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Costa Rican President Calls Clerical
Celibacy Wrong, Favours Same Sex Marriages
Costa Rican president Oscar Arias on
Wednesday
called the doctrine of celibacy of Latin
Catholic priests wrong and against nature.
Foreign Drivers Leave Costa
Rica Without Paying Traffic Fines
If a foreigner driver gets a traffic ticket
and does not pay up before leaving Costa Rica,
the amount of the ticket is transferred to
the vehicle owner and is attached to the
compulsory vehicle circulation payment known
as the Marchamo that is due each December
31.
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Bus Terminals Attract Attacks
On Tourists
Crimes against tourists at bus terminals has
been growing over the years, leaving
tourists to be more vigilant of their
surrounding and their belongings, especially
of luggage being carried in the bus's
luggage compartment.
Traffic Fatalities Drop In First Three
Months of 2010
Last month was the month with the least
number of deaths on Costa Rica's roads and
the main reason why the Policía de Tránsito
(traffic police) promises more vigilance and
spot checks.
Government Will Not
Remove ICE President
Although the Juzgado Penal de Hacienda has
decided to try the president of ICE, Pedro
Pablo Quirós, on charges of embezzlement and
misappropriation, he will not be fired.
Dollar May Drop To ¢500 Colones, Experts Say
Although the dollar took a small move upward
in yesterday's trading, economists are not
ruling out the possibility that the dollar
could hit the bottom of the exchange band,
¢500 colones, in the coming days.
Sports Gambling Ring Rung Out
Websites Based In Costa Rica Busted
The Super Bowl and the NCAA college
basketball tournament are two of the biggest
moneymakers for sports books. Unfortunately,
for those running illegal sports books, they
are also the two events that bring out the
authorities.
MindSpring Founder Takes ‘New
Urbanist' Movement To Costa Rica
MindSpring founder Charles Brewer, a dot-com
guru turned “new urbanist” developer, has
been having Costa Rican dreams, with a
little bit of the Italian coast and Florida
Panhandle thrown in to keep things
interesting.
Why Use a Tax Law Consultant in Costa Rica
Why would a
person want to use a tax law consultant in
Costa Rica? The answer to that question is
simple; for the same reason we all have for
consulting tax law specialists; to avoid
problems resulting when we provide incorrect
information to our government.
Costa Rica, China Sign Free-Trade Deal
China and Costa Rica signed a Free Trade
Agreement in Beijing on Thursday to remove
trade barriers and enhance bilateral ties.
The agreement was the first free-trade pact
inked between China and a Central American
country, and would help both sides tap into
each other's market, as well as other
markets in Asia and Central America.
Organization Asks State Banks To Help Out
With Transfer Of Power Ceremony Costs
What will the
coronation of Laura Chinchilla cost? It
appears about ¢300 million colones, of which
the organization in charge of the event is
short two thirds of that. As such the
organization headed by Adrián Chinchilla,
brother of the president-elect, is asking
the state banks to chip in.
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