Following the introduction of the high fines of the Ley de Tránstio on March 1, the Policía de Tránsito (traffic police) are perhaps the single most authority that can solve Costa Rica's financial problems, with the power and authority and to write millions of colones of tickets a day. Move over ICE.
Now, if only the offending drivers paid their tickets! |
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A
NEW DAY…I think!
We congratulate,
with great
pride, our new
president and
the grace in
which Laura
Chinchilla
received Costa
Rica´s coveted
red, white and
blue
presidential
sash. She is our
first female
president and
only the third
woman to be
elected to that
position in
Central America.
Braulio Carrillo
Re-Opened Today
From 6am To 3pm
After almost two
weeks of being
closed, the
Braulio Carrillo
or Ruta 32 has be re-opened
this morning
(Monday) to vehicular
traffic, but
with
restrictions.
Stay in Touch! Rental
GSM & 3G Phones, Data & SIM Cards, Prepaid
Phones & SIM Cards.
Dollar May Hit ¢550 Plus By Week's End
Will the dollar exchange
hit ¢550 or higher in the coming days or
week? One group, INS Valores, seems to think
so.
Cuarterias, A
Time Bomb For
Something
Horrible To
Happen
"Cuarterias" -
rooming or
tenement housing
- is a real
problem in San
José and
municipal
officials have
their hands tied
in controlling
the growing
problem that has
been the scene
of many
fatalities over
the last several
years.
President
Chinchilla Signs
Decree Banning
Open Pit Mining
The long-delayed
Crucitas mining
project that won
the approval of
Costa Rica's
high court a few
weeks back will
have to wait
another four
year or more,
following the
signing of a
decree banning
open-pit mining
in Costa Rica,
her first act as
president on
Saturday.
Chinchilla Meets
Top Cuban
Official
Costa Rica's new
president Laura
Chinchilla met
with Cuban Vice
President
Esteban Lazo
backstage
following
Saturday's
inauguration
ceremony.
Laura Chinchilla
Enjoys The Sabana Concert
President Laura Chinchilla too again the
stage Saturday night, this time dressed in
black pants and red "bufanda" (scarf) to
enjoy the "Gran Concierto por la Democracia",
dancing to the music of Ruben Blades and
Editus.
Fancy Waking Up
To Some Real
Costa Rican
Coffee?
In November, a
team of intrepid
Multiple
Scelerosis (MS)
Trust trekkers
will be setting
out to discover
the beauty of
Costa Rica for
themselves and
we are hoping
you will join
them!
Safari Surf School
Offers New 'Family Surf & Save' Packages
Safari Surf School, Costa Rica’s premier
surfing school and camp, is offering a new
“Family Surf & Save” package as well as
reduced seasonal summer prices for all
visitors beginning May 1 and ending August
31.
Caja Seeking Elderly, Widows, Handicapped
And Indigenous To Get Them Their Pensions
The Caja Costarrisence de
Seguro Social (CCSS) - Costa Rica's social
security - has begun and aggressive campaign
seeking out the elderly and widows to get
them their pension. The work of the CCSS
officials will be mostly concentrated in
remote areas of the country. |
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