The results of the last macro-fiscal profile of the Central American Institute for Fiscal Studies (ICEFI) show that the government’s expenditure is the exact opposite of the austerity plan President Solis mentions in his speeches. According to the balance of income, expenditure and funding provided by the Ministry of Finance, the total expenditure of Central […]

The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) invests in personnel and infrastructure for indigenous populations Valle La Estrella and Alta Talamanca. As part of the actions that will provide better service, the CCSS will bear the cost of raising EBAIS headquarters at Gavilán. The institution will also support all actions related to the opening of […]

During the visit of President Luis Guillermo Solís to Italy, Costa Rica signed an extradition treaty with the country and an agreement on mutual assistance in criminal matters. Last year Antonio Iovine, alias “El Niño”, leader of the renowned Italian Camorra mafia dedicated to trafficking in drugs, arms and human trafficking was hiding in Costa […]

Isabel Yung arrived in Costa Roca from China with her family 41 years ago. She didn’t speak Spanish or knew the culture. However, Costa Ricans quickly made her feel at home. Today Yung is the president of the China Association Cologne in Costa Rica and says its mission is to find bridges to unite 2 […]

The mystery of what happened to Cody Roman Dial is soon to be clarified and the hypothesis of the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) is that perhaps he wasn’t murdered. Cody disappeared in 2014, but it wasn’t until last Friday that some belongings and skeletal remains were found in the Corcovado National Park. After the report, […]

Last week Costa Rica had 32 cases of Zika, a virus largely concentrated in Jacó. Now, that figure has doubled since there are 60 people infected in country. According to the director of the vector program of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Rodrigo Marin, Garabito reported 44 cases, and now there is a new one […]