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Monday 22 December
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
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New Ley de Tránsito
Goes Into Effect Jan 8
Beginning on January 8,
2009, drunk and reckless
drivers can end up in
prison, says the
ministra de Obras
Públicas y Transportes (MOPT),
Karla Gongaléz,
as the first acts of the
new Ley de Tránsito go
into effect.
Arias Asks Business
Owners To Forgo Their
Salaries
In the face of the world
economic crisis, Costa
Rican president, Oscar
Arias, is asking
business owners and
executives to cut costs,
including giving up
their salaries and
bonuses, before laying
off employees.
No More Temporary Plates
The Registro Nacional
(National Registry) says
it will stop the
practice of issuing
temporary license plates
for newly registered
vehicles, and will be
issuing the permanent
metal plates in only two
- yes, two - days.
No Vehicular Restriction
Of San Jose During
Holidays
Beginning this morning
and until January 2, the
vehicular restriction of
San José is lifted and
all vehicles can
circulate without the
worry of getting
ticketed.
Common Currency Likely
in Costa Rica, Central
America
Central American leaders
are pledging to create a
joint credit fund and
promote fiscal stability
to cope with the effects
of the world financial
meltdown.
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Panama Canal Gets Loan
For Expansion
Panama -
The Panama Canal won't
need more loans for a
US$5.2 billion expansion
project to accommodate
larger ships after it
secured about half the
financing needed, the
waterway's operator
said.
Russia Hosts Nicaragua’s
Ortega, Rekindles
Soviet-era Alliance
Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev hosted
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega at the
Kremlin as Russia
rekindles its Soviet-era
alliance with the
Central American nation.
Colombia Seeks 10
Kidnapped Peasants
Bogota - Authorities are
searching for a group of
alleged guerillas who
kidnapped 10 people in
the central Meta region
of Columbia, a police
official said Sunday.
Colombia Thanks
Venezuela For
Humanitarian Aid To Rain
Victims
Bogota - Colombia
thanked Venezuela on
Sunday for its
humanitarian aid for the
victims of the heavy
rains in Colombia.
Ten-Year Sentences for
Venezuelan Terrorists
Caracas - Two
Venezuelans, who made
"exploding boxes" go off
near the US Embassy in
October 2006, were given
ten-year prison
sentences, the Attorney
General's office said.
ARGENTINA:
Controversy Over Court
Order to Release Rights
Abusers
An Argentine court order
to release on bail
nearly 20 officers
accused of committing
human rights abuses
during the 1976-1983
dictatorship shows the
slow-moving justice
system’s limitations in
dealing with cases
against those prosecuted
for crimes against
humanity, say activists.
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