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Thursday 13 November
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Court Orders Freeze On
Collection Of Vehicular
Restriction Fines
The next time (or first
time) you get a ticket
for violating the
vehicular restriction of
San José, don't be in
too much of a hurry to
pay it, as an order by
the Sala IV
(Constitutional Court),
stops temporarily the
collection of fines,
though traffic officials
will continue to issue
them.
TDMA Customers Can Get
Their Deposit Back Says
ICE
The Instituto
Costarricense de
Electridicad (ICE) - the
state telecom - said
that it will refund all
deposits to TDMA
customers if and when
the switch over to the
new 3G service that is
due next year.
Legislators To Analyze
Costa Rica - Colombian
Extradition Treaty
The Partido Liberación
Nacional (PLN)
legislator, Federico
Tinoco, wants to see a
change in the
extradition procedures
between Costa Rica and
Colombia to reduce the
cost to the state for
holding Colombian
criminals and fugitives
in Costa Rican jails.
Miami Man Accused In '86
Murder Of Daughter Freed
in Costa Rica
William Suarez, accused
of murdering his
2-year-old daughter in
1986 and burying her
corpse under his Little
Havana bedroom, is a
free man.
Costa Rica Launches
Google Innovation
Community
Costa Ricans now has the
opportunity to post its
own innovative ideas on
a new Google community
launched by the
Ministerio de Ciencia y
Tecnología (MICIT) -
Ministry of Science of
Costa Rica - last month.
Panama Authorities See
Drug Traffic Situation
Panama - The Panamanian
authorities are focused
on the situation of drug
trafficking in the
country, after recent
confiscation of a
shipping of over two
tons drugs in this
capital.
Latin American Bankers
to Meet in Panama
Panama - Executives from
the financial sector
will attend the 42nd
Assembly of the Latin
American Federation of
Banks (FELABAN) to
assess the effects of
the current
international crisis,
according to sources
from the organizing
committee.
Colombian Mayor Arrested
For Links With
Paramilitaries
Bogota - Colombian
authorities on Wednesday
announced the capture of
Miguel Gomez, the mayor
of Taraza, for alleged
links with
paramilitaries.
Ecuador To Repel
Colombian Guerrillas
Quito - Ecuadorian
President Rafael Correa
on Wednesday authorized
armed forces at the
country's northern
border to repel any
attacks from Colombian
guerrilla groups.
Cuba FM Verifies Strong
Russia Ties
Moscow - Cuban Foreign
Minister Felipe Perez
Roque on Wednesday
finished an official
4-day visit to Russia,
which corroborated a
reinforcement in
bilateral relations.
Q&A: The Truth Is Slowly
Coming Out
At
11:40 AM on Nov. 6, 1985
there were more than 300
people in the Palace of
Justice, which lines one
side of Bolívar square
in the Colombian
capital, when 35
guerrillas belonging to
the 19 de Abril Movement
(M-19) seized the
building.
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