The overwhelming desire to hit the accelerator took 505 people to the cemetery in the last 5 years. Not surprisingly, the Road Safety Council (COSEVI) provided data that proved speeding was the leading cause of death on the road between 2012 and 2016. Faced with the reprehensible road behavior seen in recent times, the Traffic […]
Archives for February 2017
RECOPE to continue spending $ 150,000 per month on failed refinery project
The Costa Rican Chinese Reconstructing Society (SORESCO) will continue to generate a monthly expenditure of $ 150 thousand (¢ 84 million), despite the fact that Costa Ricans do not and will not get any benefits. This amount, partly paid by the Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE), is allocated, among other expenses, for the salary of […]
The CTP can’t establish a fare since that is ARESEP responsability
The Attorney General’s Office determined that it wasn’t the Public Transportation Council (CTP) responsability to authorize a special service from Alajuela to San José, which Tuasa intended to provide. The executive trip would have cost ₡ 1,200. However, the usual rate is 500 colones for trips with stops and ₡ 520 if it is a […]
Authorities built a new bridge over Blanco river
The bridge over Blanco River, in Guayabo de Bagaces, Guanacaste, was was destroyed when hurricane Otto hit the country in November 2016. For several days, it was not possible to travel through this sector, because the old structure was in the channel, in pieces, among trees, stones and mud. However, the problem didn’t last long. […]
DIPOL dismantled an international criminal gang
Agents from the Department of Police Intelligence (DIPOL), of the Ministry of Public Security, dismantled an international criminal gang, which attacked on beaches of Puntarenas. The group was arrested after a robbery committed against tourists in a sector of Playa Jacó, Garabito. The group was supposedly led by a woman surnamed García, a Nicaraguan citizen. […]
The Costa Rican Chamber of Industries opposes the fuel-price increase requested by ARESEP
The Costa Rican Chamber of Industries announced that it will strongly oppose the fuel-price increase requested by the Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) by the end of 2016. The chamber thinks the increase is unacceptable since they consider that the Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE) intends to increase its operating costs and operating surpluses for […]