A foreigner died on Monday afternoon during an aquatic accident that occurred on Claritas beach in Garabito. Paramedics from the Red Cross rescued the man, who apparently is an American national. He was transferred to the local clinic, but died minutes later due to a cardiac arrest. The identity of the victim is unknown. The […]

The Electoral Observer Mission of the Organization of American States, which participated in the Costa Rican process, presented its preliminary report in which it concluded that equal marriage marked the campaign. On Monday morning, the former president of Colombia, Andrés Pastrana, head of the mission in Costa Rica, revealed part of the conclusions, where he […]

The fiscal deficit is perhaps the main problem that the country will face in the coming years. The numbers of the Central Bank speak of 7.1% for 2018 and of 7.9% for 2019 if no measures are taken. The candidate of the Citizen Action Party, Carlos Alvarado, said in a press conference that this is […]

The Costa Rican external debt bonds traded in international markets registered a reduction in their price on Monday morning, as investors reacted to the results of the first round of elections. The Costa Rican Eurobond with expiration in 2045, the largest term issued by Costa Rica, registered a fall of three percentage points in its […]

The preliminary figures of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal have shown 34.27% of abstention. According to experts, this is an expected percentage and an average phenomenon since 1998. The provinces of Limón, Puntarenas and Guanacaste had the lowest participation rates. However, according to Ronald Alfaro, researcher at CIEP, this phenomenon has been present since 1953. The […]

For several years now, the rule is that the president of the Republic is chosen in a second electoral round. In this process, the two candidates with the most votes will compete for the honor of directing the country for the next four years. According to the last count by Supreme Court of Elections (TSE), […]