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Sala IV orders bank to give account theft details to customer
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By Elise Sonray
of the A.M. Costa Rica staff Representatives of a Banco Uno branch in Rohrmoser admitted an employee took money from a woman's account but refused to say who the thief was, said a court spokesperson Thursday. The woman, María Membreño Bustamante, realized someone was stealing money from her account and complained to the Sala IV constitutional court in January after the bank refused to show her a list of recent transactions on her account. Ms. Membreño had both dollar and colon accounts and frequented the Banco Uno branch located in Plaza Mayor in Rohrmoser. Sala IV ruled that denying a bank client access to reports |
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movements on their account is a violation of fundamental rights. The
court ordered that the Banco Uno branch release all transactions on Ms.
Membreño's account since the account was opened. They also ordered that
the bank show records of every signature from the bank employees who
authorized withdrawals on the account and the security videos of the
tellers who worked on the days in question. The court also ruled the bank pay damages. According to the court release, representatives of the bank told Ms. Membreño that a bank employee had removed a certain amount of money from her accounts but refused to give her further details. Representatives repeatedly told Ms. Membreño that they would give her information within 15 days but never did, according to the court release. |
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WHOOPS! Thursday around noon a truck attempted to pass under Avenida 3 on Calle 11 just south of Parque España. The truck initially fit under the bridge, but to the truck driver's surprise, the cement sloped downward causing the truck to become stuck. The heaviliy damaged vehicle was unable to pass under the bridge and had to be towed out backwards. There are no signs on the overpass indicating a height limit. |
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many others before him, my friend Steve came to Costa Rica to check it
out before deciding to move here. Shortly after he arrived, he
saw a need and immediately did something about it. He learned
that no one could give him an idea of the crime statistics here.
The fact that his camera was stolen in a hostel where he was staying
sparked his enthusiasm to get some idea as to whether or not he was
alone. His survey, which is not scientific or exhaustive, was done through word of mouth and by posting it on a Web site for expats. Thus only English readers responded to his questions about their experience of crime. Some recurring themes jump out in the responses. Foreigners are subjects to random crime, usually involving theft or burglary Tourists are prime targets beginning in the airport. Thieves know how to open the trunks of rental cars without breaking the lock. Another trick is to cause a flat tire and then offer help, distracting the occupants while an accomplice steals everything in the car. No one has any confidence that the police will do something about a crime even if it is reported and whether or not the perpetrator is caught. And if he/she is caught, the police say the courts will simply give them a slap on the wrist. Even bystanders cannot be counted upon to come to the aid of the victim. So-called petty crime in Costa Rica is a serious problem. There is a danger that accepting its existence and that no one is going to do anything about it is becoming part of the culture of this country. This will be devastating for the people who live here and will certainly discourage people from visiting here. Some time ago James Q. Wilson and George Kelling put forth the “broken window” theory. The theory has come under fire, but former mayor Rudy Giuliani, applied it in New York (with other steps), and now New York is considered a safe city. And, as my New York friend would say, “It can’t hoit.” The idea is simple: a broken window — or a littered sidewalk, graffiti, public drunkenness, occasional pickpockets — does no great harm to a neighborhood if |
The Costa Rican police force has grown tremendously since I first
arrived — and so has serious crime. Perhaps if the police start
dealing with the small stuff they will find fewer calls to have to deal
with the more serious stuff. |
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Mother's day shoppers face
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By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
A failure in the Banco de Costa Rica computer system put a crimp in shopping for some Costa Ricans Thursday. The problem also meant trouble for companies trying to make payroll and do other transactions. Melvin Jiménez, director of the Departamento Sistemas de Pagos of the Banco Central confirmed the problem Thursday afternoon, but no one from the Banco de Costa Rica was available to comment. Today, el Día de la Madre, is a major holiday here, and many bank customers were anxious to withdraw money to purchase presents or to prepare for a holiday dinner today. Banco de Costa Rica was unable to make interbank transfers at least, said Jiménez. He is in charge of the interbank transaction system used by some 70 banking entities and averaging some 80,000 daily transactions worth $500 million, he said. Despite the computer problems, the downtown Thursday night resembled an evening in Christmas week with thousands of shoppers and very long lines at automatic teller machines. Because the 15th of the month is a traditional payday, many bank customers were seeking money electronically deposited by employers. Metro area traffic restrictions are lifted today because of the holiday The restrictions that prohibit vehicles with license plates that end in a 9 or 0 will not be enforced. Also, heavy vehicles coming and going from San José will be permitted to travel today at all hours. |
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A long line winds around a battery of automatic tellers on the
pedestrian boulevard in the downtown.The Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes said that many citizens visit their mothers, grandmas, or mother-in-laws today and should not have to worry about their mode of transportation. Many are also accustomed to visiting the cemetery or going to other commemorative activities, the ministry said. The ministry determined that the traffic flow will be significantly less because many businesses are closed due to the holiday. However, nearly all businesses downtown will be open today, and some for extended hours until 9 p.m. In other transportation news, beginning Monday, the Consejo Nacional de Vialidad will be building a cement divider on route 2B, the Autopista Florencio del Castillo, in anticipation of road reconstruction work. The location is a section of about 200 meters in front of the Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo, S.A. west of Cartago. |
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Heredia train service seen by
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By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The central government has earmarked 2 billion colons or about $3.6 million to bring back passenger service on the eastern Heredia line. President Óscar Arias Sánchez reported this Thursday in a discussion of new amendments to the national budget. The budget needs the approval by the Asamblea Legislativa, but that will not happen next week. The lawmakers are on vacation. Casa Presidencial said that officials hope to have the train in service by Christmas. Miguel Carabaguíaz, executive president of the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles, said that his employees have been working with funds obtained from other institutions Quake in sea off Panamá By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
An earthquake of from 5.6 to 6.0 intesity took place about 4:55 p.m. Thursday off the coast of Panamá in the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was about 77 miles south of David, Panamá. It was about 100 miles southeast of the tip of the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. |
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infusion of new money would expedite the job. The line runs from the Estación al Atlántico near Parque Nacional in San José north through Tibás and into eastern Heredia, Santo Domingo. Crews already have repaired a bridge over Avenida 7 near Hospital Calderón Guardia that was damaged when it was hit by a truck boom. Crews still need to rebuilt a bridge over the Quebrada Rivera in Cinco Esquinas de Tibás and put down some 11,200 new ties, according to the rail institute. They are working now on a bridge at the Río Virilla. The crews are traveling to the work sites every day by train, so most of the right-of-way already is open. However, a part near Santo Domingo has not been traveled by a train for at least 13 years, officials said. Although officials hope to electrify the lines and are seeking a major development bank loan to do that, the initial hauling will be by diesel locomotive, said the institute. Carabaguíaz said he hoped to buy new equipment with the money being made available by the central government. |
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wins restoration money By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The downtown post office building, the Edificio Central de Correos de Costa Rica, has been named the winner this year of the culture ministry's architectural contest. A panel chose the restoration project put forth by a team headed by Sergio Arguedas Chaves. The designation means that there will be money coming from the Centro de Investigación y Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural of the ministry. The award was announced Thursday. Other contestants included the Templo Católico San Luis de Tolosa, the Colegio Superior de Señoritas, the Templo Católico Nuestra Señora María Auxiliadora, the Antiguo Club Social in Golfito, the Ecomuseo de las Minas de Abangares and the Antigua Estación del Ferrocarril, Heredia. Arguedas said that the restoration work on the well-known post office building would take from six to eight months, according to the Ministerio de Cultura, Juventud y Deportes. The ministry said the post office building won because it was so well known and a great example of early 20th century architecture. The building was designed between 1914 and 1917 and has great historic value, the ministry said. The building between avenidas 1 and 3 also contains two museums. Detained duo have links to Sinaloa cartel, cops say By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
A Cuban-American was one of two men arrested Thursday and linked to the Sinaloa drug cartel. The arrests came during raids at homes in Hatillo and Santa Ana. The Cuban who is a naturalized U.S. citizen was identified as Manny Lizazo of Santa Ana, said the Ministerio de Gobernación, Policía y Seguridad Pública. Officials said that he had a direct link with the heads of the cartel in México. A Costa Rican, identified by the last names of Guillén Gamboa, is 40 years old and was the leader of the operation in Costa Rica, officials allege. He lives in Hatillo. The arrests stem from a raid April 3 in El Tejar de El Guarco where some 299 kilos of cocaine were confiscated and two Mexican nationals were detained, officials said. The Policía de Control de Drogas said that the two men detained Thursday were involved in the logistics of shipping drugs and also were trying to find landing strips that could be used for drug flights. They kept very low profiles, said agents. The drugs involved had an eventual destination in the United States, agents said. |
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