Costa Rica’s reaction to the self-coup in Venezuela, when the Supreme Court seized the Parliament and dismissed it, was criticized by Costa Rican Republicans. Some of them, like Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Laura Chinchilla, Óscar Arias and Rafael Ángel Calderón assured that the Government of Solís was to remove the diplomatic representative in that country, just […]

On Wednesday afternoon, a crocodile attacked an 18-year-old man at Playa Azul, located near the Tárcoles River, where tours are usually made to see these animals. The man, whose identity is unknown, was transferred in stable conditions to Jacó’s clinic, however, he had important injuries in his feet, according to the Costa Rican Red Cross. […]

The number of Costa Ricans who believe the management of Luis Guillermo Solís and his team is “bad” or “very bad” has decreased considerably. This is clear from a recent study done by the University of Costa Rica (UCR). The negative opinions about Solís decreased from 62.2% in August 2016 to 40.4% in March this […]

The Municipality of Alajuela is refining the last details to celebrate on April 7th, parades and civic events commemorating the Battle of Rivas. The activities will begin at 8:00 a.m. in Juan Santamaria Park, with protocol acts and then the parades with about 30 schools, colleges and communal bands from different parts of the country. […]

The Public Services Company of Heredia (ESPH) reported they will suspend electricity service in the Aurora sector of Heredia on April 6th. The power cut schedule will be from 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., due to the installation of posts and medium voltage lines in the area. The affected area will be the Urbanization the […]

Judge Carlos Chinchilla, president of the III Supreme Court of Justice, approved on Tuesday a bill that seeks to guarantee the principle of prompt and complete justice. The initiative, led by legislator Mario Redondo, from the Christian Democratic Alliance, seeks to reduce the duration of the 5-year trials, on average, to 11 months and set […]