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Proposed Law Would See Dangerous
Dogs in Jail
If a proposed law passes the
vote of the Legislators,
aggressive dogs like Rottweilers,
Dobermans and Pitbulls can end
up behind bars and their owners
paying a whopping fine equal to
three base salaries
(approximately ˘434.000 colones
(us$842).
"Bubis" nuevas? is the
slogan on this and many
other downtown San José
buses offering women who
are unhappy with their
breasts to look into the
"yellow pages" for a
solution.
www.telefonicaamarilla.com
is the new onlne yellow
pages for Costa Rica.
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Father Abuses Daughter For
Father's Day Celebrations
A man brought Father's Day to a
different level yesterday when
he took advantage of being left
alone with his 13 year old
daughter decided to sexually
assault. The man, identified
only by his last name, Salas
Alvarez, was surprised by his
wife who walked in on the
assault of her daughter.
Horrified, she immediately
called police.
Paragon Properties Diverts
Construction Plans to Save
Monkeys
Paragon Properties of Costa
Rica, a Hollywood, Florida-based
company currently developing
land in the central Pacific
coast area of Costa Rica, has
encountered a new problem in
their desire to continue
construction during the Costa
Rican rainy season.
Da Vinci
Code Can Be Shown At Cinemas,
Constitutional Court Rules
The Sala Constitucional or
Constitutional Court rejected an
appeal by a Catholic follower
that would have suspended the
showing of the "Codigo Da Vinci"
(the Da Vinci Code) in cinemas
in Costa Rica.
WORLD CUP SOCCER
Ticos Can Come Home After
Tomorrow
The last game of the 2006 World
Cup soccer play for the Costa
Rican national team will be
played tomorrow, as the Ticos
meet Poland to decide the last
place position in Group A.
Nicaragua blocks import of
Venezuelan oil
Nicaragua's federal government
has prevented the mayor of
Managua from importing gasoline
from Venezuela in the middle of
a transport crisis in the
capital, local media reported.
Uribe confirmed as Colombian
president after reelection
Colombia's National Electoral
Council (CNE) on Friday
confirmed Alvaro Uribe as the
country's president after the
reelection, giving him a second
four-year term beginning on Aug.
7.
Brazil's weekend jail riots
end with one dead, 20 injured
The eight jail riots over the
weekend in Sao Paulo state,
southern Brazil, ended on Sunday
with one dead and 20 others
injured, the authorities said.
Paraguay River to flood South
Brazil
Flooding in southern Brazil has
driven hundreds of families from
their homes, local media
reported on Friday.
Ecuadorian
president approves outsourcing
labor law
Ecuador's President Alfredo
Palacio signed into law on
Friday a bill covering the
working conditions of laborers
who work for outsourcing
companies -- companies which
provide services to other
companies.
DEVELOPMENT-LATAM:
Banks
Belatedly Chase Migrant Dollars
Latin
American banks, having long
ignored the region's
lower-income citizens, have
inadvertently created a
situation in which marketplace
opportunities in remittances and
microfinance are rapidly
expanding.
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