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Tuesday 09 September
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Marriages of Convenience
At An End in Costa Rica
The Sala Constitucional
or Sala IV as it is
often referred to, has
given the immigration
service the tools to put
a stop to marriages of
conveniences and the
lucrative business
surrounding it during
the last several years,
where in some cases,
foreigners have reported
paying up to us$10.000
to marry a Costa Rican.
Homes Damaged and
Traffic Chaos Resulting
From Afternoon Tornado
It was incredible to see
a tree pulled from its
roots and laying on the
Próspero Fernández (San
José - Sana Ana)
highway, as a tornado
occurred at 1:20pm,
uprooting some 15 other
trees in the Sabana,
near the Gimnasio
Nacional.
Costa Rica and Nicaragua
Hold 7th Bilateral
Meeting
The Costa
Rican Chancellor’s
Office is taking care of
the final details as it
prepares to host the 7th
Bilateral Commission
meeting with neighboring
Nicaragua, on Sept. 12
at the Ministry of
Foreign Relations
headquarters in San José.
Hiring Expectations In
Costa Rica With A
Positive Outlook
A report based on the
Manpower Employment
Outlook Survey said that
a majority of employers
worldwide expect to ease
hiring levels in the
fourth quarter from the
preceding quarter. On a
yearly basis too, the
outlook of hiring for a
majority of countries
remains weaker compared
to the previous year.
Bus Driver Lunched For
Providing Bad Service
Users of the bus service
between San Antonio de
Belén-Alajuela had
gotten used to the bad
service and abuses of
the drivers and the poor
mechanical condition of
the buses they rode each
day. However, a group of
residents yesterday got
fed up and lashed out
against one of the
drivers.
Bus, Taxi, Train and
Mail Services All
Looking For Rate Hikes
In total 14 hearings
have been scheduled for
this month by the
Autoridad Reguladora de
los Servicios Públicos (Aresep)
to update rates for
services like buses,
taxis, trains and the
mail.
Alleged Colombian Rebels
Enter Panamanian
Territory
PANAMA - A newspaper in
Panama has reported that
residents in the border
region with Colombia
were forced to flee
their homes after a
group of men believed to
be rebels entered their
village stealing food
and drink.
Undocumented
Immigrants Rescued In
Guatemala
MEXICO CITY - Guatemalan
officials detained 56
undocumented immigrants
picked up from a
stricken ship in
Guatemalan waters, an
official source from the
Guatemalan General
Direction of Migration
said Monday.
Ecuador Considers
Restoring Ties With
Colombia
QUITO - Ecuador is
considering the
possibility of restoring
diplomatic relations
with Colombia, severed
six months ago after the
Colombian army bombed a
guerilla camp in
Ecuadorian territory,
Ecuadorian Foreign
Minister Maria Isabel
Salvador said on Monday.
Lula Asserts a Woman
Might Replace Him
BUENOS AIRES - Brazilian
President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva assured in
this capital on Monday
that his successor might
be a woman, when he
finishes his
presidential mandate in
2010, according to an
interview published by
the Argentinian Clarin
newspaper.
Argentina-Brazil
Presidential Summit
BRASILIA - The
presidents of Argentina,
Cristina Fernandez, and
Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula
da Silva, are meeting
Monday at the Brazilian
Planalto Palace, before
the probable signing of
important financial and
commercial agreements.
ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL:
Click Here to Plant a
Tree
It has become
fashionable in Latin
America to pursue
initiatives towards
"zero carbon",
neutralising the
climate-changing
greenhouse gases
produced by industry,
commercial aviation and
even the football World
Cup -- and along with
it, atoning for the
environmental sins of
polluters.
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