http://www.top10costarica.com Costa Rica information, activities and news Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:38:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The country's legislators approved to reduce the fines in the new Ley de Tránsito that went into effect on March 1, 2010. However, the reduction in fines apply only those traffic violations that do not involve highly dangerous behaviour like drinking and driving and reckless driving. The amendment was proposed by ... http://www.top10costarica.com/2010/03/12/legislators-approve-drop-in-traffic-fines-with-exceptions/ The Defensoría de los Habitantes (Ombudsman's office) has intervened on behalf of customers of ICE's TDMA cellular service, denouncing that the public institution is not TDMA cellular lines if a telephone is lost or service is suspended, forcing customers to switch over to 3G. The situation forces customers to connect ... http://www.top10costarica.com/2010/03/12/ice-accused-of-failing-to-reinstate-tdma-customers/ Vehicles involved in a traffic accident and confiscated vehicles have the Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) yards filled to the brim, some vehicles have been parked for decades. And although the Dirección General de Tránsito doesn't have a definitive number, the majority shouldn't be there, say MOPT officials. The situation ... http://www.top10costarica.com/2010/03/12/mopt-yards-filled-to-the-brim-with-abandoned-vehicles-2/ Costa Rican Gambling Laws - Online gambling in Costa Rica is completely legal. It is so legal, in fact, that the country is home to more than 200 internet gambling organizations. These groups run websites that are licensed and hosted out of Costa Rica, but the sites target players all ... http://www.top10costarica.com/2010/03/12/costa-rica-online-gambling-laws-cause-arrests-in-united-states/ Hospital Clinica Biblica is one of the most well known hospitals in Latin America. Brad Cook is one of the major reasons why the hospital has been receiving the lion’s share of international patients to Costa Rica. Tell us a little about yourself. I was born in Costa Rica at Hospital ... http://www.top10costarica.com/2010/03/12/hospital-clinica-biblica/ Altough Axl Rose made the statement last week on facebook that GUNS N' ROSES would not appear in Costa Rica, Todoticket has begun selling tickets for the April 9 appearance.Edwin León, general manager of Tod0ticket, told La Nación that the band would in fact visit Costa Rica and that ticket ... http://www.top10costarica.com/2010/03/11/guns-n-roses-is-coming-to-costa-rica-after-all/ Four more men and two businesses have been indicted as part of a $3.6 million illegal sports betting operation. Gerlarmo “Jerry” Cammisano, 56, of Kansas City was among those indicted by a federal grand jury as part of the scheme. He’s the brother of William “Willie” Cammisano Jr., who pleaded guilty ... http://www.top10costarica.com/2010/03/11/more-kansas-city-men-are-indicted-under-sports-betting-operation/ Employers are expecting a 23 percent increase in jobs for the second third of the year. That is the prediction from Manpower Costa Rica, which conducted a survey on the topic with employers. Some 28 percent of the employers contacted expect a strong increase in the labor force while 5 percent ... http://www.top10costarica.com/2010/03/11/job-market-seen-optimistically/ Costa Rica now has its own mint following an investment of us$4 millin dollars of Swiss and Costa Rican business interests, which is to provide coins for the Banco Central de Costa Rica and other Central American and Caribbean countries. The Mint Costa Rica plant was inaugurated on Tuesday by government ... http://www.top10costarica.com/2010/03/11/costa-rica-now-with-its-own-coin-mint/ Researchers from Costa Rica have reported that women over the age of 40 are not likely to benefit from vaccination to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV). The details of this study were published in the March 3, 2010 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Human papillomaviruses consist of more ... http://www.top10costarica.com/2010/03/11/hpv-vaccine-provides-little-benefit-for-older-women/