The stage is set. Details of the plans for the "traspaso de poderes" (transfer of power) to be held in the Sabana park on May 8 are emerging. A sketch of the stage and seating was released on Thursday. The event is expected to cost ¢300 million colones and to be attended by 50.000 people. |
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Nicaragua's Vice
President Says Costa Rica Not To Fear A
Military Attack By His Country
Jaime Morales, Nicaragua's vice-president,
said on Thursday that Costa Rica does not
have to worry about a military attack by
Nicaragua, as Costa Rica has 'A Police
better equipped than any army".
Will It Pass Or Not?
Reforms To Ley de Tránsito May De Decided
Next Week
Although the current legislative assembly
has all the intention of passing the reforms
to the Ley de Tránsito before its term is up
at the end of the month, negotiations
between the political parties appear to have
stalled.
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Changes To Traffic Fines To Be Retroactive
Although we are not urging any of the 4.000
or more drivers who have received a traffic
fine in the past five weeks not to pay up,
just that they be aware that the amendments
to the Ley de Tránsito traffic fines being
discussed by legislators will be retroactive
to March 1, 2010.
Riteve Fees Could
Double In The Coming Months
The cost of vehicular inspection could
double in the coming months if the Autoridad
Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep)
approves a request made last November by
Riteve, the company that provides the
compulsory vehicle inspection service.
Former Costa Rican
Business Owner Sentenced in Connection With
Fraud Ventures
Former Costa Rican business owner, Stephen
Schultz , was sentenced in connection with a
series of Costa Rica-based business
opportunity fraud ventures. A Miami federal
judge has sentenced Schultz to seven years
prison and five years of supervised
released.
Juan Santamaría Day To Be Celebrated Sunday
April 11
On Sunday April 11 Costa Rica celebrates the
154th anniversary of the Batalla de Rivas
(Battle at Rivas) and Juan Santamaría, the
only Costa Rican to have a national holiday
declared in his honour.
Costa Rica Banks Get A Thumbs Up From Fitch
Banks in Costa Rica, Panama and el Salvador,
got a pat on the back from Fitch Ratings
agency on Thursday, because its banks are
“better off” than those of Nicaragua and
Honduras.
President-Elect Chinchilla To Tour Central
America
President-elect, Laura Chinchilla, will be
making a tour of Central America prior to
her taking office on May 8.
The Central American tour will take
Chinchilla to Honduras, El Salvador and
Nicaragua.
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Costa Rican bloggers are successfully
exploring their culinary skills in an
attractive variety of blogs, complete with
recipes and pictures. These healthy, sweet,
typical, and experimental dishes capture the
attention and enticing the appetite of the
blogs' readers. |
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Myleene Klass has bought another white
bikini - to brave the creepy crawlies for a
THIRD jungle reality show. The sexy star
wowed viewers with her swimsuit shower
scenes in Australia when she finished as the
I'm A Celebrity runner-up in 2006. And she
ventured into the forests of Costa Rica last
year to host the show's US version. |
Biodegradable Plastic Use On Rise In Costa
Rica
Uses of biodegradable plastic bags in Costa
Rica has increased significantly in the last
three years as a result of an intensified
climate conservation campaign across the
country and in Central America. Consumers
are now purchasing disposable and
environment friendly plastic containers,
bags and bottles.
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