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Thursday 30 October 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
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road report by the
Policía de Tránsito,
Organized Crime Law
Getting Closer To
Legislative Approval
The Comisión Especial de
Seguridad Ciudadana
(Special Commission of
Public Security)
unanimously approved the
Ley de Combate contra el
Crimen Organizado (Law
To Combat Organized
Crime), which has been
in discussion at the
commission level for the
last two months.
No More Waiting To
Get Divorced
The Sala Constitucional
(Constitutional Court)
has declared
unconstitutional the
requirement of having to
wait three years of
being married before
being able to file for a
divorce. The unanimous
vote means that a
divorce can be filed at
any time following tying
the knot.
Weatherman Predicts Cold
Spell For The Next Two
Days
Don't put away that
sweater or jacket as a
cold spell will grip the
country for the next
couple of days.
ICE to Deliver Track and
Trace Measurable Mobile
Marketing Platform
ICE, the Instituto
Costarricense de
Electricidad - the
country's state telecom
- in partnership with
NeoMedia Technologies is
to create a new
measurable mobile
marketing platform that
will enable retailers,
banks and other
organizations to build a
mobile marketing
ecosystem that will
drive innovative
mobile-based marketing
applications that, for
the first time, can
track, trace and measure
consumer activity.
Bridgestone Is Recalling
162,000 Tires Made in
Costa Rica
Bridgestone Firestone
North American Tire will
replace for free about
162,000 tires made at a
Costa Rican plant in
2006 and 2007 and sold
in the United States and
Canada.
Nicaragua: Protect
Rights Advocates from
Harassment and
Intimidation
Washington, D.C. -
infoZine - The
Nicaraguan government
should take steps to
ensure that human rights
defenders are free to
promote and protect
women's rights without
harassment or
intimidation, Human
Rights Watch said today.
Ibero-American Summit
Set To Begin In El
Salvador
SAN SALVADOR - Foreign
ministers of the 22
countries due to
participate in the 18th
Ibero-American Summit
met Wednesday to
complete the draft of
the so-called
"Compromise of San
Salvador" to be signed
at the summit, according
to news reaching here
from San Salvador, the
capital of El Salvador.
Colombian Congress
Rejects Third Term
Proposal For President
Uribe
BOGOTA - The Colombian
House of Representatives
on Wednesday rejected a
constitutional reform
proposal to allow
incumbent President
Alvaro Uribe to run in
the 2014 presidential
election.
Venezuela Celebrates
Successful Launch Of Its
First Satellite
CARACAS - The Venezuelan
government hailed on
Wednesday the successful
launch of its first
satellite "Simon
Bolivar" or "Venesat-1"
as part of a joint
project with China that
started three years ago.
Bolivia to Pay Tribute
to Pavarotti
LA PAZ - Bolivia is to
pay special tribute to
the deceased Italian
Tenor Luciano Pavarotti
on Thursday morning Oct
30 until Saturday Nov 1,
diplomatic sources
confirmed.
VENEZUELA: Simón Bolívar
in Orbit
Venesat-1 Simón Bolívar
was launched into space
Wednesday in China,
making Venezuela the
fourth Latin American
country with its own
satellite, along with
Argentina, Brazil and
Mexico.
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