Archives for December 13, 2013

According to Germán Marín, director of Transit Police a total of 650 officers have been deployed since December 1st. Details of the routes being patrolled are included in the full article in crhoy.com Original Article in crhoy.com

On Sunday night, the Grand prize winning ticket was number 67 in the 615 series for the annual Christmas Lottery, known as El Gordo (Fat One). JPS plans to transfer about ¢5.5 billion ($11.2 million) in lottery profits to 347 organizations and social welfare institutions. Original Article in La Nacion

Since 1995, the annual festival of light has continued to grow while illuminating the capital of Costa Rica. The festival is put on by the municipality of San Jose, and is credited to Johnny Araya who came up with the idea after seeing a similar event in Panama. Original Article in Diario Extra

Transit authorities will apply a series of changes including temporary changes to the direction of traffic flow, bus and taxi stops, along with the closure of some streets. Most of the changes will be in effect from Saturday at 12pm until midnight. The full article in La Nacion explains all the changes in detail. Original […]

A total of 652,000 contraband cigarettes were seized on Thursday, during an operation conducted jointly by the Fiscal Control Police (PCF) and the Directorate of Police Intelligence (Dipol). Officers made the arrest after following a suspect who is believed to have distributed the packages to smaller sellers. Original Article in La Nacion

Effective December 23rd, vehicular plate restriction will be suspended for two weeks until January 6th, as confirmed on Thursday by Germán Marín, director of Transit. Officers will focus on directing holiday traffic from the beach and handling the Festival of Light over the weekend. Original Article in Diario Extra