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SETENA has two months to execute the Resolution
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Photo APMT: Procuraduría General de la República Costa Rica (APMT) SETENA has two months to execute the resolution of the Plenary Commission of SETENA (No. 652-2007-SETENA). On July 23, 2008, the Administrative Contentious Tribunal in San José reached a verdict, stating that SETENA has two months to execute the Resolution of the Plenary Commission and submit a report to the Judge.

The Judge has to revise the documents sent by SETENA,  and determine if the actions undertaken comply with the compromises stated in the resolution.
 
Going Green, When All You Need is a Crane
Friday, 18 July 2008
Photo Erwin Schuster: Shipping containers are starting to give new meaning to the term mobile home in Tamarindo Costa Rica.(TBT) Shipping containers are starting to give new meaning to the term mobile home.

With a growing global surplus, and an equally exponentially-growing architectural interest in the things, building with containers — not-so-lovingly referred to as “icons of globalization” — is greening up future living.

The only disadvantages lay in the limits of your imagination, says owner...
 
Who Are Those Signs For?
Sunday, 13 July 2008
Who Are Those Signs For?(Letter to the editor of TTN) Costa Rica is such a beautiful country and we have come down a couple of times from California to enjoy its wonders. This trip, we decided to rent a condo for three weeks because the value made sense for our family. We could get three bedrooms and a kitchen, cook when we needed to, and enjoy the amenities and save our money for the multitude of tours that we wanted to take part in around the area. So far we’ve been to Rincon de la Viejo for the volcano mud, horseback riding, a canopy etc. Yet, we are very upset ...
 
Tamarindo Axes Town Boss As Funds Run Low
Friday, 11 July 2008
Photo TBT: Tamarindo Axes Town Boss As Funds Run Low(TBT) The Tamarindo Association, which for more than a decade has been trying to control the popular beach town’s rampant growth, is under threat this week through lack of money.

Town officials have told the Association’s Executive Director, Federico Amador (pictured), he must leave his post at the end of the month because it can no longer afford him.
 
Last Call Asociacion Pro Mejoras de Playa Tamarindo
Sunday, 06 July 2008
Asociacion Pro Mejoras de Playa Tamarindo (APMT)(APMT) The Asociacion Pro Mejoras de Playa Tamarindo will officially close the office this month if financial help is not received. We presently have zero money.

We wanted to let ALL of you know the state of:

- your town management organization
- your voice to local and federal government
- liason with police and crime prevention units for your protection...
 
International Arbitration To Begin On Grande
Saturday, 05 July 2008
International Arbitration To Begin On Grande(TBT) Washington Court To Rule If Government Breaches Bilateral Deal

An international arbitration tribunal has appointed judges to oversee a claim filed by a landowner, in a case which may force the government to clarify its ambiguous stance on the controversial expropriation of beachfront land in Playa Grande, Guanacaste.

Marion Unglaube and her husband Reinhard accuse the Costa Rican ...
 
Tamarindo, Jacó Plans Near Completion
Friday, 30 May 2008
Photo TBT: Public Display of attention Tamarindo urban zoning plan(TBT) Tamarindo is ironing out the kinks of a much awaited, yet under-funded urban zoning plan, and could be just months away from approval, say city and municipal officials.

Farther south, Jacó officials are in early, but on track nonetheless, says the Mayor of Garabito, Marvin Elizondo.

“Right now we’re in the final stage,” said the Executive Director ....
 
Ahh, the smell of fresh asphalt in Tamarindo
Saturday, 24 May 2008
Tamarindo Costa Rica Main Road(ABC) As most residents of Tamarindo probably know by now, the long anticipated paving of the main road has finally concluded.

The asphalting company that won the contract for this task is known as Asfaltos Alajuela. They commenced work on the road in early January lasting almost 5 months in the process due to the tedious work of appropriate drainage for the heavy rains. Many residents criticized the amount of time it took to complete the 400 meter stretch of road.
 
Botched Project Closures: Who’s To Blame?
Friday, 16 May 2008
Photo Zoraida Diaz: Environmental Tribunal members in Tamarindo last week(TBT) Last week, the Ministry of the Environment and Energy’s (MINAE) Environmental Tribunal invited members of the press to the closing of a list of high-end tourism development projects along Guanacaste’s coastline, worth near a billion dollars.

The convocation, made after a four-day sweep of inspections by the Tribunal, mostly within Santa Cruz, asked that the names of the projects “be kept strictly confidential, as they cannot be divulged for legal reasons.”
 
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