileans go to the polls.
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