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A catamaran was reduced to ashes yesterday while in port of Puerto Bello shipyard in Puntarenas. Bomberos (firefighters) say the fire started in a hot water electrical control panel. [Foto: Gabriela Solano] |
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Ley De Tránsito Will
Go In Effect On Monday As Was Approved In
December 2008
The new Ley de Tránsito goes into effect on
Monday, as it was written and approved by
legislators back in December 2008. Although
the introduction of the full legislation was
pushed back to September 23, 2009 and then
March 1, 2010, to allow for discussion on
amendments, legislators could come to full
agreement what those amendments should be.
Internet Banking Fraud
Victims In Costa Rica Can Claim Compensation
Bank customers who suffered a loss due to
internet fraud may soon get reimbursed
following a Sala I court decision that
allows victims of internet bank fraud to be
compensated.
From The Strange And
Uh? Department, ICE Guarantees 90% 3G
Cellular Coverage On The New San José -
Caldera Highway
The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
(ICE) says it guarantees 3G cellular service
for at least 90% of the entire San José -
Caldera highway, upgrading its coverage of
the area following complaints by a number of
users.
Nicaragua - Colombia
Spat Could Affect Costa Rica, Foreign
Ministry Says
The Costa Rican Foreign Ministry has filed a
motion with the International Court of
Justice (ICJ) or World Court to be
allowed to intervene, without being a party
to the process, in the Nicaragua and
Colombia conflict over the San Andrés island
in the Caribbean.
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/ Central America
PANAMA
Panama Suffers Child Labour
PANAMA - Child labour in Panama
reaches 114,168 minors between five and 17
years of age, with 59 percent of them
involved in agricultural activities,
official sources informed.
HONDURAS
Ex President Zelaya, Exiled In Dominican Republic, Wanted In Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA.- The Honduras Justice Ministry on Wednesday requested the arrest of ex president Manuel Zelaya, two of his former ministers and two other former Government officials, on charges of fraud, document forgery and abuse of power.
GUATEMALA
UTC Doctors Teach Guatemalan Counterparts About Sports Injuries By Webcam
(AP) — Educators and doctors at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga are using webcam videoconferences to teach Guatemalan physicians how to treat sports injuries.
PANAMA
Veterans Lead The Way
In Panama Claro Opener
PANAMA - Former tournament winners Miguel
Carballo and Scott Dunlap posted 5-under 65s
in the opening round of the Panama Claro
Championship and grabbed a share of the lead
in the Nationwide Tour's third event on the
2010 schedule. |
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/ Latin America
LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN
UNITY
Latin America and the Caribbean
Together
The decision to establish the
Community of Latin American and
Caribbean States shows that
times have changed and we can
talk with other regional blocs
with the same force, said on
Thursday the Ecuadorian Foreign
Minister Ricardo Patino.
VENEZUELA
Venezuela Backs Argentina's
Demand over the Malvinas
(Falklands)
CARACAS - The Venezuelan Foreign
Policy Committee of the National
Assembly is proposing on
Thursday to the plenary to
support Argentina's government
on its fight to recover its
sovereignty over the (Malvinas)
Falkland Islands,
territory under the United
Kingdom's control.
BRAZIL
Brazil Calls For Cancellation Of
Haiti's Debt
PORT AU PRINCE - Visiting
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva Thursday called
all creditor countries and
agencies to write off Haiti's
external debt so that the
Caribbean country can apply for
new loans to finance the
reconstruction after the Jan. 12
devastating earthquake.
BRAZIL
No Plan To Retake Malvinas
(Falkland) Islands By Force:
Argentine FM
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina said on
Thursday that it has no plan to
retake the Malvinas (Falkland)
islands from Britain by military
force. |
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/ Special Reports
LATIN
AMERICA: Mexico Dusts Off
Leadership Role
Below the
surface, discussions about the
international aid effort for
Haiti hide undercover jockeying
for position between Latin
American countries wishing to
consolidate or attain dominance
in the Caribbean region. |
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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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