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The race is on to re-open the Atenas - Orotina section of the San José - Caldera. Autopistas del Sol, the road concessionaire, says the highway will re-open on July 1, while transport officials prefer to wait before making any announcements. See story.
Ley De Tránsito Reforms Go To Commission
The fate of the reforms to the Ley de Tránsito (Traffic Law) will now be up to a commission made up of nine legislators, which are expected to report in the coming two months of  changes to be made to the bill that was drafted by former legislators and left behind for the current session.



The Struggle For Public Safety
Mexico is located right next to the country that has the greatest consumption of drugs in the world. Drug trafficking to the US was the beginning of the formation of the powerful groups of organized crime. During decades, the narcotic traffic in Mexico was an activity focused exclusively on the traffic of drugs toward the US. Throughout this period the criminals worked only to assure traffic routes.




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San José - Caldera To Re-Open July 1, Autopistas Says
July 1 is the date being proposed by Autopistas del Sol to re-open the Atenas-Orotina section of the San José - caldera highway. However, officials of the MOPY, Concessiones and the COSEVI prefer not to refer to a specific day or date



Legislators Do Not Comply With Eviction Order, Call For A Censure Of Health Minister
The Legislative Assembly is again under the gun to present a remedial plan that would prevent their eviction of three buildings identified by the ministerio de Salud (Health ministry) as a health risk.



Vargas Calls Arias Criticism Of Chinchilla Government Tacky
The ministro de la Presidencia, Marco Vargas, described as a lack of nobility, launching his attack against criticism by the former ministro de la Presidencia, Rodrigo Arias, against the government of Laura Chinchilla.



Oscar Lopez Has Sights On San José Mayorship

Óscar López, former legislator for the Partido Accesibilidad Sin Exclusión (PASE), will be making his bid for the mayorship in San José, heading head-to-head with long time San José mayor, Johnny Araya, in the December 2010 municipal elections.



ICE Ordered To Provide Internet Service In León XIII
If you can't get ICE to move its left foot to provide services, there is always the Sala Constitucional, who has ordered the state telecom to provide a resident of León XIII internet service.


 
Road Closures Today
The radial de la Alajuelita - the new route from Calle Morenos (Sabana Sur) to Alajuelita is closed due to a landslide near the Circunvalacion following the rain for Monday night.



Costa Rica National Title On The Line
Surfersvillage Global Surf News - Playa Hermosa - The 10th annual Circuito Nacional de Surf DayStar 2009-2010 will come to a conclusion this weekend June 25, 26 and 27 at Playa Hermosa’s La Curva. It will be a war zone for Jaco’s Luis Vindas and Jason Torres who will put everything they have into the water for the Open category National Title.

 

 

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So, What Are We To Do Now?
Closing the San José - Caldera is perhaps a prudent move on the part of transport officials, but what are now to do, go back to the old road, the monte de Aguacate or the Cambronero? No way, I think I will stay home until they re-open ruta 27 completely.
 
The Apple iPhone 4G
On the heels of Sprint's announced last week of its 4G smarphone, Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, made the announcement of iPhone 4G on Tuesday. However, as in typical Apple marketing strategy, the actual phone won't be available to consumers for a while. The new iPhone 4G Cannot Be Used in Costa Rica
 

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