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Monday 10 November
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Long TLC Debate Ends
Tomorrow
The Legislative Assembly
will tomorrow vote on
the last of the
complimentary law
required for the
ratification of the
Tratado de Libre de
Comercio (TLC) - free
trade agreement with the
United States, Central
America and the
Dominican Republic.
Insurance
Superintendancy
Investigating Illegal
Insurance Policies
The recently created
Superintendencia General
de Seguros (Sugese)
which regulates the
insurance industry in
the country following
the passing of the law
that ended the insurance
monopoly held by the
Instituto Nacional de
Seguros (INS), says it
is investigating 15
individuals for offering
"illegal" insurance
policies.
Constitutional Court
Overturns Executive
Order That Would Permit
Manufacture of Weapons
The Sala Constitucional
(Constitutional Court)
Or Sala IV as it is
often referred to, has
ruled that Executive
Order (Decreto Ejecutivo)
33240-S (Decreto de
Armas) signed on August
23, 2006, by Costa Rican
president, Oscar Arias
and the ministra de
Salud, Luisa Ávila, is
unconstitutional.
Arias Image Improving
Following a big dip in
popularity this year,
Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias, appears to
be recovering a
indicated by the latest
public opinion poll by
Demoscopía for the
Spanish language daily,
Al Día.
Zapote Fair Licenses Set
Record
The year end Zapote Fair
is getting closer and
yesterday the bar,
restaurants and "chinamo"
franchises were
auctioned, raising
¢217
million colones in
revenue for the
Municipalidad de San
José.
Universal On The
Expansion
The Universal department
store chain is on the
expansion as it plans to
open four more stores by
2010, bringing the total
number of stores in the
chain to 14.
Nicaraguans Ready for
Elections
Managua - Just 24 hours
before Nicaragua's
municipal elections,
local authorities
assured that everything
is ready for voters to
go to the polls all over
the country on Sunday.
Indigenous March in
Colombia Announced in
France
Paris - The
National Indigenous
Organization of Colombia
(ONIC) condemned human
rights violations in
that South American
country and announced a
march from Cali to
Bogota, it was reported
here.
Argentina Honors its
Cuba Graduates
Buenos Aires - The
Association of Relatives
of Argentinean Students
in Cuba (AFEAC) and the
Parliamentary Group of
Friendship with the
island honored Saturday
about 75 students
graduated in the
Caribbean country.
Cuba Rejects US
Provocation against
Russia
Moscow - Deployment of
the US missile shield
near Russia constitute
an unnecessary
provocation, Cuban
Foreign Minister Felipe
Perez Roque said on
Sunday.
Cuban Provinces on
Hurricane Alarm
Havana - The Cuban
National Guard called
Saturday a hurricane
alarm phase for the
central and eastern
Cuban provinces, faced
with the proximity and
intensification of
Hurricane Paloma.
ENVIRONMENT:
Costa Rica at a
Crossroads
The Crucitas open-pit
gold mining project in
northern Costa Rica
could become an
environmental cross to
bear for the government
of Óscar Arias.
For more than two
decades Costa Rica has
cast itself as a pioneer
when it comes to
environmental matters.
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