More than 250 young people from different sectors and provinces of Costa Rica participated in the YouthSpeak Forum at the Bar Association this Sunday. The objective of the event was to motivate attendees to produce innovative and feasible ideas to contribute to the direction of the country regarding Climate Change. The 2018 YouthSpeak Forum (YSF) […]
Ticos will need a permit to visit Europe
Costa Ricans who want to travel to a European country will have to apply for a permit online, starting in 2020. The European Commission, the Parliament and the Council of the European Union communicated the creation of the European Travel Information and Authorization System (Etias), an entry permit that will be processed online. The idea […]
Some 30 people resumed search for tourist in Montezuma
From 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, about 30 people resumed the search for Gerlinde Hahne, the 75-year-old German tourist who disappeared on Thursday in the community of Las Delicias in Montezuma, Puntarenas. Raquel Moore, a friend of the family, explained that friends and family moved to Malpaís and Santa Teresa to place signs, as the police […]
New increase in the price of fuels
If you didn’t fill the tank of your vehicle before midnight on Thursday, you missed your chance. RECOPE reported a new increase in the price of fuels to be enforced from early morning on Friday. Super gasoline increased ₡ 20, so the liter is now in ₡ 662; the plus increased ₡ 19 and the […]
On May 8th there will be restricted access to Plaza de la Democracia and nearby areas
The ceremony for the transfer of powers will be held next Tuesday in Plaza de la Democracia, which will involve a security device that will close streets surrounding the event site. From 6 am, vehicular and pedestrian access will be restricted from the National Park until the Courts of Justice. Only the duly accredited media […]
Carlos Alvarado and his cabinet will go to Traspaso ceremony by bus
On May 8th, President-elect Carlos Alvarado will make a tour of the main roads of the capital to reach Plaza de la Democracia. Alvarado, his wife Claudia Dobles, and his cabinet will meet at the Costa Rican Art Museum in La Sabana and from there they will take a bus that will take them to […]