Minors Under 15 Will Not Be Able
to Marry
Adolescents under the age of 15
will not be able to marry even
though they have their parents
permission, if Andrea Morals of
the Partido Acción Ciudadana
(PAC) has her way.
According to the
Director of Tránsito and
Vice-Minister of
Transportes, accidents
like the one occurred on
Friday on the General
Cañas are a result of
bad and careless
drivers. The accident on
the busiest highway in
Costa Rica choked
eastbound traffic for
hours. Fortunately no
one was hurt. This time. |
Bad Drivers Cause of Avoidable
Accidents
Hundreds and sometimes an entire
community pays for the
carelessness of some drivers
who, with impunity, commit acts
of imprudence on the streets
every day.
20,000 Rejected
Immigration Service agents
rejected 20,847 foreigners at
ports of entry during the first
six months this year.
Growth
Underestimated
The Central Bank underestimated
the production of Costa Rica in
2005.
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THE WEEK iN REViEW
- The top
stories of the past week
Franklin
Chang Space Tech Lab in Liberia
Ready
Jacó Focus of Police Action To
Combat Prostitution And Drugs
Census Will Focus On The Number
of Televisions in Each Home
Bird Flu Could Infect 30% of
Costa Rican Population, Experts
Say
Costa Ricans Among The Happiest
In The World
Arias Promises Municipalities
More Money Through Taxation
Housing Project Losing Political
And Financial Support
US Bankrolls Venezuela
Opposition
Given the absence of an
alternative program to that of
President Hugo Chavez,
preparations for presidential
polls are focused on funding
primary elections to choose a
single opposition candidate.
Cuban Culture Minister in
Brazil
Cuban Culture Minister Abel
Prieto is meeting Saturday in
this capital with Brazilian
intellectuals during his second
day of visit here.
Colombia Legislative Vote May Be
Annulled
The Colombian Inspector
General´s office has demanded
the annulment of the poll that
elected the Senate for the
second term of office of
President Alvaro Uribe for
fraudulent actions.
Colombia's FARC rebels seize 170
timber workers as human shields
Colombia's armed rebel group,
the Revolutionary Armed Forces
of Colombia (FARC), had snatched
170 timber workers to use as
their human shields, a top
provincial official told media
on Friday.
Nicaraguan
parliament approves destruction
of more missiles
Nicaragua's National Assembly on
Thursday agreed to destroy 651
surface-to-air missiles that the
United States wants scrapped for
fears that they may end in
terrorist hands.
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