Bus Passengers And
Drivers Get Trained On
Dealing With Assaults
In an effort to combat
the rising crime against
public transport buses,
especially in the
Alajuela and Heredia
routes, officials of the
Fuerza Pública began
yesterday a campaign to
train passengers and
drivers. The first
session began yesterday
at 8am on the Tuasa bus
in front of Mall
Internacional de
Alajuela.
Interlinea Buses Could
be Rolling Within Three
Months
The "interlinea" - the
buses to provide public
transportation service
between sectors - are
expected to roll in the
next few months,
following the rejection
of an appeal by Tribunal
Administrativo de
Transporte Público filed
by Discar SA.
Taxis Cheaper Beginning
Today
Taxi fares are cheaper
today as the fare drop
approved by the
Autoridad Reguladora de
los Servicios Públicos (Aresep)
takes effect today. Taxi
are required to drop
their fares by ¢40
colones for the first
kilometre and ¢45
colones for each
additional kilometre.
Credit Card Fraud an
Obvious Problem in Costa
Rica
Bookmakers,
employees...and yes,
tourists....beware.
Credit card fraud is a
very serious problem in
the world's epicenter of
online gambling.
Manuel Antonio National
Park Seeks To Improve
Services To Tourists
(InfoWebPress) – The
Manuel Antonio National
Park in Quepos (Central
Pacific) is in need of a
series of improvements
that would allow it to
not only offer better
services to visitors but
also to remediate
several sanitary
deficiencies that have
plaguing the popular
beach destination for
years.
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The
head of
the
Banco
Central
de Costa
Rica (BCCR)
-
Central
Bank -
Francisco
de Paula
Gutiérrez
says
that the
debt is
the only
clear
way to
deal
with
crisis
and
confesses
that the
only
sure way
forward
is to
undertake
short-term
actions
for the
future. |
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Local Businesses Violate
Consumer Rights
Marriott hotels, Destino
TV and Automercado are
only three of 15
businesses charged by
the Asociación de
Consumidores for
violating the rights of
consumers.
New Radar and Approach Lights At The Juan
Santamaría (San Jose) Airport
It has only been five years, but finally the
Juan Santamaría (San Jose) international
airport will be getting the badly needed
approach lights that will eliminate the many
detoured flights common in foggy weather.
Rosaura Montero, viceministra de Transportes,
confirmed that her ministry will be
investing ¢1.5 billion colones for the
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