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Wednesday 24 December
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
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First Of Drunk
Drivers To Jail!
With the publication of
the new Ley de Tránsito
yesterday in the
official government
publication, La Gaceta,
Germán Marín, director
of the Policía de
Tránsito, confirmed that
the "criminal" sanctions
went into effect
immediately, the first
drunk driver stopped at
8am and was hauled off
to the criminal courts.
Costa Rica And US Now
Trade Partners
United States president,
George W. Bush, pasved
the way Tuesday for
Costa Rica's formal
entry into the Central
American Free Trade
Agreement (CAFTA) -
known locally as the
Tratado de Libre
Comercio (TLC) - with a
signature proclaming the
trade deal in force on
January 1, 2009.
Kater Gets To Stay For
Now
The Sala Constitucional
(Constutitional Court)
yesterday suspended the
extradition of Nicole
Elsie Kater to the
United States, wanted on
parental kidnapping
allegations.
53% Have Yet To Pay The
2009 Marchamo Due Dec.
31
If you have still to pay
your 2009 Marchamo you
are part of the 53% that
have to do so, according
to figures released
Tuesday afternoon by the
Instituto Nacional de
Seguros (INS).
Costa Rican Wins 10th
Stage in Costa Rica
Costa Rican Jose Adrian
Bonilla won the 10th
stage of the Tour of
Costa Rica cycling on
Tuesday. He clocked a
time of 35 minutes 36
seconds, while his
fellow countryman
Gregory Brenes stayed as
the overall leader.
Prez's Girlfriend
Doesn't Have To Concern
Herself With The
Trivialities Of
Insecurity
At a time when public
safety is a major
concern for Costa Ricans
and foreigners living
and visiting Costa Rica,
one Costa Rican does not
have to concern herself
with such trivialities.
We talking about none
other the the
president's girlfriend,
Geovanna Mendiola.
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Russian Firms to Help
Build Up Nicaragua's
Electricity Sector
Mexico - Russian
companies will assist
Nicaragua in building
hydroelectric and
geothermal plants in the
Central American
country, the president
of the Nicaraguan
Electricity Company (ENEL)
has said.
Tourism in Venezuela
Grows
Caracas - Venezuela
Tourism Ministry Olga
Cecilia Azuaje on
Tuesday highlighted the
logistic and structural
progress of that sector
in 2008, with a record
6.2 percent growth
compared to 2007.
Brazil To Build Military
Submarines, Helicopters
With French Technology
Rio de Janeiro -
Brazilian President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva and
French President Nicolas
Sarkozy signed on
Tuesday an agreement for
the building in Brazil
of five submarines,
including one
nuclear-propelled, and
50 helicopters for the
Brazilian Armed Forces
with French technology.
Brazilian President
18th Most Influential
Person
Rio de Janeiro - The
latest edition of U.S.
magazine Newsweek ranks
Brazil's President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva
18th on its list of the
world's 50 most
influential people.
Mercenaries At Large in
Colombia
Mercenaries hired by
private military and
security companies are
playing an increasingly
broad range of roles in
Latin America, such as
guarding mines, borders,
prisons, and now
humanitarian aid, said
the members of the
United Nations Working
Group on the use of
mercenaries at a meeting
in this Swiss city.
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