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Autopistas Says
Problems On The
San José -
Caldera Are
"Superficial"
The
concessionaire
Autopistas del
Sol that built
and manages the
San José -
Caldera
categorizes the
rock fall and
land slides on
the highway as
"superficial" in
its report to
the ministro de
Obras Públicas y
Transportes (MOPT),
Francisco
Jiménez.
Possible
Tránsito Strike
On Monday
The work to rule actions of the Policía de Tránsito (traffic police) of
the past five
days could
escalate to full
out strike
action if the
government
doesn't step in
and make good on
its agreement to
increase the
salary of the
Tránsitos
(traffic
officials).
Stay in Touch! Rental
GSM & 3G Phones, Data & SIM Cards, Prepaid
Phones & SIM Cards.
Shrek Glasses In
Costa Rica Not
Toxic, Local
McDonalds
Operator Says
The McDonald’s
Shrek glass
recall because
the paint on the
cups contains
cadmium, a toxic
metal, will not
affect Costa
Rica, says the
country's
operator of the
McDonalds chain
of restaurants.
Hunter, The Four
Legged Drug Trafficker's Nightmare In Costa
Rica
Costa Rica's top drug trafficking crime
fighter is none other than a four legged
Belgian Shepherd (Malinois) named "Hunter"
that has a nose for sniffing out illicit
drugs at the Juan Santamaría (San José)
international airport.
Roadside
Assistance Costa
Rican Style
Cattle blocking
traffic, bridges
with no
railings,
crater-sized
potholes:
Everyone who has
visited Costa
Rica knows that
driving can be a
challenge here.
As a
transplanted New
Yorker, I know
better than
most; I've been
navigating the
roads in my
adopted country
for almost 10
years.
EARTH University
Unites 31
Countries Around
The World
Today To
Simultaneously
Plant 1,000,000
Trees
Today, Saturday,
June 5, 2010, World Environment Day, EARTH
University will unite its alumni and friends
in 31 different countries to plant over one
million trees.
Riteve Stations
Closed Today
All the Riteve -
the vehicular
inspection
stations - will
be closed today
for a training
day for all its
staff.
Little Rain Predicted For The Weekend
Although only
yesterday the Instituto Meteorológico
Nacional (IMN) - national weather service -
warned of possible downpours from tropical
storms, it is now saying that there will be
little rainfall, it at all, this weekend.
UNDER
THE SUN IN COSTA RICA
Actor Steven
Seagal Advising
Top Cops In
Costa Rica?
You know Costa
Rica is in
trouble and the
nation's top
cops are out of
ways of curbing
growing violence
and insecurity
in the country,
when they turn
to "Hollywood",
in the form of
actor Steven
Seagal, for
help. Of is it
just media hype?
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