At 8:20 a.m. on Sunday the Fire Department received the warning about a fire at Cerro Bebedero in Escazú. Immediately, the units went to the site. They arrived at 8:55 a.m. There are two hectares that are being affected by the fire. After almost five hours the firefighters continued working in the place to control […]

The Value Added Tax (VAT), which is discussed in the Legislative Assembly, will generate a significant increase in all products that are currently exempt from the payment of sales tax, such as those included in the basic basket. This was stated by José Manuel Hernando, president of the Costa Rican Chamber of the Food Industry […]

The Costa Rican construction company Meco disbursed $ 9.4 million to former public officials in Panama in exchange for the “streamlining and fluidity” in the management of procedures and disbursements for the progress of works. According to a publication of the Panamanian newspaper “La Prensa” Carlos Cerdas, president of Meco, told the Sixth Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s […]

Two silky sharks and 30 pig fish were found by Cocos Island rangers entangled in an illegal fishing device five nautical miles from the island. The fishing gear used is known as Fish Aggregating Device (DAP for its acronym in Spanish), which is used to add fish and capture them in large quantities. The device […]

A group of 11 tourists who were rafting were robbed by three subjects who threatened them with a gun. The incident occurred on Saturday in the Dos Montañas sector on the Pacuare River, at around 2:30 p.m. According to police sources in the area, the tourists were stripped of their belongings by the suspects, while […]

The country doubled the investment in drinking water and sanitation in the last four years, according to the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA). According to the institution, in 2017 Costa Rica achieved 93.9%of drinking water coverage, one of the highest indicators in Latin America. The investment to guarantee access to drinking water […]