Colombia Asks Costa Rica For
Removal Of Visa Requirements
The Colombian government is
waiting on a decision by Costa
Rican president, Oscar Arias, to
lessen visa requirements for its
nationals required by Costa
Rica. In fact, the Colombian
government is expecting a total
elimination of the visa
requirement completely.
We can see the
headlines - "man
eaten by
friendly croc",
as "Tarzan Tico"
continues to
thrill his
audience of his
friendship with
the 1.00 pound
reptile the
rescued from
nead death
wounded by a
bullet five yeas
ago. Costa Rican
Gilberto Shedden,
says he is not
afraid as he
completely
trusts the croc. |
"The Brothers" Goes To
Trial
Tomorrow, Osvaldo Villaobos
Camacho will be sitting at the
defence table for the start of
his long awaited trial as the
Fiscalía opens their case known
as Ofinter. The case will be
tried in the Tribunales de
Juicio de San José.
The
AyA - Water and Sewer Utility -
Denied Rate Increase
The Autoridad Reguladora de los
Servicios Públicos (Aresep) -
the regulator of public prices
and services turned the reqeust
by the Acueductos y
Alcantarillados (AyA) - water
and sewere utility - a rate
increase.
Best Destination
At the International Tourism
Fair (FITUR in Spanish), held in
Spain, the U.S. Travel Weekly
chose Costa Rica as the best
destination in Latin America.
Record
Sales Abroad
Costa Rican exports reached a
record us$8.2 billion, which is
17 percent higher than in 2005.
Except for the fishing sector,
all of the others increased
their sales abroad.
LETTERS:
Villalobos
Trial – first Milestone of
significance on a long road
Tomorrow, Monday February 5,
2007, the long awaited trial
against one of the Villalobos
Brothers begins. This year
is also going to mark the fifth
anniversary of the collapse of
‘The Brothers’, a dubious
financial enterprise with
carefully guarded roots and a
secretive business plan that was
operated by three
Villalobos-Camacho brothers;
Enrique, Osvaldo and Freddy.
THE WEEK iN REViEW
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The top stories of the
past week
Former Banco
Elca Investors and President Sue
Bank Regulator
Transportes Minister
Urging For A Safe Back
To School
Minae Begins Inspection of All
Gasoline Stations
Central
Bank Predicts 8% Inflation Rate
For 2007
ICE Workers To Strike
Feb. 19; Others Against
TLC Express Support
Costa Rica Presents Charges
Alcatel Case
MOPT Declares War on
Drivers
NEXT WEEK:
Absurd Costa Rican Laws. Costa
Rica is full of absurd laws like
the right to flee the scene of a
traffic accident, the
prohibition of immigration
officials sanctioning marriages
of conveniences, etc. This
special series will focus on the
absurd laws that make what Costa
Rica is today.
Sandinista Government Promotes
Austerity Measures
Salary reduction for high
government officials and
centralization of the official
publicity in the media are among
the most important austerity
measures announced by the
Sandinista government of
Nicaragua.
Panamanian Parties Registered
New Members
The main Panamanian parties
began on Saturday a national
campaign to register the highest
number of new members as part of
their political strategies in
the elections of 2009.
Ciudad Guatemala Uses New
Transportation
The Guatemalan capital will
have, from Saturday on, a
Transmetro, which will improve
public collective
transportation, and allow
reducing traffic jams in this
two-million-inhabitant city.
Celebration of La Morenita
Anniversary
Thousands of Hondurans were in
the sanctuary of the Immaculate
Conception Virgin, the Hondura´s
patron saint, to celebrate its
260 anniversary.
Colombian police find
$19 million hidden in
house
Colombian police found
19 million U.S. dollars
in cash under the
floorboards of a house
in the country's
southern city of Cali,
local radio Caracol
reported on Saturday.
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