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Sunday 23 November
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
March Against
Violence Today
Various organizations
have organized marches
for today against
violent deaths and
Tuesday to demand that
the Sala Constitucional
restore the legality of
criminalizing violence
against women in the
home.
"Red Alert" For Matina
And Talamanca
The Comisión Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE) has
issued a "red" alert for
the areas of Matina and
Talamanca, in the Limón
province, due to the
strong rains that have
affected the entire
areas of the Atlantic
province.
Lottery Fever In The
Streets
The "gordo navideño",
the annual Christmas
lottery, hit the streets
recently and the rush is
on to buy favourite
numbers before the
December 14 draw and
lottery vendors begin to
horde them so that they
can get a premium price
in the final days.
List of Proposed Traffic
Fines
Following is a partial
list of the new fines
proposed in the reforms
to the Ley de Tránsito
(Traffic Law) that is
expected to be presented
to the Legislative
Assembly on Monday and
voted on first reading
on Wednesday, after more
than two years of
discussions.
Black-market Blackberrys
If your plans include
owning a Blackberry in
the near future, careful
from where you purchase,
as at least 75 units are
being sold on the black
market, units stolen
during a robbery of a
delivery truck
contracted by the
Instituto Costarricense
de Electrecidad (ICE).
Nicaraguan Opposition
Vows To Defy Election
Decree
Managua - Nicaragua's
opposition is pressing
on with a bid to cancel
disputed elections
despite a presidential
decree declaring that
effort unconstitutional.
Volcano Erupts in
Nicaragua With Small
Quakes
Managua - Nicaragua's
San Cristobal volcano is
spewing ash and gas,
provoking a shudder of
small earthquakes.
Colombia Wins Several
APEC Economies' Backing
of Membership Bid
Lima - Colombia
has won the backing of
several APEC member
economies for its
membership bid,
Colombian Foreign
Minister Jaime Bermudez
said Saturday.
Bush, a Problematic
Visitor in Peru
Lima - Street protests
and six people arrested
confirmed on Saturday
that outgoing US
President George W. Bush
is the most problematic
leader attending the
APEC Summit in Lima.
International
Organizations Back New
Bolivia
La Paz - Bolivian
President Evo Morales
was backed by the
international community
this week in the United
States, in support of
his intention to refound
his nation.
RIGHTS-COLOMBIA:
When Terror Wears a
Uniform
Herminia Lizarazo did
not know what to respond
when her seven-year-old
grandson told her
"Grandma, I want to know
what the army is for."
The boy, whose two
uncles belong to the
army in Colombia, wanted
to wear a military
costume for Halloween. |
