Archive for March 23rd, 2010
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Traffic police officers will be enforcing the new law that went into effect March 1 because the legislature has not passed the many changes that have been approved provisionally.
That means tough laws will be in force for Semana Santa, which begins Friday for many.
Tránsito officers will be targeting drunk drivers, persons failing to use seat belts and motorcyclists without helmets.
The fines continue to be harsh, and a system of points still is in effect which can lead to loss of license.
For motorists staying in San José the downtown license plate restrictions will be lifted for Semana Santa. However, there will be police activity and road blockages during the various religious processions each parish has. Plate restrictions go back into force Monday, April 5.
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Thursday, April 1, and Friday, April 2, are legal holidays as well as religious holy days, so San José will not be collecting garbage those two days, the municipality has announced. Collections resume Monday, April 5.
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
This is the last full week before private and public employees take their Semana Santa vacation.
Many businesses will close Friday for a full week. Public employees also have the following week off, although certain agencies, like the courts will keep critical services available.
Thursday, April 1, and Friday, April 2, are legal holidays.
The state banks will be open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, but Banco Nacional will close at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday. That bank’s office at the Golfito free trade Depósito will also be closed Monday, April 5.
Online banking is supposed to continue 24 hours a day.
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Multiple sclerosis patient Mary Posta has returned from stem-cell treatment in Costa Rica feeling “really good.”
She first made headlines in the Daily Press in January when she urged people to stop donating money after she received all she needed for treatment.
Now, after a month in Costa Rica, “I can walk and talk better, and there are other things,”Posta says.“ My memory seems to be better. I’m moving faster on thinking and talking, and I have a lot more energy. I used to have to take sleeping pills but have not had to start taking them again ” She went abroad Feb. 8 after raising $30,000 in nine months ”mostly from strangers” for her treatment. She enrolled in an intensive four-week program of stem-cell and physical therapies.
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Jamaica will face Canada in their opening game of the CONCACAF round of the Under-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers this evening at 8.30 a.m. in Costa Rica.
The Young Reggae Girls are drawn in Group ‘B’ alongside Canada, Mexico and Panama.
Jamaica recently were beaten by both Canada and Mexico in the four-nation Under-17 Invitational women’s tournament in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Jamaica, Canada match will be the second of two matches, as Panama and Mexico will face off in the opening game at 6 p.m.
Jamaica’s second game will be against Mexico on Saturday and the final match against Panama on March 15.
Group A of the qualifiers consists of Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Haiti and defending champions the USA.
Two sides will emerge from the eight-team championship to advance to the Under-17 World Cup along with host Trinidad in September.
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