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Immigration Director Speaks Out Against
Marriages By Proxy
The director of the
Migración y Extranjería (immigration
service), Mario Zamora, has been vocal
on the incoveniences found by his
department with the failure to approve
the reforms to the Código de Familia and
the Código Notarial that would eliminate
marriages by proxy.
Banco Nacional and Banco
de Costa Rica To Join
Forces
The 2 million customers
of the state banks -
Banco Nacional (BN) and
Banco de costa Rica (BCR)
can now access the
combined 450 branches
and 500 ATM's, choosing
the closest to their
work of home, as the BN
and BCR integrate their
services.
Pedestrian And
Motorcyclist Deaths On
the Increase
The rising death rate of
pedestrians and
motorcyclists on the
country's roads has
government officials
concerned and will be
the focus of the "Semana
de Seguridad Vial" (Nationa
Road Week).
Turrialba Volcano
Activity Increases
Experts of the
Obvservatorio
Vulcanológico y
Sismológico de Costa
Rica (Ovsicori) and the
Comisión Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE) are
monitoring closely the
area of the Volcán
Turrialba as area
residents report feeling
the gas emissions
emanating from the
volcano getting stronger
each day..
How Many Refugees Does
Costa Rica Have?
According to the
Dirección de Migración
(immigration service)
there are 7.820
refugees, while the UN
High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) says
11.630, a difference of
3.780.
Europe Direct To
Liberia
The Instituto
Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) -
Costa Rican Tourism Board - is
negotiating the arrival of more flights
from Europe to Daniel Oduber
International Airport in Liberia,
Guanacaste.
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Nicaraguan President To
Visit Iran in June
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega will visit
Iran in June for talks
with President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad to
strengthen cooperation
between the two sides,
government officials
said Sunday.
Rise Oil Price Hits
Nicaraguans Hard
The hike in
international oil prices
is hitting the pockets
of Nicaragua's poorest
citizens, according to
information given by the
Instituto Nicaraguense
de Energia (INE) -
Nicaraguan Energy
Institute - Sunday.
5.6 Earthquake Rattles
Colombia, 11 Dead
Hundreds of Colombians
gathered in makeshift
shelters on Sunday
afraid to go home a day
after a 5.6-magnitude
earthquake damaged
scores of homes and
triggered landslides
killing at least 11
people.
Ecuador Records 125
Explosions of Tungurahua
Volcano
Ecuador recorded 125
moderate explosions of
the Tungurahua volcano
in center of the Andes
Sunday, according to the
Geophysics Institute
(GI) of the National
Polytechnic School.
Argentina's Farmers
Protest Against Rising
Export Taxes On Soybean
Thousands of Argentine
farmers held a protest
against an increase in
soybean export taxes
Sunday in Rosario,
northwest of the capital
Buenos Aires, local
media reported.
VENEZUELA:
Fifty-Two Violent Deaths
a Day, and No Respite in
Sight
On the day a report was
released ranking
Venezuela as one of the
most violent countries
in the world, a local
anti-drugs prosecutor
was murdered, a mob
lynched a suspected
criminal in the capital,
and gunmen fired 20
shots, killing another
suspect.
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