by Rod Hughes
The Supreme Elections Tribunal, an independent ballot watchdog agency in charge of organizing all voting within the country, has postponed the referendum on the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) until, tentatively, Oct. 7. The voting was to be held in September.
The tribunal made its decision because the trade treaty is currently under […]
by Rod Hughes
The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service has canceled the entry visas into the United States of 22 Costa Rican immigration officials accused of smuggling official stamps into the U.S.
Once there, the U.S. accusation says, they look up Costa Ricans who have overstayed their U.S. visas and stamp false entry and exit data on […]
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Last night, Jose assured me that the behaviour of the men from Puntarenas was completely normal. Rod thinks so too. Thanks for the encouragement Rod.
I’ll try to send another photo.
by Rod Hughes
A bill to punish possession of pornography that uses minors passed its first debate by a resounding 47-0 vote yesterday, all congressmen present voting yes. The current law only covers production of such material (with three to eight years in prison).
Possession will bring six months to two years of jail time and commercialization […]
