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Although
the Ley
de
Trásnito
(traffic
law)
obligates
all
commercial
vehicles
to have
reflective
tape,
the
Ministerio
de Obras
Públicas
y
Transportes
is still
studying
if it
should
be
included
in the
vehicular
inspection
manual
used by
Riteve.
A
revised
manual
is
expected
later
his
year,
that
goes
into
force in
January
2009,
that
will
upgrade
a number
of items
from "leve"
to
"grave".
[Foto:
Luis
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Costa Rica: Mud, Monkeys
And Macho Men
It was one of those
things I was glad to
have done, even if I did
watch most of it through
my fingers. It was
fiesta season in Santa
Cruz, Costa Rica, and
the whole town was out
in force to celebrate
its culture and its
cowboys.
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INS Seeks To Boost
Pension Fund Management
Unit
Costa Rica's Instituto
Nacional de Seguros
(INS) will be working on
boosting its pension
fund management unit INS
Pensiones by improving
areas such as client
service and product
offering, Guillermo
Constenla, executive
president of the
state-run insurer, told
BNamericas.
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Inside Tip:
Walking the Romeria
If you decide to make
the walk to Cartago, here a few basis common
sense recommendations.
Click here for
more tips |
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A
New Cold War in the
Caribbean?
Ever since the Monroe
Doctrine, the U.S. has
seen the Caribbean in
the way that the Romans
viewed the
Mediterranean: Mare
Nostrum, Our Sea.The bad
news: it ain't our sea
anymore, gringos.? |
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Sunday 24 August
2008, San José, Costa Rica
No New Taxes, Arias And
His Ministers Conclude
On
Saturday, Costa Rican
president and his
ministers took part a
special session (encerrona
in Spanish) that lasted
eight hours, to define
the path of the
remaining term of the
current administration.
At the end of the
session, Arias said he
resigned himself to
complete his temr
without new tax laws
that would have
guaranteed the
administration with
money for its projects.
Come Back In 2011
Cartago Hospital Tells
Gallstones Patient
The Sala Constitucional
(Constitutional Court)
has ordered the hospital
Max Peralta in Cartago
to give an elderly
patient immediate
medical attention for
her gallstones, after
the hospital had given
her an appointment for
October 2011. No, the
date is not a misprint.
Child Support
From now on, it is a
must for judges to
define child support
based on the real income
of the parent paying it
and the needs of the
spouse and children. The
spouse is included
because child support
and alimony are combined
in Costa Rican law.
Costa Rican
International Award
Winning Movie Finally
Opens In Costa Rican
Theatres
The award winning
independent film by
Isthar Yasin, El Camino,
has finally made its way
to Costa Rican theatres
following years of
anticipation.
Banana Exports Drop
Costa Rican banana
exports decreased
136,800 tons (11.6%)
during this year’s first
six months, compared
with the same period a
year ago.
Panama Creates
Controversial
Intelligence Force
PANAMA CITY -
Panama, which has no
army, is creating a new
intelligence agency and
a border police force,
prompting concerns of a
return to its
militarized past.
Guatemala Newspaper CEO
Abducted
GUATEMALA - The
President of Guatemalan
newspaper El Periodico
Raul Zamora was
kidnapped in this
capital, beaten and
forced to consume toxic
substances, sources
reported here Friday.
Venezuela: Control over
Strategic Sectors
CARACAS - Venezuela
secured state control
over strategic economic
sectors with the
nationalization of its
cement industry,
essential to cut a
severe housing déficit.
Argentina and Brazil on
Relations and
Integration
BUENOS AIRES - Brazilian
President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva met with
Argentinean Federal
Planning Minister Julio
de Vido to discuss
bilateral relations and
integration.
Brazil: More Disputes
Expected In WTO Without
Doha Agreement
RIO DE JANEIRO -
More disputes are
expected in the World
Trade Organization (WTO)
after the Doha round
failed, Brazilian
Foreign Minister Celso
Amorim said Friday.
PERU:
Indigenous Groups Win
Major Battle in Congress
The Peruvian Congress
voted Friday to repeal
two decrees that opened
up communally owned
native lands to private
investment and that
triggered a wave of
protests this month by
indigenous people in
Amazon jungle provinces.
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