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Friday 04 January 2008, San José, Costa
Rica
How Safe Is Your
Vehicle Parked At The Mall
Given the rise in
vehicle thefts at the malls in and
around San José, each commercial centre
has adopted security measures to combat
this form of crime, from handing out "fichas"
or special marked tabs that are required
to leave the parking lot to security
cameras and security guards armed to the
teeth.
Las Pintas Forecasts Wet
February
Many Costa Ricans do not
believe in the
predictions of the
Instituto Meteorológico
Nacional (IMN) - the
national weather service
- but rather rely on
lore to predict the
weather. And according
to lore, February will
be wet.
New Prisons Built
The escalation
of violence and
organized crime in Costa
Rica has forced
authorities to build new
prisons, according to
Vice President and
Justice Minister Laura
Chinchilla.
Immigration
Service Leaves Those With Appointments
Hanging
Anger was the order of
the day yesterday when visitors, with an
appointment, visited the Dirección de
Migración y Extranjería offices only to
find out the service was closed. The
same immigration service will be closed
today as well, re-opening on Monday.
New Dwarf Salamander
Found in Costa Rica
Two new pinky-sized
salamander species and
one the size of a
fingernail have been
discovered crawling
around in a remote Costa
Rican forest.
Nicaraguans Begin Their
Return To Costa Rica
Costa Rica immigration
officials at the Peñas
Blancas border are
reading for the massive
return of Nicaraguans
who live and work in
Costa Rica, who went
home for the holidays.
Nicaraguan Opposition
Resists Chávez's
Expanding 'Revolution'
Managua, Nicaragua -
Emboldened by the recent
defeat of the
constitutional
referendum to expand
Hugo Chávez's
"21st-century socialist
revolution" in
Venezuela, the
opposition in Nicaragua
has started to organize
against what it claims
is President Daniel
Ortega's similar
intentions to
consolidate power in
this country.
New US Interference in
Panamanian Justice
US Ambassador to Panama
William Eaton took
advantage of his
presence at the swear-in
ceremony of new
magistrates of the
Supreme Court to talk
about the possible
corruption of the
Panamanian judicial
system, witnesses said
here Thursday.
Dozens of Chileans Flee
Due to Volcano Eruption
Dozens of Chilean
residents abandoned
their houses Wednesday
in towns close to Llaima
volcano in southern
Chile as it continued to
emit lava and ash.
Coup Victims Back
Amnesty
Caracas - The victims of
the 2002 coup d'etat in
Venezuela backed an
amnesty decreed by
President Hugo Chavez
for crimes linked to
that event, amid
criticisms by the
opposition, which
proposes to expand that
measure.
Argentina Enters
Tax Collection Record
The Argentine tax system
collected in 2007 around 200 billion
pesos (over $63.4 billion), according to
an official report published on
Thursday.
MEXICO:
A
Naked Call for
Indigenous Peoples’
Right to Land
Every year, some 300
indigenous people from
the eastern Mexican
state of Veracruz march
naked through the
streets of the capital
to demand land. But
while their unusual form
of protest certainly
attracts attention,
there is little chance
that it will achieve
their goals.
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