"Antimafia"
Law On The Fast Track
Legislators have put the "Ley
Antimafia", a bill to curb organized
crime on the fast track, which according to the Fiscal General de la Republica (Attorney General), Francisco
Dall'Anese, has already taken over the
country and will take over political
parties, finance political campaigns and
take over the government.
Elderly In Costa Rica
Seen As Family's "Petty Cash"
Contrary to popular belief, in Costa Rica
the children don't always maintain their
parents when they reach retirement age. A
new study shows that some 100.000 Costa
Rican families live off the savings and
pensions of their elderly family members.
New Vehicular
Restrictions Of San Jose Around The Corner
Following almost two weeks that the
Constitutional Court struck down the
vehicular restrictions of San Jose, traffic
has become a complete nightmare and such the
Poder Ejecutivo (government) has been
working on a new decree to bring back the
restrictions, which could be again a reality
in the coming week.
Fonotica
Prohibited From Charging Music Royalties In
Costa Rica
The Tribunal Registral Administrativo has
ruled that local radio and television
stations do not have to pay royalties to the
Asociación Costarricense de la Industria
Fonográfica y afines (Fonotica) to play
music over the airwaves.
15.000 New Jobs
Expected With Telecom Competition
The Cámara Costarricense de Tecnologías de
Información y Comunicación (Camtic) is
expecting that between 12.000 and 15.000 new
jobs will be created with the opening of the
telecommunications in Costa Rica.
Orotina Tolls
Suspended
The charging of tolls at Orotina on the road
to Caldera was suspended yesterday by the
ministra de Obras Públicas y Transportes,
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Farmers fumigate a plantation of lettuce in Chicua de Cartago June 23, 2009. Agricultural producers have seen their exports reduced by 20 percent in the current global economic crisis, said Monica Araya, president of the Chamber of Exporters.[Foto:/Juan Carlos Ulate]
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Nicaragua Hosts Drug Conference
Managua - Delegations of the Integration System (SICA) member states are participating on Wednesday in a ministerial meeting about struggle against crime that is being held in this capital.
Guatemala Maintains Education
Guatemala - Guatemala will maintain its
established budget in education for this
year, despite the drop in State finances and
other budget cuts, assured Guatemalan
President Alvaro Colom Wednesday.
Honduras for New Financial Order
United Nations - Honduran Vice
President Aristides Mejia urged on Wednesday
the UN conference on the financial crisis to
focus on the adoption of regulations to
prevent a future repetition of the current
world economic catastrophe.
Honduran Native Ballet to Cuban Event
Havana - An unusual demonstration of the
traditional Honduran people''s culture will
be appreciated by the people of Santiago de
Cuba, when the Garifuna Folkloric Ballet of
that country performs in that city, as part
of the also known as Fire Festival.
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U.S.,
Venezuela to Reinstate Expelled Ambassadors
Caracas - The
governments of Venezuela and the United States
agreed on Wednesday to reinstate their expelled
ambassadors, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas
Maduro said.
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest Down 88% in May
Rio de Janerio - Deforested area in Brazil's Amazon rainforest was 123 square km in May, down 88 percent from the same period last year, according to a study released on Wednesday.
Ecuador, Dominica
Establish Diplomatic Ties
Caracas - Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and
Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit signed
here Wednesday an agreement on the establishment of
diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Evo Morales in Venezuela, Then New York
La Paz - Bolivian President Evo Morales attends Wednesday in Venezuela the Sixth Summit of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), and later go to New York for a UN forum on financial crisis. |
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COLOMBIA:
Spying in the Name
of 'Democratic
Security'
While
the world's
attention was
riveted on the
inauguration of U.S.
President Barack
Obama, an operation
was surreptitiously
being carried out
Jan. 19-21 at the
headquarters of
Colombia’s domestic
intelligence agency,
the Departamento
Administrativo de
Seguridad (DAS),
which answers
directly to the
president’s office.
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Waterfalls and Gardens
Think Costa Rica only boasts
fun and excitement on her
coasts?
Think again. The Spaniards
did name this country “rich
coast”, but don’t make the
mistake so many others do
and forget to examine all
that luscious space
in-between.
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10
words you will hear in
Panama, but may not find
in your dictionary
Here are some words that
you are sure to hear
during your visit to
Panama, but may not find
in your dictionary.
Balboa: (ball-bo-a) ,
Interior: (in-tear-e-or)
, Chiva: (che-va),
Diablo Rojo: (dee-ah-blo
row-ho) and many more. I
would be surprised if
you did not hear (and
perhaps wonder about) at
least one of these words
during your trip to
Panama! |
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