Seven out of ten Costa Ricans rate the work of the government in the last quarter as bad, while only 8% say they have done a good job and 19% say they do what is necessary. The data are derived from the latest Consumer Confidence report, published by the UCR. In the last three months, […]

After several weeks down, the Passive Basic Rate (TBP) will end August with an increase of 15 basis points. Now, it stands at 5.85%. The TBP is a reference that financial institutions use to calculate how much they will pay for savings interest or for the loan fee. Any movement in this rate directly affects […]

Six tourists were rescued by members of the Coast Guard on Thursday morning after drifting in a boat from the Negritos Island sector in the Gulf of Nicoya. This was reported by the Press Department of the Ministry of Public Security. The incident occurred at about 8:05 am, when they called 911. At that time, […]

The Chamber of Industries of Costa Rica congratulated the Costa Rican Fire Department after the latter asked the Special Commission of the Legislative Assembly to be on the list of essential activities for which file 21.049 bans strikes. This is stated in a letter signed by the president of the Chamber of Industries, Enrique J. […]

Alonso Elizondo, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce of Costa Rica, said the Consumer Confidence Index (ICC) shows the lowest level of the year, which is almost as low as in November 2018. Through a press release they indicated that the results of the study, conducted by the School of Statistics of the University […]

A 5.0 magnitude movement, with an epicenter 14.4 kilometers southwest of Corredor de Corredores, in Puntarenas, shook much of the national territory. This was reported by the Costa Rican Volcanological and Seismological Observatory (Ovsicori), through its official social networks. The quake occurred at 5:17 pm on Wednesday and had a depth of five kilometers. The […]