New US Legislation
Has Online Sportsbook and Casino Operators
in Costa Rica Worried
It is official. On July 11,
2006, the US House of
Representatives passed new
legislation, Bill H.R. 4411,
that “prohibits the use of
certain payment instruments,
credit cards, and fund transfers
for the purpose of unlawful
Internet gambling, and for other
purposes.”
Hired killers missed
again in their attempt
to silence Fuerza
Pública (police officer)
Willy Zúñiga Arias who
is a prosecution witness
in the murder of
journalist Parmenio
Medina. [Foto: Diario
Extra] |
Costa Ricans Among The Happiest
In The World
Costa Rica is the country in the
world most happy, next to the
Islands of Vanuatu, an
archipelago of 83 islands
located in the South Pacific
Ocean and Colombia, according to
the New Economics Foundation (NEF).
Heartbreak For Tunnel Victim's
Husband & Family
Milena Del Valle, the woman
killed in the I-90 connector
tunnel ceiling collapse, will be
laid to rest in her native Costa
Rica. 38-year-old Milena left
behind three adult children and
her husband, who is speaking
about the accident for the first
time.
Gasoline Price Hike For Saturday
Take out your calendar and mark
tomorrow with a big red circle
and make sure to fill up your
gasoline tank, for Saturday
there will yet another price
hike at the pumps.
Hired Killers Miss Again
The area surrounding the
Comandancia de Heredia (Heredia
police command post) was the
scene of a police operation
following the discovery by
police official Willy Zúñiga
Arias of a package under his
vehicle that was believed to be
a bomb.
Fiscalía
Files Charges in Hospital
Calderón Fire
Yesterday it was exactly one
year when 19 people died in the
fire at the Hospital Calderón
Guardia. And it was exactly one
year when the Fiscalía de
Delitos contra la Vida decided
to file charges against a 25
year old man, the only suspect
in the fire and deaths.
Panama Strengthening Banking
System
Panama´s former President
Nicolas Ardito advocated
Wednesday for a national banking
system to be solid, stable and
strong to permit development of
the country and the rest of
Latin America.
Chile asks Washington to
extradite former army officer
The Chilean Supreme Court said
on Wednesday that it has asked
the United States to extradite
former Chilean army major
Armando Fernandez Larios who was
suspected of killings and human
rights violations.
Chávez tells Washington He Will
Continue Alliance with Cuba
Venezuelan president, Hugo
Chávez, told Washington he will
maintain his strategic
cooperation with Cuba and
recommended the US to draw a
plan for its own system.
Bolivia, Venezuela Begin Oil
Exploration
Bolivian State enterprise
Yacimientos Petroliferos
Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) and
Venezuela´s PDVSA announced the
start of exploration in their
first hydrocarbon areas
Wednesday, part of the 1.2
billion dollar investment.
20%
Argentines live on less than $1
a day: survey
Around 8 million Argentines, or
some 20 percent of the
population, live on less than
2.75 Argentine pesos (89 U.S.
cents) a day, or around 82 pesos
(26.45 dollars) a month,
Argentina's National Statistics
and Census Agency (Indec) said
on Tuesday.
BOLIVIA:
Ambitious
Development Plan Bound by Status
Quo
The
development targets set by
President Evo Morales -- which
aim to reduce extreme poverty
7.5 percent by the end of his
term in 2011 -- may miss their
mark, say experts.
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