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Monday 01 December
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
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New Law Controls Spam
Emails, Text Messaging
and Telephone Cold
Calling
Every more and more
companies are sending
unwanted messages (email
and SMS messaging - text
messaging over a
cellular telephone - to
promote their wares and
services. Some welcome
these messages, but the
majority find them a
nuisance.
New Internal Affairs
Unit Will Investigate
Corrupt Traffic
Officials
The reforms to the Ley
de Tránsito which is
expected to pass final
reading this week and be
in force in the coming
months not only provides
stiffer fines and
penalties for offending
drivers, but also for
corrupt Tránsito
(traffic) officials.
Sun Shines On Limón
Finally, the rain
stopped and sun shone on
Limón, ending a
disastrous week for the
Caribbean province,
where some 46.000 people
were affected of which
6.000 had to be
sheltered and cutting
off communities.
Volunteers Clean Up
Downtown San José
With brooms, shovels and
buckets of water, some
200 volunteers took part
in the clean up of some
13 blocks of downtown
San José.
Costa Ricans Full of
Credit Card Debt
Costa Rican consumers
have greatly overused
their credit cards,
especially in the last
year.
Congo and
White Faced
Monkeys Repopulate Santa Rosa National Park
(Infocom) — According to
scientific studies,
every day more and more
congo and white faced
monkeys are repopulating
the Santa Rosa National
Park, located in the
Guanacaste province.
San Ramon - La Fortuna
Road Closed
GringoBob sends us a
note (and fotos) that
the main highway between
San Ramon and La Fortuna
/ Arenal is closed
due to the bridge and
one kilometre of road
being washed away and
mud shifted at Catarata.
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LETTERS:
New Ley de Transito,
Bad Investment,
3G,
Shark Finning,
Time Out,
Proposed Immigration Bill,
Eradicating Slums |
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Panamanian Government Assists
Flood Victims
Panama - Panamanian
President Martin Torrijos said in the
province of Bocas del
Toro that the government
will not spare resources
to provide emergency aid
to flood victims in
several regions of the
country.
Guatemala Awards Cuban
Eye Program
Guatemala - The Quetzal
Knight Commander Order
has been bestowed by the
Guatemalan government on
a Cuban created free eye
surgery program, which
has already benefited
more than 40,000
patients from this
country.
Peruvian President
Prioritizes Asia
Lima - Peruvian
President Alan Garcia
stated Thursday that his
government's priority is
the consolidation of
relationships, mainly
economic, with China,
Japan, South Korea and
Thailand, Asian
countries he plans to
visit in 2009.
Venezuela Rebuilds
Multipolar World
Caracas - Venezuela's
efforts to rebuild a multipolar world based
on real respect to
sovereignty of all
countries received new
impetus this week.
Death
Toll Rises
To 109 In Brazil
Flooding
Brasilia - Nine people
were found dead Saturday
in the massive flooding
and ensuing mudslides in
the Santa Catarina state
in southern Brazil,
bringing the death toll
of to 109.
Financial Crisis Washes
Up in Costa Rica
Suzanne Wilton
and her family moved to
Costa rica four months
ago to escape Calgary's
boom, its hectic pace
and all the trappings
that go along with life
in a wealthy metropolis
that has grown at
breakneck speed.
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B.C.C.R.
29 November 2008 |
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