Costa Ricans often choose buses to get to work, college or tourisms destinations. As part of the public transport fleet, these buses must undergo a Vehicle Technical Review (RTV) twice a year. 59% of them approve in the first inspection, however, this does not mean they are in good condition. According to RTV, most buses […]
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Government asked the Inter-American Development Bank for help
The government asked the Inter-American Development Bank a non-refundable, technical cooperation for a study of demand for the extension of San José-Cártago road. The request was made by Vice President and Finance Minister Helio Fallas. As explained by Minister of Public Works and Transportation Carlos Villalta, the plan is necessary before starting with the process […]
To extend the vehicle restrictions in three highways is not the solution the end traffic congestion
To extend the vehicle restrictions in three national highways is not the solution to end traffic congestion in costa Rica. Minister of Public Works and Transportation Carlos Villalta admitted that the solution to the traffic jams that affect Costa Ricans is not only to extend the restriction on General Cañas road, Florencio del Castillo road […]
Essential tips to use your credit card
Do not drown in debt. Be responsible. According to Bureau of Financial Consumers (OCF), there are some essential tips that you can evaluate in order to use, in a very efficient way, your credit cards: -Remember that by purchasing a credit card and by using it, you are borrowing money from the bank, therefore, you […]
Redondo: “IAFA must be closed”
Legislator Mario Redondo declared that he was evaluating the possibility of proposing the closure of the Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (IAFA) for its failure in the treatment of addictions. The legislator made the announcement after the brutal murder of an 8-year-old child in Guácimo. The crime was perpetrated by a drug addict surnamed Campos […]
Street harrasment: alarming numbers, increasing victims
According to a report delivered by the Institution of Domestic Violence against Women and Access to Justice of the Judiciary, last year there were less obscene acts but more disrespectful proposals to women. While in 2014 Contraventional Courts reported 5,457 cases of word or obscene acts, in 2015, those cases decreased by thousand. On the contrary, […]