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Friday 28 November
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Reforms To the Ley de
Tránsito Is Generating
Controversy
The reforms to the Ley
de Tránsito has yet to
receive final approval
and has already begun to
generate controversy in
the country. Many are
for it, however, an
equal number are
against. The major
change in the new Ley de
Tránsito is the fines
and sanctions for poor
driving.
Taxis Ordered To Have
"Talking Meters" Within
Two Months
"¢2.000 colones, por
favor" will not be the
voice of your taxi
driver, but that of the
taxi meters or "marías"
that taxis have been
ordered by the
magistrates of the Sala
Cuarta - Constitutional
Court - within the next
two months.
Costa Rican Tourists
Rescued From Panama's
Floods
A group of 16 Costa
Rican tourists were
rescued Thursday from
the disaster area in the
Panamanian province of
Bocas del Toro, which
has been isolated by
flood.
Financial Institutions
Chasing Marchamo
Customers
Unlike in years past
paying your Marchamo is
much simpler, more
options where to pay,
even have it delivered
to your office or home
if paid online. However,
before you set to pay
your 2009 Marchamo, shop
around, for banks and
financial institutions
are offering all sorts
on incentives for your
Marchamo colones.
Architects Head South to
Weather the Economic
Storm
In recent years, as many
major U.S. architecture
firms expanded
internationally, they
often bypassed Latin
America in favor of
Europe, China, and the
Middle East. Gradually,
though, that may be
starting to change, as
architects open offices
and enlist for projects
in Central and South
American countries,
where population and
economic growth have
been strong in recent
years.
Dollar Drops
¢10 In A Week
If you haven't noticed
the US dollar has been
dropping in the exchange
rate against the Costa
Rican Colon.
Tension
in Nicaragua Legislature
Managua -The Nicaraguan
Parliament is divided
Thursday over a bill
from the opposition to
annul the recent
municipal elections,
which the governing
Sandinistas say is
illegal.
Latin American
Countries Condemn Terror
Attacks In Mumbai
Mexico
City - Latin
American countries
Thursday strongly
condemned the
coordinated terrorist
attacks in the Indian
financial hub of Mumbai,
which have killed at
least 125people and
injured another 327.
Cuban Russian
Leaders Meet On
Bilateral Ties,
International Affairs
Havana - Raul Castro,
president of the Council
of the State of Cuba met
with visiting Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev Thursday to
discuss bilateral ties
and international
affairs.
Brazilian
Population To
Stop Growing In 2039
Rio de Janeiro - The
Brazilian population,
which currently totals
190.2 million, will stop
growing in the year
2039, according to a
study released on
Thursday by the
Brazilian Institute of
Geography and Statistics
(IBGE).
Bolivia, Venezuela Ink
Trade Accords
La Paz - Bolivian and
Venezuelan business
people began on Thursday
in this capital the
signing of contracts
agreed in a recent trade
forum as an alternative
to US obstacles to
exports from the Andean
country.
SOUTH AMERICA:
Young People Want to
Give Farming a Chance
Unlike so many in their
grandparents’
generation, today’s
young farmers in South
America’s Mercosur trade
bloc say they want to
live off the land where
they were born, and not
move to cities where
there is no longer a
place for them. |
