Police authorities are investigating a plane crash that occurred on Wednesday in Santa Cruz de Guanacaste, after the tests came back positive for an unknown substance. Víctor Barrantes, ai Minister of Public Safety, said that the K9 (canine unit) determined there are traces of possible drugs. The Press Office of the Ministry of Public Security […]

The National Seismological Network (RSN) announced there was a 5.4-magnitude earthquake in Drake on Thursday morning. The tremor was felt in the South Pacific, Central Pacific, Central Valley and Chiriqui of Panama. It occurred 33 kilometers northwest of Drake, Osa and it had a depth of 24 kilometers. The earthquake was caused by the subduction […]

The Public Services Regulatory Authority (Aresep) announced that a reduction in the price of fuel would be applied this week. Super and Plus gasoline will decrease ¢16, and the diesel will have a ¢10 reduction. But not all is good news for drivers, as a decree announced a 1.01% increase in the single tax per […]

On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump phoned the self-proclaimed interim president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, to congratulate him on his historic inauguration and to offer him all his support, according to the White House. They both agreed to maintain regular communication to support Venezuela’s path towards stability and to rebuild the bilateral relationship between the […]

Italy confiscated more than 644 kilos of cocaine hidden in bags of coffee inside a boat from Costa Rica. The operation was executed by the Finance Guard in the port of Livorno, located on the west coast of the Tuscany region. Although the police action was carried out on January 15th, it was announced through […]

The government proposed the year 2020 to start the first stage of the Limonense Electric Freight Train (Telca), for which it is anticipating an investment of $440 million. The first stage of the project will include 112 kilometers between Río Frío and Limón and a 60-kilometer branch to Valle La Estrella. A second phase, still […]