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More Electrical Power Cuts
Possible If Rates Aren't
Increased,
ICE Says
Be it a threat or a
promise one thing is for sure,
there will be more electrical
service disruptions in the
future if the Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad
(ICE) doesn't get a rate
increase
A group of
Chinese
immigrants is
seen aboard a
Costa Rican
Coast Guard boat
upon their
arrival at the
Flamingo beach
marina. The
group of 56
Chinese, 3
Ecuadorian, and
2 Peruvian
immigrants who
headed de U.S.,
were rescued at
a 110 nautical
miles off Costa
Rica's Pacific
coast, where
their boat was
adrift following
engine trouble.
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Pena] |
Discussion
on New Law Against Sexual
Exploitation of Minors Begins
Today
The Legislative Assembly
yesterday began discussion on
proposal 14.567 "Ley
Fortalecimiento de la lucha
contra la Explotación Sexual de
personas menores de edad” - a
law to fight the sexual
exploitation of minors.
48
Deputies Approved the TLC
Referendum
The Legislative Assembly worked
overtime on Monday night as
legislators were asked to vote
on the government's proposal for
a public vote on the Tratado de
Libre Comercio (TLC) - free
trade agreement with the United
States, Central America and the
Dominican Republic.
There Will
Be A Zapote Fair This Year,
Assured San José Mayor
Not to repeat the fiasco of last
December, San José mayor, Johnny
Araya, said last night that the
end of year Zapote festival will
be held in zapote as it has been
done in the past and will be
oragnized by the municipality.
Group
Falsified License Plates,
Licenses and Vehicle Documents
Agents from the Organismo de
Investigación Judicial (OIJ)
uncovered a network that had
used specialized equipment to
falsify license plates, drivers
licenses, using official MOPT
and Riteve paper to falsify
documents, including the RTV and
Marchano stickers.
us$250
Million Invested In Free Trade
Area
Costa Rica has invested us$250
million dollars in establishing
the Zona Franca Coyol (Free
Trade Area), the head of the
area's governing board said on
Tuesday.
Prospects Bright for Nica-Brazilian
Co-op
The governments of Nicaragua and
Brazil issued a joint communique
aimed at consolidation of
bilateral cooperation in energy
and agribusiness, also including
a common stand at international
forums.
Central American Education
Ministers to Unite Policies
The Central American Education
ministers will begin on Tuesday
a two-day meeting to combine
policies of regional interest,
said Honduran host Marlon Breve.
156 Women Killed in Guatemala
This Year
At least 156 women were killed
in Guatemala in the first
quarter this year, according to
a report released on Tuesday.
Venezuelan Government Ready to
Face Opposition
Venezuelan Minister of Interior
and Justice, Pedro Carreño, said
on Tuesday that the government
is anticipating any political
scenario, even violence, as part
of the destabilizing efforts by
the opposition.
Argentine, Danish
presidents meet on
barriers to
Mercosur-EU accord
Argentine President
Nestor Kirchner met
his Danish
counterpart Anders
Fogh Rasmussen here
on Tuesday to
discuss the barriers
blocking an accord
between the Southern
Common Market (Mercosur)
and the European
Union, the Argentine
government said in a
statement.
EL SALVADOR:
Yesterday's
Idealists, Today's
Political
Heavyweight
El Salvador's
Farabundo Martí
National Liberation
Front (FMLN), one of
Latin America's
leading
revolutionary
movements in the
1980s, has seen its
ideals fade,
according to
analysts. However,
as a political party
it has done nothing
but grow in strength
at the polls.
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