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*Fishman Quits The Vice Presidency

For almost three years, Luis Fishman, has been second vice-president of Costa

Rica, though with no office or official duties after his run with president

Abel Pacheco, has tendered his resignation.

Fishman, who has been active since April 2002, a month before taking the

vice-presidential post that he could not resign at the time for

constitutional reasons, will now return to the political arena. He belongs to

the Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC) and is the fifth vice president in

the country's history to resign from office.

Fishman told the daily Spanish language newspaper La Nación that he feels it

is time to incorporate himself in national politics. The former

vice-president said he has no aspiration to run for president, however, he

did dismiss the idea of running for a spot in the Legislature.

President Pacheco, from Ecuador where is currently on an official visit

following a meeting of Latin American chiefs over the European Union's banana

tarriff proposal, said he wishes "Don Luis" best of luck. Pacheco added that

as vice-president, Fishman worked independently and he is not aware of what

he done for the last three years.

The bitterness between the two men came in February of 2002 following the

first round vote in the presidential election, when then presidential

candidate Pacheco separated himself fro Fishman and promised him no official

role in his government.

Many believe that Fishman was kept out by a whim on the president's part,

following a discussion by the two men during the election. And many believe

that Fishman was the master behind the political win by Pacheco and was

unjustly wronged.

Fishman tried to resign his position before the second round election that

saw Pacheco take the presidential chair and Fishman in as second

vice-president. The country's political constitution did not permit him to

resign at the time and Fishman took the title but with no official duties or

responsibilities.

Fishman in his resignation letter said "for reasons beyond my control, for

the last three years I could fulfill my duties bestowed on by Costa Ricans."

Under Costa Rica's political constitution, if the president is not able to

carry out his duties, the first vice-president would replace the president.

In the event the first vice-president is not able to take the office of the

president, the second vice-president could then be called upon.


*New Immigration Law Would See Couple Live Together For One Year Before

Applying for Residency

Following a decision by the Sala IV - the Constitutional Court - that said

that the immigration service cannot investigate or refuse residency to a

foreigner who is marriage to a Costa Rican, deputies are studying a new law

by Migración y Extranjería where it will regulate "marriages of convenience".

The new law proposes that the couple must have lived at lived at least one

year together as one of the requirements of residency. The new law would be

be in contravention of the Sala IV order, but would make it a requisite of

residency.

The new law would also punish from two to six years in prison or high fines

to those who practice "coyotage" - arranging the marriages for financial

gain.

The proposed law is in the discussion stage and various parties have

differing opinion, however, it is expected to hit the legislative floor

within a few weeks.


*Tourism in Limón Down Due to Floods

Asociación Costarricense de Profesionales en Turismo (ACOPROT) confirmed

yesterday a 70% cancellation rate by visitors to the Caribbean tourist spots.

Worried about possible flooding and bad weather was the primary reason for

the high cancellation rate, following more than two weeks of torrential rain

and flooding in the area so Sarapiquí, Talamanca and Sixaola.

According to hotel owners, bad road conditions due to the flooding has

reduced occupation levels to 25% in the last few weeks when this is supposed

to the "high" season and getting a hotel room in the area is almost

impossible.

In addition, to cruise liners cancelled their stop in the Port of Limón due

to the bad weather and not place passengers at risk.

Locations like Manzanillo and Puerto Viejo, two hot tourists spots, did not

suffer any major flooding, though they are suffering from the low number of

tourists coming to the area.

Some tourists operators are telling their clients not to visit the area and

others believe that the whole Caribbean coast is under water. Some parts,

like the town of Sixaola, bordering Panama, were severely affected by the

floods, but many tourist areas were not.

The Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) - the tourism board - is

assuring potential visitors that access to the Limón province is normal.

Tourism in Limón employs about 12.700 people. There are more than 365

operators offering some 3.784 rooms for lodging.


*OIJ To Use DNA To Curb Cattle Theft

The use of DNA testing is applied in many ways in a criminal investigation by

police authorities. We've see the television shows where DNA became the

principal evidence in a case. And we've read the headlines in newspapers were

DNA has set free many innocents after spending years in jail.

Now in Costa Rica officials of the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ)

will use DNA testing to curb the theft of cattle.

Last year, according to official reports, there were 2.342 heads of cattle

stolen. If a value of ¢250.000 colones (us$545 dollars) is placed on each

head of cattle, the loss would surpass ¢500 million colones (over us$1

million dollars).

For the most part, cattle thieves butcher the animals and sell of the meat.

Thus, the OIJ will use DNA testing to fight the cattle thieves, confirmed OIJ

director, Jorge Rojas.

The OIJ will test confiscated contraband meat with the DNA of the other meats

where the animals are butchered. Rojas added that the OIJ will call for more

rigorous controls of branding the cattle by their owners.


*Bulgarian Scammer Arrested

Kitov Ivan Velinov, a Bulgarian who was the target of a worldwide search

because of his participation in a multi-million scam in his country, was

arrested by the Costa Rican police.

Velinov, 42, had lived in Costa Rica since 1998 under a false identity. He

posed as Jack Hassell Bosman Petrova, name under which he married here and

obtained the status of permanent resident.

Velinov, whose deeds had affected two banks in Bulgaria, tried to get a U.S.

visa from the American Consulate in San Jose.

This was the key to his arrest, because the US consular authorities found out

who he actually was and alerted the local police.


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