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San José Municipality
Shuts Down Four Massage
Parlours
The Municipalidad de San
José succumed to
pressure by a series of
reports by Telenoticias
on the flourishing
massage parlour industry
in Barrio Amón and the
municipality's lack of
enforcement, closed four
locals Friday.
Marchers Protested
Same-Sex Couples Rights
Dressed in white
t-shirts, some 20.000
people jammed Paseo
Colón, in San José,
yesterday to express
their views in
opposition of a
legislative proposal to
allow same-sex couples
the rights of spouses.
Service Industry
Contributes To Exports
The 61 international
service companies
operating in Costa
Rica's Zona Francas (
free zones) will
contribute some us$773
million – us$173 million
more than in 2007– to
overall exports,
according to estimates
from the Costa Rican
Coalition for
Development Initiatives
(CINDE in Spanish) based
on data from the Central
Bank.
Taiwan Respects Result
of Costa Rican Probe on
Taiwan Aid
Taiwan's Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
said it will respect the
results of an
investigation by the
Costa Rican judiciary
into the alleged misuse
of Taiwan-donated funds
for a housing
construction project in
the Central American
country
No Vehicular
Restrictions Tomorrow
Owners of vehicles with
licenses plated ending
in 1 & 2 will get a
break tomorrow as the
vehicular restrictions
of San José do not apply
on weekdays that are
legal holidays, like
tomorrow, as the July 25
holiday was moved to
Monday.
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Nicaraguan President
Salutes Moncada Deed
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega sent a
message of salutation to
his Cuban counterpart,
Raul Castro, and to
revolutionary leader
Fidel Castro, on the
55th anniversary of the
attack on the Moncada
barracks and the Carlos
Manuel de Cespedes
garrison.
Central America to
Restore Middle Schooling
Guatemala, Honduras,
Panama, and El Salvador
will launch a Flexible
Program for Middle
School Education in
Central America for
people from 19 to 30
years of age.
Colombia: Rebels Reject
Government's Asylum
Offer
Colombian rebels have
rejected the
government's proposal
for asylum abroad for
jailed guerrillas freed
in any potential
prisoner swap.
Raul Castro: US Worsens
World Food Crisis
Cuban President Raul
Castro said on Saturday
that the international
food situation is very
serious, and the United
States worsens it with
its policy to promote
biofuels.
Mexico Denies Jalapeno
Peppers Linked To U.S.
Salmonella Outbreak
Mexico has denied
Mexico-grown raw
jalapeno peppers have
link to the U.S.
salmonella outbreak that
has sickened nearly
1,300 people, local
media reported Saturday.
RIGHTS-COLOMBIA:
US
Lawyers to Defend
Victims of
Paramilitaries
Two human rights lawyers
from the United States
announced in the
Colombian capital that
they will defend the
victims of paramilitary
chiefs who were recently
extradited to the United
States.
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