Cozumel Sun News December 3, 2021

Cozumel Sun News December 3: 2022 Predial and Trash Fees Payments made Easy, COVID Test Requirement Change, A safety precaution when using an ATM, and more!

2022 Predial and Trash Fees Payments Made Easy

It is discount time again and as a bonus making your payment is easier than ever. In previous years, you would have to get your invoice for the house taxes in one place, then go to another location to get your invoice for the Basura (trash). No more wandering around the second floor of the Municipal Palace!

Senior Discount Eligible

If you qualify for a senior discount, take last year´s invoices for reference and copies of your INAPAM card. Enter at the entrance by the police department. There is a booth staffed by an employee that takes your temperature and dispenses gel.

Make an immediate right to the back of the building. There will be a police officer and a row of chairs behind the building. This officer will direct you to your place in line if there is a line. Everyone so far has had little to no wait.

There are two clerks available to take your documentation and print out your invoices. You will make separate payments for Predial and the Basura. There are two cashiers available to take your payments and hand you your receipts. If you are paying with a debit or credit card, be certain to have your identification handy.

Without a Senior Discount

Everyone else that does not qualify for a senior discount must go into the Municipal Palace. Take your copy of last year´s invoices for reference. I enter through the side door by the police station. Go directly to the cashiers located pass the staircase to the right.

First get in line at any window on your left. There are two clerks in the windows and a clerk sitting just outside the front entrance to the palace. Any of these clerks will take your information and print out your invoices.

The invoice automatically calculates the discount for paying early. The discount is 20% for paying in December, 15% if you pay in the month of January, and 10% if you pay in the month of February.

Once you have your invoices in hand, move to one of the three cashiers in the windows to your right. You will make separate payments for Predial and the Basura. One of these clerks will take your payments and hand you your receipts. If you are paying with a debit or credit card, be certain to have your identification handy.

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COVID Test Requirement Change

President Joe Biden’s latest measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 will increase the hassle factor of flying into the United States, even for American citizens returning from overseas.

Travelers heading to the U.S. must show evidence of a negative test for the virus within one day of boarding their flight. The previous period was three days.

Here is your community on-line Resource! Cannot find an answer? Contact The Cozumel Sun News and we will assist you!

A safety precaution when using an ATM

Press the cancel button two times before inserting your card. This will cancel any configuration made to the machine to steal your pin number.

Update: December 6, 2021:

This information on using the ATM was shared in the Vecino Vigilante group monitored by the state police. I did not therefore seek to verify if it really works. I was contacted by another technician stating this will not work. Thankfully, pushing the cancel button twice will not hurt anything either. I will research this matter further and address it in our next issue.

The Cozumel Sun Book Exchange Store

Book Exchange Store Hours

Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Saturday – 9:00 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sunday – 10:00 a.m. – 4 p.m.

A Book Exchange and community store opened in September of this year. Stop by and check out the hundreds of books already on the shelves! The book Exchange is FREE. We disinfect all incoming books and puzzles. We clean and disinfect daily. Disinfectant gel and Lysol spray are available for your use right as you enter.

The store carries office, school, and arts and crafts supplies. Also in stock are health and beauty products, housewares, and gift and novelty items.

Services include copying, printing, lamination, book binding. In addition, there is internet cafe as well as local and international telephone access.

Your support helps us give back to the Cozumel community!

Readers are welcome to provide articles, pictures, and reviews to both our website and Facebook pages. Check out The Cozumel Sun Community Programs!

How you Can Help

Spread the Word

Let your friends and neighbors know what we have to offer. Please send people our way. Encourage them to sign up for our Facebook Group and pages.

Book Exchange Wish List

Visitors leave us your new books! Children´s books (all Ages) are needed, we only have a few on hand. We need jigsaw puzzles for all ages.

Donate to The Cozumel Sun

The Cozumel Sun News, Community Assistance, and book exchange function ON DONATIONS ONLY. Please lend your support. Help us continue to serve the people of Cozumel. Through our PayPal account you may donate right here:

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Donations of any amount is appreciated at the book exchange and store! The majority of our merchandize is school based and as you know, the public schools remained closed until recently due to the pandemic.

We are currently supporting two families as well as pop in emergencies in the community for food or medical need. The book exchange and store has employed two young men. We cover their room and board and provide a small income. The income they receive will help them with their school tuition, learn business, and practice their English!

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The Cozumel Sun Website

We will be revamping our website over the next few months. The process is tedious, as we will also be updating information. Please excuse any inconvenience as we try to make the website easier to utilize.

REMINDER! Our New United States Number is 760-718-2588 in Cozumel 987-118-4453

Business Directory – Do we have your business listed? If we do, check, and make certain the information is still accurate. This service is FREE, contact us if you wish to list your business or service!

Donate and Volunteer – Community Organizations please make certain the information on your non-profit is accurate. This is the perfect time to submit new photographs and update your organization’s wish list.

Medication and Medical Equipment

All the medication on hand was donated to the free clinic of Todos Somos Cozumel. We are once again start collecting medication to donate!

We also have Medical Equipment to loan and donate. Please find a complete description of The Cozumel Sun Community Program in The Cozumel Sun Home page.