Changes
Saught to New Immigration
Law Yet To Come In Force
The reforms to Ley Migración y
Extranjería passed last year and
coming into effect August 12 may
be the subject of debate for the
new legislature, as various
sectors have differing opinion
on the text that establishes
rigorous measures.
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Entertaining passersby on
Avenida Central (the Boulevard)
is part of the culture of
downtown San José. Roberto
Tovar, Costa Rica's Chancellor,
is asking the for city to put
its best face forward come May
8.
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Chancellor Worried That Visitors
Will San José as Dirtiest City
May 8 may the only time that
Josefinos (residents of San
José) will see they city clean
and deplete of smells, as the
city is readied for the transfer
of presidential powers.
Money
Laundering Investigations Leave
Authorities Empty Handed
A report in today's edition of
the Spanish language daily, La
Nación, says that of the 545
complaints of suspected money
laundering operations made to
the Fiscalía de Narcotráfico
during the last three years, not
one have resulted in going to
trial.
Development Firm Acquires New
Resort Foothold in Costa Rica
ECI Ltd., a Pittsburgh-led
resort development company
working to establish a
destination in Nicaragua, has
acquired a new resort beachhead
in Central America.
Growing Mango
Exports
Last year, Costa Rica increased
its mango exports by 43 percent,
according to data from the
Ministry of Agriculture.
Guatemala Court Examines FTA
Appeal
Guatemalan organizations
described the Constitutional
Court ruling to give leave to an
appeal against a free trade
agreement (FTA) with the US as a
firm step to defend the nation´s
interests.
WWF
Rejects Water Privatization
Third World countries, led by
Bolivia and social
organizations, have ratified
their rejection of the
privatization of water at the
4th World Water Forum, underway
in Mexico City.
Bolivia
Opens Literacy Campaign
Bolivia's President Evo Morales
is starting Monday in the
eastern city of Camiri a
literacy campaign that will
teach about 1,100,000 citizens
to read and write.
Cuba
Chasing a Dream
For a team that was initially
banned from attending the World
Baseball Classic, Cuba finally
made it, proved its quality
against teams peppered with
major league stars and now
chases the dream of a triple
crown.
ENVIRONMENT:
Biosafety
Protocol Alive, but Restricted
The
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
"is alive," celebrated the
delegates to the Third Meeting
of the Parties to the Protocol
(MOP3), although there were
complaints about and criticism
of modifications to the final
agreement reached Friday night.
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