New
Immigration Law Would Impose
Health Policy
The government is proposing in
its revised Immigration Law to
charge foreign residents ¢9.000
colones (us$17.50) per month for
a health policy by the Caja
Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS)
as a condition to legalize their
immigration status.
Costa Rica's President
Oscar Arias, (left),
chats with El Salvador
's President Tony Saca,
during a news conference
at the International
Anti-Corruption
Conference in Guatemala
City, on Wednesday. |
New Law
Would Prohibit Marriage At 15
The Comisión de la Niñez y la
Adolescencia de la Asamblea
Legislativa is recommending the
approval of a reform to the
Código de Familia (Family Code)
that would prohibit marriage of
minors 15 years old and under.
Costa
Rican Online Casinos Face
Possible Regulation
The Costa Rican Electronic
Gambling Association is calling
for more government involvement
regarding the gambling business
that is taking place in Costa
Rica.
Controversy Over Education VP
Hiring Brother As Personal
Driver
The vice-minister, José Lino
Rodríguez, of is in hot water
again for patronage to his
family members.
Seventh Annual Circuito Nacional
de Surf Competition Begins
Saturday
Antonio Pilurzu, President of
Federation de Surf de Costa Rica
(FSC), announced that the
2006-07 Circuito Nacional de
Surf (CNS) will begin this year
on November 18 and 19 in the
Puntarenas province at Boca
Barranca.
Nicaragua Certifies Ortega Win
One hundred percent of votes
counted at the 11,274 polling
sites opened November 5 in
Nicaragua confirmed Sandinista
Daniel Ortega as the president
elect.
In Nicaragua: Chavez 1, Bush 0
Both Hugo Chavez and George Bush
made it clear who they wanted to
be Nicaragua's next president.
But Chavez never threatened to
punish Nicaraguans if they
didn't vote his way.
Cuban Documentaries in Nicaragua
The US-imposed economic war and
the current humanitarian labor
of the island's physicians were
the main courses of an
exhibition of Cuban cinema
presented in Nicaragua, with
massive audiences.
Central America Officially
Anti-Corruption
Central American presidents and
representatives from Belize and
the Dominican Republic signed
the Declaration of Guatemala
Wednesday, in which they
committed to fight corruption
and promote transparency in the
region.
Honduran Officers
Linked to Crime
Honduras´ General
Direction of
Criminal
Investigation
dismantled a group
of criminals headed
by an active police
agent, confirmed an
official communiqué
on Wednesday.
ARGENTINA:
Flaws in Acclaimed
Sexual Health Plan
Three years after it
got under way,
Argentina's sexual
and reproductive
health programme has
spread from 124,000
beneficiaries to 2.3
million. But
monitoring by
non-governmental
organisations has
brought to light
some problems in its
implementation.
