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Bus stations in San José at full capacity with Semana Santa
vacationers, who are taking advantage of the break from work to
visit with friends and family and visit the beaches. |
Buses Brimming to Capacity With Semana Santa
Vacationers
Looking to get away for the Semana Santa?
There is still time, but the lines at bus stations and the airports are
long.
Immigration Officials With
No Stamps
In a move to curb corruption, the Dirección
General de Migración y Extranjería (immigration service) will take away
their "official stamp" from the 150 immigration officers that attend to
visitors coming to Costa Rica at all border control points.
¢1 Million Fine For Selling Liquor
Come Midnight on Thursday until 6m Saturday
morning the sale of alcohol in Costa Rica is completely suspended. Bars
and cantinas and any establishment that sells alcoholic drinks will have
their doors sealed by the Fuerza Pública officials. As well supermarkets
and other establishments that sell beer, wine and liquor must close off
those areas that sell the product or be fined.
Family Who Tried Floating Truck to U.S. Now in
Miami via Mexico From Costa Rica
A Cuban family that twice tried to reach
Florida with vehicles converted into boats has made it to Miami, this
time coming overland via Mexico from Costa Rica, the family's lawyer
said.
BetCRIS Goes Live With New Skill Gaming Site
Costa Rica based sports betting giant
BetCRIS has gone live with a skill gaming sub-site, through a deal with
UK software firm Gameaccount. In a surprising move for the pro
bettor-based BetCRIS site, users can play games such as mah-Jong,
solitaire and rummy for as little as a few cents per game.
New Student Group Heading to Costa Rica To
Volunteer
A new campus group is gathering needed
supplies to bring to struggling communities in Costa Rica and the
Dominican Republic this summer.
Seafood Prices Increase for Semana Santa
One of the most favourite dishes during
semana Santa is seafood.
LATIN AMERICA
G-77 meeting in Cuba focuses on South-South
cooperation
The Group of 77 (G-77) started a meeting here on Monday to discuss ways
to boost South-South cooperation.
Cuba urges US to change position on human
rights issue
Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez on
Monday called on the US government to rectify its position on anti-Cuba
resolution before the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) in
Geneva.
Power outage affects half of Chile's population
A power outage on Monday plunged Santiago
and other central Chilean cities into darkness, affecting half of the
country's population.
Russia defends arms sales to Venezuela
Russia will keep its military
cooperation with Venezuela to attend to the needs of the country,
visiting Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Serguei Kislyak said here Monday.
Mexico to Demand the US over Offensive and
tendentious Statements
Mexico will demand the United States over
tendentious and offensive statements by Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA) director Porter Gross.
Guatemala's Attorney
General Denounce "Colombianization" of Guatemala
Guatemala's Attorney General Juan Luis
Florido denounced the large estates in the hands of drug lords in
Guatemala that enjoy total impunity due to their economic power and huge
arsenal.
SPECIAL REPORTS
BRAZIL:
Progress and Pitfalls on the Road to Zero Hunger
Two years
after its launch, the Brazilian government's Zero Hunger Programme has
yielded some impressive results, like the 6.5 million families provided
with special grants, but it has also earned its share of criticism.
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