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San José, Costa Rica, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, Vol. 10, No. 216 |
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Tropical storm Tomas stays on course for Costa Rica By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Tropical Storm Tomas continues to move west across the Caribbean just north of the border between Colombia and Venezuela. The storm is weaker with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph), but the U.S. National Hurricane Center said the system might strengthen in the next two days. The storm seems to be on course to have an effect on Costa Rica, and the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional said that it was keeping watch. Those heavydownpours Monday were not from Tomas but from moisture being brought inland from the oceans, the institute said. Similar is expected for today. High court rejects plan to make cops immune By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The Corte Suprema de Justicia has frowned on a proposed law that it said would provide immunity for policemen in their daily work. The law is one designed to increase the security of citizens, and the legislature asked the court for an opinion. José Manuel Arroyo analyzed the proposal for the benefit of his fellow magistrates. The court summary said that the presumption in all police activities under the proposal is that there is justification for legitimate defense or excessive response in defense. This would create impunity for officers, the court said.
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San José, Costa Rica, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, Vol. 10, No. 216 |
Big load
of wood Police found a driver in Llano Grande carryng 15.5 tons of cedro wood in a truck designed for 6.5 tons. The driver got a ticket, and police removed some of the wood, which is valued for furniture making. |
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Young baseball players in Heredia seek gear, volunteers |
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The seventh season of baseball in Santo Domingo de Heredia starts Nov. 13 and continues on Saturdays through the summer dry season. Contributions are requested and team shirts, baseball pants, and Santo Domingo caps are for sale. Gloves of various sizes are available for loan. League groups are t-ball for ages 4-8, little league ages 9-10 and 11-12, junior ages 13-14, and senior ages 15-18. Most categories will have three or four teams. Adults can participate as coaches, umpires, and scorers. Some weekday evening sessions are also planned. Saturday activities are generally underway by 8:30 a.m. The field is at the Santo Domingo polideportivo about 200 meters north and 300 meters west of the high school, which is on the back road north to San Pablo. The polideportivo is helpfully marked by a red, white, and blue RACSA tower. For more information those interested can contact Mario Azofeifa at 8396-5575. Other leagues have been formed around the country |
Baseball is indeed alive and well in Santo Domingo de Heredia and other parts of the country largely where there are concentrations of Nicaraguans and in Limón. After Santo Domingo, the main urban league is each Saturday and Sunday at the La Sabana park on the west side of San José. |
Prisoners again linked to scams in the outside world |
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Another series of scams has been followed back to prisoners in La Reforma. At least 30 persons have been victims of an advance fee scam set up by convicts and executed by associates in Desamparados, Pavas, León XIII and Limón, said prosecutors Monday. The official name of the prison is the Centro Penal La Reforma in Alajuela, and there has been a long series of white collar crimes that have been traced back to there. Prisoners seem to have no trouble making telephone calls and making contact with persons on the outside. |
This scam developed when prisoners
put ads in various Spanish-language daily newspapers. They offered loans with easy repayment plans. Naturally they had a lot of inquires. Those who were scammed followed instructions and made deposits of varying amount for so-called administrative costs. The bank accounts belonged to associates of the prisoners, said the Poder Judicial. In some cases, the crooks accepted household appliances, flat-screen televisions or other objects in lieu of cash. Miguel Navarro, coordinator of the Unidad Especializada en Fraudes of the Ministerio Público, said prosecutors are concerned because the number of such cases is growing. |
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San José, Costa Rica, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, Vol. 10, No. 216 |
Southern Nicoya moving to become a
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By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The Provincia de Puntarenas may soon get a new canton. Lawmakers are considering creating a 12th canton for the sprawling province. The canton would include that part of the central Cantón de Puntarenas that is on the Nicoya Peninsula. Right now residents of Tambor, Cóbano, Paquera, Lepanto, Montezuma and other communities have to go to the administrative center of the central canton to conduct official business. In the proposed legislation, the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones would be required to set up an |
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and regidores within six months of the measure's passage. The idea of making the southern part of the Nicoya peninsula its own political district has been floating around since the 1980s. But now 29 lawmakers have signed on to the measure, which has been voted out of a special commission that was set up to study the concept. The name of the new canton will be La Peninsula if lawmakers do not make a change. Other names have been suggested during the years, including Paquera and the names of some historical figures. The administrative center would still have to be selected after the legislation passes. |
Anti-mine hunger strikers dwindle to
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Hunger strikers protesting the open pit gold mine at Cutris de San Carlos now number just one. David Rojas Monge, who has been protesting the project since Oct. 8, went to a clinic Monday suffering form dehydration. The Laura Chinchilla administration has said all along that it opposes such operations but that operators of the current project would bring an international arbitration action if the government halted it now. In addition, the mine project is now in court. Protesters want Ms. Chinchilla to withdraw a decree issued by Óscar Arias Sánchez that said the mine was in the national interest. The Arias administration saw the operation as a way to bring jobs to northern Costa Rica. Since the mine project started more than 10 years ago, the price of gold has risen dramatically. Consequently and |
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panel would be asked to award a huge sum. Administration officials talk
about $700 million for canceling the project. The Las Crucitas project is operated by a local subsidiary of a Canadian mining firm. Spokespersons for the protesters outside Casa Presidencial have been bombarding newspapers, radio stations and television outlets with daily reports and also scheduling press conferences in an effort to gain publicity. Physicians said that Rojas suffered from low blood pressure and an elevated pulse as a result of his 25 days of fast. Remaining at Casa Presidencial is a protester identified as Andrés Guillén. The media barrage is having some effect. A Cartago university came out in support of the protesters Monday as did Lisbeth Quesada Tristán, the former defensora de los habitantes. She likened the two men to Mahatma Gandhi and said they were heroes. |
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Fireworks
become topic of seasonal concerns By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Health officials are beginning the annual crusade to reduce the number of youngsters injured by fireworks. Fireworks are traditional at Christmas and New Years. Any device that explodes is supposed to be illegal, but tons of fireworks come across the border from Nicaragua. The health minster, María Luisa Ávila Agüero, the director general of the Cuerpo de Bomberos, Héctor Chaves León, and others were to hold a press conference today explaining the laws and encouraging the public to pay attention. Even outlets that market non-explosive fireworks are supposed to have a permit, and there are special penalties for selling explosives to underage youngsters, officials note. Venezuelan steel firm vows to fight takeover By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
Venezuela's largest private steel company says it will take legal action against President Hugo Chavez's plan to nationalize it. The Sidetur company's board of directors issued a statement Monday urging the government to consider the impact of the measure on Sidetur's nearly 2,000 employees. President Chávez announced Sunday the expropriation of Sidetur, alleging that it has been charging inflated prices for its products. Sidetur says it has been complying with state-issued price controls. The company, formally known as Siderurgica de Venezuela SA,, produces about 40 percent of the steel rods used for construction in the oil-rich country. Chávez said Sunday that the government will pay fair compensation for the takeover. In recent weeks, the Venezuelan president has ordered the nationalization of Agroislena CA, a leading farm supply business, and of Owens-Illinois Inc., a U.S.-based glass container manufacturer. The leftist leader has nationalized much of Venezuela's economy since he took power in 1999, saying he wants to improve the life of the country's poor majority. But critics say his policies are scaring off investors and will hamper Venezuela's emergence from recession. |
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