Drunk Driving Still The Number One Cause of Fatal Traffic Accidents
Officials at the Policía de Tránsito are scratching their heads at Tico (Costa Rican) drivers who still have not gotten the message that drinking and driving is a deadly combination.

Vehicle Owners Face Fines & Impounding of Vehicle For Non Payment of Marchamo
Of the 681.000 vehicles registered by the Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS) - the state insurance company - to circulate the nation's roads, 86.000 still have to pay their 2007 "marchamo".

Limón Port Project Would Provide Increase in National Capacity
A us$300 million to us$500 million port project on Costa Rica's Atlantic coast would provide a 28-fold increase in national capacity, the Spanish daily Prensa Libre quoted port authority Japdeva president Walter Robinson as saying.

Huge Water Increase On the Way
With the new year comes a series of increases. Taxi and bus fares and utilities will top the list of increases for 2007, with the Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AyA) - water and sewers - topping the list.

ICE to Re-Launch Garabito Thermo Project Bidding
Costa Rica's state power company, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) said it will re-launch bidding to build the Garabito thermo project, said an ICE project official.

Costa Rica Increases Banana Price
From 1 January the official free on board (FOB) price of Costa Rican bananas increased by us¢15  cents from $ 5.70 to $ 5.85 per 18.14 kg box.