Comments on: “La Trocha” to see 10 new bridges for $6 million over next 90 days

By: Frank Castle

Frank Castle — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:45:00 +0000

This post has nothing to do with this article.

By: roberto

roberto — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 20:37:00 +0000

Remember the grand announcement in December that the Belen-Sta. Ana radial would be increased to 5 lanes? Well…………………….

Fearing that the investment won’t be finalized or in the change of government, employers
and neighbors in Lindora have not deposited their donations to the trust to
finance part of the expansion Santa Ana- Belen to 5 lanes, is not finalized.

This
project includes the expansion to five lanes in this sector and bridges
that are along the more than 2 kilometers of track . This requires an agreement between the Association of Real Estate
Development Council ( private contributions ) and the Government.

The
private contribution would be $ 2 million and will be used for the
relocation of utility services and expansion of the road. The Government would provide $ 34 million for the expansion of
bridges, financed by own funds of the National Roads Authority ( Conavi )
and a loan from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration
(BCIE ) by $ 9.5 million .

Initially
the work would start in January, but until last week just beginning to
mark the points where electricity poles would be relocated . This is because as acknowledged by the director of Codi , Monica Navarro , private funds have not yet been collected .

By: Lav

Lav — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 21:00:00 +0000

He holds Canadian citizenship.

By: Ken Morris

Ken Morris — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 04:46:00 +0000

I don’t worry much about the private jet, since I think that kind of thing is small potatoes and par for the course. I’m not surprised that everyone has been cleared.

However, a side note that interests me is that fellow private jet passenger, Trade Minister Anabel Gonzalez, has apparently taken a job with the World Bank. I never liked her, since to my mind she was just a cheerleader free trade ideology and even misrepresented the facts, but I guess it’s fitting that she also gets out of Dodge with a promotion to the World Bank, where she can do even more damage.

Welcome to the world as it is, not how we wish it was.

By: Ken Morris

Ken Morris — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 04:38:00 +0000

Interesting. I know she blew a wad (unnecessary imo) on the uproar against Nicaragua and another big wad on cops. This latter hasn’t been reported well, imo, but she not only hired new cops and bought them a fleet of fancy SUVs but also bought 14,000 new 9 mm pistols (so no desk cop has to have a lousy old revolver) while ceremonially destroying thousands of guns in a pacifist sidewhow rather than selling them. It was a great time to be in the public security business. Probably though the payment that tipped the scales was the $32 million to get out of the road deal with the Brazil company (while the settlement with the Canadian mining company awaits).

My guess is that she faults the failure of tax reform for all this. In her mind, the expenditures were probably all justified, and the failure was the legislature’s for not giving her the money.

By: mhogan

mhogan — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:09:00 +0000

Business News America reports that the outgoing Chinchilla administration spent more than any CR government since 1991. Exact figures are probably obscured in some report somewhere.

By: roberto

roberto — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 13:59:00 +0000

Will she be leaving on a private jet?

With only two weeks left in their mandate, the legislative
Committee on Revenue and Public
Expenditure has just closed the investigation into Presidenta
Laura Chinchilla and other public officials use of a private jet
allegedly linked to drug trafficking.

The closing of the investigation also removes any
liability those responsible for the planning of the trip, who have said
all along they acted in “good faith”. This was not the first time
Chinchilla had used the plane, at no cost to her or
the state. Travelling with Chinchilla were her husband, José Marís Rico
and Francisco Chacón, his wife Foreign Trade Minister Anabel Gonzalez
Pacheco.

By: Ken Morris

Ken Morris — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:56:00 +0000

Well, I said it, based upon what I have heard, as described below.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:54:00 +0000

Her husband taught in Canada he is not Canadian. Laura will be eatin alive by media in Canada. Her husband taught at Mcgill in Montreal and was not much of a teacher. Canada does not like ex politician coming to Canada to live. I know this?

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:51:00 +0000

Where did it say she going to Canada?