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The national telecom and electrical company says it has delivered a list of employees and their salaries to a lawmaker but that the list does not include names or numbers of their cédulas. The firm, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, has brought a Sala IV constitutional court case over the use of employee names in the continuing controversy over disproportionate salaries. Lawmaker Otto Guevara sought the list. He is waging a campaign against government salaries. Workers of the state firm took to the streets Monday to protest what they see as attacks against their salaries and also actions by the telecom regulator that hurt the firm. The company itself Issued a statement Monday that said it is seeking an investigation by the Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones of the conduct by its competitors, Claro and Telefónica. The two private firms have eliminated the mobile charge for roaming in Central America. The state firm said that they can do so because they have networks of related companies in Central America. The state firm known as ICE said this hurts its income. ICE produces, distributes and sells electricity and it operates a fixed and mobile telephone service. A subsidiary, Radiográfica Cistarricense, S.A., operates an Internet service as does the parent firm. Some of these operations are struggling, in part, because of the high salaries of the workers. Like other government agencies, the firm awards raises based on the number of years an employee is with the company. In some cases, employees earn double or triple their stated salary. Guevara made public the company's salaries based on its April filing with the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social. ICE said there were errors, which is why he sought the original numbers from the firm. The march Monday was to the legislature.  Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal
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A coalition of private and pubic entities are erecting solid waste containers for animal droppings. The containers will be in five parks for starters. The entities are the Municipalidad de San José, Corporación Pipasa S.R.L. and the Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal of the Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería Pipasa, operated by Cargill Costa Rica, provided money for the project and the signage. In addition to Parque Okayama, containers are or will be in parques Barrio México, Perú in Mata Redonda, J.F Kennedy in San Sebastián and Parque La Sabana. 10 rescued from sea off Golfito By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
A boat overturned and dumped six adults and four children into the sea off Golfito around noon Monday. One was just 5 months old. The Servicio Nacional de Guardacostas said that crews of private boats participated in rescues and that a coast guard boat brought the 10 persons to land. One was hospitalized unconscious, the coast guard said. None of the rescued individuals was wearing a life jacket, said the coast guard. A report identified the craft as the Cristopher. All of those rescued live in the area, said the coast guard.
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with wire service reports Once again the U.S. State Department issued a human trafficking report on Costa Rica that failed to mention that adult prostitution is not penalized here. This has been a repeated omission from the annual report, which skews the understanding of the complexity of the situation. The report also does not show that State Department staffers left their office to actually talk to anyone in the sex trafficking or prostitution business. The report seems to rely on statistics from the government and broad statements that are based on no evidence. A.M. Costa Rica staffers have brought these errors and omissions to the attention of workers at the local U.S. Embassy in past years. Staffers decline to identify who may have actually prepared the report. The Costa Rican country narrative was included in the annual report that ranks 188 governments across the world on how they combat human trafficking. Full Costa Rica report
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Costa Rica was relegated to what the State Department calls a tier two watch list. The country was off the watch list in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Says the report: "Costa Rican women and children are subjected to sex trafficking within the country, with those living in the north and central Pacific coast zones being particularly vulnerable. Authorities have identified adults using children to transport or sell drugs; some of these children may be trafficking victims. There are a significant number of transgender Costa Ricans in the commercial sex industry who are vulnerable to sex trafficking." The report also calls child sex tourism a serious problem with child sex tourists arriving mostly from the United States and Europe. In fact, prostitution by underage individuals appears to be a cultural problem with some teens turning to that life at the urgings of parents. An even greater problem is molesting and continual sexual activity in households involving underage individuals and an older relative. The downgrading of the country appears to be, as the report says, because law enforcement efforts declined, and the government did not convict any traffickers, child sex tourists, or individuals who purchased commercial sex acts from child trafficking victims. The writer of the Costa Rican report had to dig deeply to cite a 2012 case of the former Quepos mayor who was detained in late 2011 and early 2012 on allegations that he was recruiting girls and women for the purpose of prostitution. That case involved a bar in Mata Palo. For some reason the writer declined to mention police raids |
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Guápiles bar-brothel last June 4, 2014.Sept. 17, 2014, in which 70 women working as prostitutes in three locations were encountered and five persons detained. A 17 year old was working in one of the locations. The writer also overlooked a raid June 4, 2014, at the Bar y Hotel el Viajero in Guápiles where a 50-year-old man was detained for pimping. Of the 17 women there when agents entered, 10 were Dominican and one was Nicaraguan. They would seem to fit the trafficking category although they probably arrived in Costa Rica of their own volition. The report also covers forced labor and notes that three persons were acquitted in the case of a fishing boat containing Asian workers that turned up in Costa Rican waters. The report also notes that those who exit the county at the two international airports pay $1 as part of their exit tax to fight human trafficking. In addition there was a $156,000 payment by the government to a non-profit that aids victims of sexual violence, said the report. In Washington Monday the State Department says widespread human trafficking is helping fuel vast fortunes on the world economy, leaving millions of people exploited by unscrupulous labor overseers and sex traders in virtually every country of the world. In its annual human rights report, the State Department called the exploitation modern slavery, brutalizing girls and women into prostitution and forcing men, women and children into low-wage jobs across the globe, if they are even paid at all for their work. Speaking shortly after the release of the report, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said: "Traffickers are both ruthless and relentless....Traffickers prey on the most vulnerable." He said human trafficking and modern slavery were worth $150 billion a year. |
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The public works ministry said Monday it had awarded a $12 million contract to Eurobau S.A.-Industrial Escosa S.A. for a new building. The Cámara Costarricense de la Construcción immediately criticized the decision for the speedy way in which the Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes put through the contract. The chamber also complained that a letter it sent with complaints never had been answered. The eight-story building will be in Plaza Víquez not far from the current complex that houses the ministry agencies now. The consortium that received the contract is expected to begin work at the end of August. The resolution selecting the firm was approved Friday. The ministry says it had to do a direct contract rather than bidding because it must vacate the current facility that is the property of Liceo de Costa Rica. The ministry restricted the firms able to be considered for |
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Americans sometimes brag about the strangest things. Hidalgo, Texas, where killer bees first came to the United States in the 1980s, proudly proclaims itself to be the Killer Bee Capital of the World. Parkfield, California, the Earthquake Capital of the World, is happy to provide a map directing visitors where to drive to see fault lines. There are probably too many capitals of something in the United States to keep count, places like the Fruitcake Capital of the World, Jump Rope Capital of the World, Cowboy Capital of the World and Leap Year Capital of the World, just to name a few. These sometimes outlandish slogans are often a point of civic pride, which help establish civic identity while attracting the attention of outsiders. The designations can have economic value, which is why some cities and towns go to great lengths to make them stick. “Most capitals of the world are usually smaller towns. They’re not big cities. Big cities do not need to call attention to themselves that way, whereas a small town does,” said Ken Smith, senior editor of Roadside America, which catalogs off-beat tourist attractions across the United States. “A town wants people to come, they want visitors. Tourists buy gas, eat, buy souvenirs. Help the local economy.” Sometimes towns fight over the same designation. Claxton, Georgia, and Corsicana, Texas, both call themselves the Fruitcake Capital of the World, and at least three towns claim to be the birthplace of the hamburger. For Roadside America, the towns that truly make the cut are the ones that are not only able to defend their claims but also put a little effort into it as well. “In our view, what separates that is, does the town the follow through and put up something that you can look at, like a statue or a monument?” Smith said. “Is there something physical?” That’s why Seymour, Wisconsin, gets the nod from Roadside America when it comes to being the birthplace of the hamburger. “Because they’ve got a statue of the guy who they claim invented the hamburger and he’s holding a hamburger. They’ve got a giant hamburger there that you can pose next to,” Smith said. “Those are commitments, physical commitments and, to us, that makes it a worthwhile stop.” |
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Mothman statue, Point Pleasant,
West VirginiaThere are a number of U.S. towns that are even proud of their monsters. Bishopville, South Carolina, has Lizardman, a reptile-like humanoid that is believed to have attacked cars in the late 1980s. Point Pleasant, West Virginia, is home to Mothman, a moth-like flying man who was first spotted in the late 1960s. The Fouke Monster, a Sasquatch-like figure, reportedly attacked a local family and livestock in Arkansas in the early 1970s. All three towns have statues of their monsters that tourists can pose with for pictures. “So it’s an interesting twist on the notion of civic pride,” said Smith. “That’s kind of changed over the years and now we can be proud of these things that, perhaps formerly, we might consider in poor taste or we might be embarrassed by something.” Smith isn’t sure if this notion of towns adopting a slogan or nickname is uniquely American, but he tends to think so. “We like to beat our chests and call attention to ourselves,” he said. “It sounds brazenly American.” While the occasional slogan might be contrived or insincere, Smith says most of these small towns feel genuine pride in their silly, unique or sometimes-slightly absurd oddities. And as long as the towns continue to embrace their off-beat attractions, chances are that tourists will, too. |
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Text of country narrative in human trafficking report This is the U.S. State Department's narrative on Costa Rica in the annual human trafficking report. The department puts the country on a tier two watch list, it said. Costa Rica is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor. Costa Rican women and children are subjected to sex trafficking within the country, with those living in the north and central Pacific coast zones being particularly vulnerable. Authorities have identified adults using children to transport or sell drugs; some of these children may be trafficking victims. There are a significant number of transgender Costa Ricans in the commercial sex industry who are vulnerable to sex trafficking. Women and girls from Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and other Latin American countries have been identified in Costa Rica as victims of sex trafficking and domestic servitude. Child sex tourism is a serious problem, with child sex tourists arriving mostly from the United States and Europe. Men and children from other Central American countries and from Asian countries, including China, are subjected to conditions of forced labor in Costa Rica, particularly in the agriculture, construction, fishing, and commercial sectors. Nicaraguan men and women transit Costa Rica en route to Panama, where some are subsequently subjected to forced labor or sex trafficking. Indigenous Panamanians are also reportedly vulnerable to forced labor in agriculture in Costa Rica. Government officials, including a mayor, have been investigated for suspected involvement in sex trafficking. The Government of Costa Rica does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. Officials identified 23 victims, investigated 14 suspected cases, and provided anti-trafficking training to some officials and members of the tourism industry. Despite these measures, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing anti-trafficking efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore, Costa Rica is placed on Tier 2 Watch List. Law enforcement efforts declined; the government did not convict any traffickers, child sex tourists, or individuals who purchased commercial sex acts from child trafficking victims. Victim services remained inadequate, and the government failed to dispense any of the 1,725 billion colones ($3.24 million) accrued in a dedicated government fund to support anti-trafficking and anti-smuggling efforts. The government continued to lack the ability to collect or report comprehensive statistics on its anti-trafficking efforts, due largely to its policy of classifying cases of trafficking that did not involve the displacement of victims as separate crimes. Recommendations for Costa Rica: Use resources in the newly established fund to provide comprehensive services for trafficking victims, including child sex trafficking victims, in partnership with civil society organizations; intensify efforts to proactively investigate and prosecute trafficking offenses, including labor trafficking and cases not involving movement, and convict and punish traffickers; amend legislation to define human trafficking consistent with international law; improve the efficacy and implementation of Costa Rica’s victim assistance protocol, particularly in cases occurring outside of the capital, for victims of labor trafficking, and for Costa Rican victims; conduct thorough and transparent criminal investigations and prosecutions of alleged government complicity in trafficking offenses and convict and sentence complicit officials; strengthen dedicated prosecutorial and police units through increased resources and training, including on victim treatment and the distinction between trafficking and smuggling; increase efforts to investigate, prosecute, and convict child sex tourists and others who purchase commercial sex acts from child trafficking victims; improve data collection for law enforcement and victim protection efforts; and finalize an updated national action plan to guide the government’s anti-trafficking efforts. Prosecution The government’s anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts declined significantly, with few efforts to hold traffickers criminally accountable. The anti-trafficking law enacted in December 2012, Law 9095, came into effect in February 2013 and prescribes penalties of four to 20 years’ imprisonment; these penalties are sufficiently stringent and commensurate with other serious crimes. The definition of trafficking in this law is in some respects more narrow than international law — requiring the displacement of the victim — and in other respects more broad — penalizing nontrafficking crimes such as illegal adoption, sale of organs, moving persons for the purpose of prostitution, and labor exploitation that does amount to forced labor. Data collection on trafficking remained problematic. The attorney general’s office reported investigating 14 new cases of movement-based trafficking. The government prosecuted three defendants for suspected labor trafficking in a 2010 case involving Asian fishermen on boats in Costa Rican waters. This case ended in acquittal and prosecutors have appealed the verdict. There were no additional trafficking prosecutions and no convictions in 2014, compared with at least seven convictions in 2013. Some officials conflated trafficking with smuggling, and authorities reported that a diversion of government resources to combat smuggling contributed to the decrease in law enforcement efforts. Prosecutors worked with Nicaraguan, Mexican, Dominican, and Panamanian officials on an unspecified number of trafficking investigations in 2013; it is unknown whether any resulted in prosecutions or convictions. The government did not report progress in the pending investigation of a mayor for suspected sex trafficking opened in 2011, and it did not prosecute or convict any government employees complicit in human trafficking or trafficking-related offenses. Protection While the government identified more victims, it did not make progress in ensuring that identified victims received adequate protection; specialized services were limited, and most were provided by civil society organizations. The government did not collect comprehensive statistics on victims identified and assisted, and the data provided from different agencies could not be fully reconciled. Prosecutors reported the government identified and assisted 23 trafficking victims in 2014, 13 subjected to sex trafficking and 10 to forced labor, an increase from 15 trafficking victims identified and assisted in 2013. The government did not provide comprehensive details on age, gender, or nationality of these victims. At least five were adults, three of whom were from foreign countries, and one of whom was male. The government had an “immediate attention” protocol, which defined steps for various agencies to take to coordinate the provision of food, lodging, health and psychological support to victims through NGOs, but it did not provide details on the number of victims supported in 2014 or the types of assistance received. Some officials, particularly outside the capital, remained unaware of the protocol. Authorities have written procedures for identifying victims among vulnerable groups, such as migrants and individuals in prostitution, but NGOs and some officials asserted victim identification was often reactive and referral mechanisms were not always implemented in an effective or timely manner. The government neither provided nor funded specialized shelters or services for trafficking victims. It gave 83 million colones ($156,000) to one NGO that provided services to victims of sexual violence, some of whom may have been trafficking victims. There were no shelters available to male victims. The government designated two hospitals with specially trained staff to provide treatment for trafficking victims, but it is unknown whether these facilities cared for any victims in 2014. Police and NGOs noted victim services were virtually nonexistent outside of the capital. In 2014, the government allocated approximately 73 million colones ($135,000) to cover basic needs such as food, clothing, and travel expenses for victims participating in prosecutions as witnesses, but it is not clear if any victims benefited from these resources, as no new prosecutions were initiated. The government granted temporary residency status, with permission to work, to two foreign victims in 2014. Victims had the legal right to file a civil complaint to request compensation from traffickers, but no victims received such compensation. The government did not penalize identified victims for unlawful acts committed as a direct result of being subjected to human trafficking; however, insufficient efforts to screen vulnerable populations for indicators of trafficking may have led to some victims being penalized. Prevention The government decreased prevention efforts. The human trafficking and smuggling directorate (which includes civil society members) met quarterly and continued to implement a national action plan on trafficking, though few tangible outcomes were reported. Although the fund to fight human trafficking and smuggling — established in the previous year and financed primarily by the country departure tax of approximately 532 colones ($1) — continued to collect revenue, the government did not disburse this money for any anti-trafficking activities. Authorities conducted public awareness campaigns, often in partnership with civil society organizations. Labor inspectors held a session for labor recruiters to explain exploitative practices that could constitute violations under anti-trafficking laws, but the government did not report punishment of any recruiters for illegal practices that contribute to trafficking. The government investigated 32 individuals suspected of paying child trafficking victims for commercial sex, but did not report whether it prosecuted or convicted any individuals for such crimes. A quasi-governmental agency conducted trainings on combating child sex tourism for members of the tourism industry; however, the government did not extradite, prosecute, or convict any child sex tourists in 2014. The government and NGOs provided anti-trafficking training to 30 diplomatic personnel. The government did not report efforts to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts or forced labor. Major firms join Obama in climate change plan By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
Monday 13 giants of the U.S. economy made a pledge to stand with the Obama Administration's American Business Act on Climate Change. Company executives joined Secretary of State John Kerry and senior White House officials in promising to change the private sector's role in America's efforts to reduce global carbon pollution. At a conference call before the pledge signing, Brian Deese, Senior advisor to the president, said these select companies are walking the walk in making innovative and ambitious commitments beyond what they are already doing to reduce their carbon footprints. "What's exciting about this is these commitments are new," Deese said. The companies supporting the effort are Alcoa, Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Cargill, Coca-Cola, General Motors, Goldman Sachs, Google, Microsoft, PepsiCo, UPS and Wal-mart. A major goal of their pledge is to have other companies eventually follow in the reduced-carbon footsteps of these firms in their respective industries. The executive branch says this strategy will prove critical as the world prepares to make a binding and universal environmental agreement at the United Nations Climate Change Conference this December in Paris. "Paris is a big deal," said Kevin McKnight, chief of sustainability at Alcoa. "It's critical that the business community get behind government and ensure that we really do use Paris as the opportunity to really move the world in a different direction." Obama has committed the United States to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 26 to 28 percent by 2025. This promise was made last November, as Obama met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who promised that his country will peak its emissions by 2030. The initial partnering companies represented more than $1.3 trillion in revenue last year, and a combined market capitalization of at least $2.5 trillion. As such, their participation will result in $140 billion in new low-carbon investments and more than 1,600 megawatts of new renewable energy. Without these combined efforts from both the public and private sectors, they say, the president's goal would have been considered overly ambitious. "There's an opportunity to not only demonstrate environmental leadership in the way we operate our company, but also to use the services and products that we have to really empower people and organizations everywhere to transform the way they think about energy and climate issues," said Rob Bernard, Microsoft's chief environmental strategist. One of the ways that Microsoft will do its part is through a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, using data to improve agricultural yields and outcomes. Bernard cited a recent report from the Global e-Sustainability Initiative, which predicts that leveraging technology could cut the estimated 2020 carbon emissions by 16.5 percent. McKnight says, for its part, Alcoa will contribute to the efforts by developing a more lightweight titanium to make cars like the Ford F-150 more fuel efficient. Since aluminum requires a lot of energy to produce, another goal is to demonstrate that the net reduction of greenhouse gas emissions will be equal to at least three times the emissions created by their production. All countries that have committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions will have to develop their own regulatory frameworks for ensuring success. By having companies commit to long-term carbon emission reduction goals, Deese says this will naturally drive the investment and innovations necessary to uphold those goals in the U.S. "We need to be smart but very aggressive in using the regulatory tools we have in order to try to drive the long-term trend toward low-carbon economy." New York magazine features 35 female Cosby accusers By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
The latest issue of New York magazine features 35 women who say they were drugged and raped by film and television celebrity Bill Cosby. The women are aged from 44 to 80 and come from different walks of life and races. The magazine interviewed each of them separately, but their stories are similar. Over the last year, numerous women, including those featured in New York magazine, have come forward to tell their stories of being drugged and raped by Bill Cosby. On the streets of New York, people react differently to the allegations against the once revered comedian and social activist. "It's obvious that he is guilty. I guess you can just add it to the list of rich and powerful people who have got away with things that they did in the past, which have finally caught up with them," said one woman. Cosby has denied allegations of illegally giving drugs to women in order to have sex with them. But in 2006 he paid an undisclosed sum to a woman who brought a civil case against him, claiming that Cosby had tricked her into taking drugs before he sexually assaulted her. During testimony in the case, the comedian admitted that he had obtained Qualuudes. But his lawyers say he never gave the drug to anyone without their consent. One of Cosby's attorneys has accused the media of misinterpreting excerpts from the court documents. "When the deposition said that there was use of Qualuudes - which was.... Qualuudes, which was done often in the 70s - it was considered a party drug, called disco biscuits, and it was something that was used frequently, not just by Mr. Cosby, but other entertainers," said Monique Pressley, one of Cosby’s lawyers. Cosby has never been criminally charged over the allegations, but his career has suffered. He has lost commercial endorsements, speaking engagements and TV syndication revenue. Arizona NFL team hires female linebacker coach By the A.M. Costa Rica wire services
The Arizona Cardinals of the U.S. National Football League have hired the first female coach in the league's more than 90-year history. The team announced Monday that head coach Bruce Arians will bring in Jen Welter to coach the Cardinals linebacker unit during the upcoming training camp and preseason as an intern or apprentice. Welter is a former college rugby player who spent 14 years as a linebacker for the Dallas Diamonds franchise in the Women's Football Alliance. She made history earlier this year when she was hired by the Texas Revolution in the Indoor Football League to coach the linebackers and special team units, making her the first woman to coach in a men's professional football league. "Coaching is nothing more than teaching," Arians said on the Cardinals Web site about Ms. Welter's hiring. "One thing I have learned from players is 'How are you going to make me better? If you can make me better, I don't care if you're the Green Hornet, I'll listen." Welter also made history in 2014 when she became a running back and special teams player for the Revolution, making her the first woman to play a non-kicking position in a men's football league. She is the second woman to be hired as a full-time coach in one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States, following last year's hiring of Becky Hammon as a full-time assistant by the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs. The NFL will also witness another breakthrough for women in the upcoming season, when Sarah Thomas takes the field as a full-time game official. |
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Fuerza Pública officers detained two men Sunday night in La Lima de Ochomogo after a home there was burglarized. The suspects had $2,600 in cash and a shotgun, all later identified as the property of the homeowner, said police. The home is in the San Nicolás district of the central Cartago canton, police reported.  Judicial Investigating
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An 11 year old was one of four persons detained Sunday morning in a case of thefts from a store. The other suspects are 18, 57 and 28, said the Judicial Investigating Organization. The judicial agency said that two agents came upon the four taking articles out of a store and putting them in a truck about 5:30 a.m in Liberia Centro. Agents managed to stop the truck and a car that accompanied it in Bagaces. Agents confiscated dozens of pairs of sports shoes, they said. Entry to the store was gained by cutting the locks, they said. |
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The public service regulator said Monday that a taxi driver in Grecia, Alajuela, has been fined nearly 8 million colons, some $15,141, for not using a meter and for installing seats in a vehicle authorized to carry the disabled. The driver appears to have used the vehicle for group rides or colectivos. The Junta Directiva del Consejo de Transporte Público said it warned the taxi driver last year but he did not heed the warning. The complaints came from taxi customers, said the Autoridad Reguladora de Servicios Públicos. The agency also fined three bus companies for collecting fares higher than authorized. The firms are: Transportes MCA de Ciudad Quesada S.A., Transportes Duarte de la Península S.A. and Transporte de Upala S.A. |
