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Psychological Exam Mandatory For New And Renewal
Licenses Come March 1
First time drivers and those renewing their
drivers license after March 1, 2010, will have
to provide an additional document, a
psychological evaluation. That is the new
requirement under the new Ley de Tránsito for
obtaining or renewing a drivers license in Costa
Rica.
Costa Rica's President
Elect Opposes Same-Sex Marriage
Pridesource says that Costa Rica's first
woman president elected, Laura Chinchilla,
supports gay civil rights but doesn't want
gays "to touch an institution like
marriage."
Rural
Exports Buck Downward Trend in 2009
(Fresh Plaza) The smaller exporters in Costa
Rica had a big year in 2009, according to a
report conducted by the Chamber of Exporters
(CADEXCO). In a year that national exports
fell 9 percent, CADEXCO reports that rural
Costa Rican exports increased 9.61 percent
in 2009, earning more than $2.5 billion.
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/ Central America
PANAMA
Panama, Colombia Sign
Framework Pact On Trade Agreement
Negotiation
PANAMA - Panamanian Commerce and Industry
Minister Roberto Henriquez and his visiting
Colombian counterpart Luis Guillermo Plata
signed here Thursday a framework pact on the
negotiation of a Free Trade Agreement
between the two countries.
EL SALVADOR
Haitian Orphans Case
Figure Also Wanted In El Salvador
By Gerardo Reyes and Juan Carlos Vasquez,
ElNuevoHerald.com
SAN SALVADOR -- When two Nicaraguan girls,
held captive in a house on the outskirts of
San Salvador, overheard that they were to be
sold as sex slaves for $150, they were
terrorized. They decided to escape and
report their story of abuse and deceptions.
BELIZA
Belize Begins Vaccination for Influenza
Belize and Surinam will soon begin a vaccination campaign against A(H1N1) influenza in the most vulnerable population groups.
GUATEMALA
Guatemala's Ex-President Faces Extradition To U.S.
(RTTNews) - Guatemala will extradite former president Alfonso Portillo to the United States if a court orders him to be sent there to face charges of laundering USD 1.5 million intended to buy books for school libraries.
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/ Latin America
LATIN AMERICA
ECLAC Releases Report Of
Deforestation, Gas Emission In
Latin America
SANTIAGO - The Economic
Commission for Latin America and
the Caribbean (ECLAC) published
a report Thursday about the
advances and difficulties of
fulfilling the seventh
Millennium Development Goal
(MDG7) concerning environment
sustainability in the region.
BRAZIL
Death Toll In
Brazilian Road Accidents Up 13% During
Carnival
RIO DE JANEIRO - The death toll of motor
vehicle accidents in Brazil's highways
during the Carnival holiday was up 13
percent compared with the same period last
year, the country's Federal Highway Police (PRF)
said on Thursday.
ARGENTINA
Argentina Accuses
Britain Of "Aggression And Subduing"
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina accused on Thursday
Britain of doing "an unilateral act of
aggression and subduing" by deciding the
hydrocarbon exploration in the north of the
disputed Malvinas (Faulkland) Islands.
ECUADOR
Ecuador Overcomes
Energy Crisis
QUITO - Ecuador has tided over the energy
crisis that hit the country between November
2009 and January 2010, Electricity and
Renewable Energy Minister Miguel Calahorrano
said on Thursday.
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/ Special Reports
ENVIRONMENT-LATIN AMERICA: Glass
Half Empty
The
countries of Latin America have
made progress in terms of access
to clean water and sanitation,
but have failed to curb
greenhouse gas emissions and
deforestation, says a new United
Nations report. "We should put a
suitable price tag on the
environment," Alicia Bárcena,
executive secretary of the
Economic and Social Commission
for Latin America and the
Caribbean (ECLAC), told IPS at
the launch of the report in
Mexico City Wednesday.
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The Apple iPad
Steve Jobs, founder of
Apple this week
introduced the iPad, a
handheld tablet that is
a larger version of the
iPhone without the
telephony feature.
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