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Archives for January 17, 2017

6 thousand people from Dos Cercas will have their own Ebais

January 17, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Approximately 6,000 residents in Desamparados will now have their own Ebais. The construction of the facilities started on Monday. The building has a cost of ¢ 320 million and it’s possible thanks to the work by the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) and the Municipality of Desamparados. This project has been waiting for about […]

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Airbnb hosting platform would be willing to work with CANATUR

January 17, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Airbnb hosting platform would be willing to work with the National Chamber of Tourism (CANATUR) to draft a law that would allow the country to formalize and regulate collaborative economy businesses. This was stated by Shawn Sullivan, Airbnb’s Director of Public Policy for Central America and the Caribbean, in a meeting with Pablo Heriberto Abarca, […]

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Buses cannot limit the number of seniors they transport

January 17, 2017 by Staff News Writer

According to Zulema Villalta, president of the National Council for the Elderly (CONAPAM), buses cannot limit the number of seniors they receive on public transport. The previous weekend, an user surnamed Fallas, reported through Facebook that a company that provides service from the capital refused to take her and another old adult arguing that they […]

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CONAVI delivered unfinished bridge in Paracito

January 17, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The bridge that connects Paracito de Santo Domingo de Heredia with La Trinidad de Moravia was inaugurated despite being unfinished. This was confirmed by the engineer in charge of the project, Silvia Gómez. The press questioned why the official pedestrian barrier is still not ready, even though the bridge was opened more than one month […]

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Will San Carlos road be finished this year?

January 17, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The construction of the road to San Carlos resembles those dark tunnels where it is difficult to find the exit. The project, which started 12 years ago, persists with multiple issues that must be solved to become a reality. A report submitted by the government authorities to Procarretera Association states that the central section of […]

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Former police officer arrested as part of organized crime gang

January 17, 2017 by Staff News Writer

On Tuesday morning the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) arrested 12 people linked to an organized crime gang. One of them was a former police officer named Urbina Obando, also known as “Tigre”. Urbina is allegedly part of a gang responsible for killing two people, one by the name of Omier Taylor, known as “Tu-Pack”, who […]

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