Pothole Protest Planned For Today
Tired of the potholes? Yes? Well, today is your day as the Movimiento Cívico Nacional (MCN) has prepared a protest outside the installations fo the Ministerio de Obras Pública y Transportes (MOPT) to demonstrate their discontent on the number of potholes that plague the country, the Riteve (vehicular inspection company) monopoly and the high price of gasoline.

According to Albino Vargas, secretary general of the Asociación de Empleados Públicos y Privados (ANEP) - the largest of public workers unions - the protest will kick off at 9am this morning outside the MOPT offices in Plaza Viquez and expected to end by mid day.

The hopes are to make it known to MOPT Minister, Randall Quirós, how Costa Ricans feel and that he and his officials will tackle the three problems. Speeches will be made and brochures will be handed out.

Vargas is calling on everyone to come out and make their voice heard. Vargas is hoping that a large number of taxi drivers, truckers and farmers will attend the protest for a unified voice against the poor conditions of the roads and the state monopoly that is forcing added costs to daily lives of Costa Rican workers.