American Expatriate Costa Rica

English-language news and information on Costa Rica

  • Home
  • Original Articles
  • News Reports
  • Book Reviews

Archives for April 2018

President-elect has not defined his cabinet or received response from other parties

April 4, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Carlos Alvarado has been president-elect for just three days and in little more than a month he will receive the presidential band. Time is running and he has yet to put together his cabinet. To this day he says he does not have names. Days ago, Otton Solís said that the Citizen Action Party should […]

Filed Under: News Reports

The TSE received thank-you flowers after elections

April 4, 2018 by Staff News Writer

Costa Rican citizens left flowers and thank-you messages in the Electoral Freedom Square of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, after the process that carried out during the presidential campaign that ended last Sunday after the second electoral round. This is an initiative of the Costa Rica Coalition movement, which through its Facebook page encouraged citizens to […]

Filed Under: Featured, Front Page, News Reports

Board of Directors of the CCSS is complete again

April 4, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of the Private Business Sector (UCCAEP) chose the replacement of Renato Alvarado as representative in the Board of Directors of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). Jorge Luis Araya, economist and deputy executive director of UCCAEP, will be in office until May 31st. One of the […]

Filed Under: News Reports

Fuel prices will decrease by more than ¢15

April 4, 2018 by Staff News Writer

The Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) approved a decrease in the price of fuels. The reduction corresponds to the extraordinary adjustment of March: • ¢ 19 in diesel • ¢ 16 in super gas • and ¢ 15 in regular gasoline. ARESEP informed that the approved change was less than that requested by the Costa […]

Filed Under: News Reports

Costa Rican satellite arrived at the International Space Station

April 4, 2018 by Staff News Writer

At 4:40 a.m. on Wednesday the first Costa Rican satellite reached its first stop: the International Space Station. In a month it will be placed in orbit and will exchange data with a remote station of Tecnológico de Costa Rica in the north of the country. The Dragon capsule that was traveling in the rocket […]

Filed Under: News Reports

Less Ticos died on the road in the first three months of 2018

April 4, 2018 by Staff News Writer

In the first months of the year, the authorities report 15% fewer road fatalities, according to data from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT). In the first 90 days of 2018 there were 107 deaths on the road, while in the same period of the previous year there were 126. The figure is […]

Filed Under: News Reports

« Previous Page
Next Page »

SIGN UP FOR AMERICAN EXPATRIATE IN COSTA RICA

It's free, we respect your privacy and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Connect with Social Media

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter
Follow @expatcostarica

Search Articles and News Reports

Articles by Publication Date

April 2018
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30  
« Mar   May »

News Summary

U.S. President Orders Navy Task Force to Caribbean to Counter Venezuela Threat

Costa Rica Government Silent on Travel Ban with Just 13 Days Left

News Summary

Legislators approve moratorium for registration of shareholders

President confirms gasoline give away for ethanol pilot project

Chinese company sells low cost smart phones in Costa Rica

Search continues for small plane missing in Drake

Farmers will march to the Ministry of Agriculture

IMN warns of dangerous UV radiation this Friday

Copyright © 2010 to 2025 · Link to Legal Notices and Privacy Policy