Sharafat Ali Khan, a Brazilian nationalized Pakistani, was convicted by US authorities as the leader of a human trafficking gang. They used Costa Rica, among other countries in the region, to reach the United States. The United States Department of Justice reported that Ali Khan, 32, was sentenced to 31 months in prison for trafficking […]

An official statement by the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry raised a storm of attacks from Jorge Arreaza, the Venezuelan foreign minister. The Costa Rican government announced that it did not recognize the results of the regional elections held on Sunday in that South American country, plagued by a political and social crisis. That position was […]

On Thursday afternoon, the Court agreed to open a new disciplinary process against Judge Celso Gamboa Sánchez. This is the second investigation that is carried out at against the official. Of the 20 judges present, 18 voted in favor of opening the file. The court appointed judge Julia Varela, from the Second Chamber, as the […]

The only suspect of the massacre against five young people in Libera will go to trial. This was determined by the Liberia Criminal Court after accepting a petition filed by the local prosecutor’s office. The subject, named Ríos Mairena, who is in pre-trial custody, went to a preliminary hearing held on Thursday in Liberias’ Courts. […]

Protected areas and their communities benefited from the sustainable tourism program with a budget of $25 million, which included organized community groups and the creation of productive chains, according to the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC). An example of this was a trail suspended on stilts built at the Caño Negro Mixed National Wildlife […]

A vacation in the country conquered the heart of Sharon Day, the new ambassador of the United States in Costa Rica. Day recognized this in a video where she was introduced to the Costa Rican people. She said she knew the country as a tourist on a “fabulous” family vacation. In addition, she said that […]