The Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE) defended its functions and history, before the popular initiative to open the fuel market and thus bid farewell to the monopoly. Over the years, Costa Rica built a national system of fuels that has allowed us to have a continuous supply (…) It is a national system that includes […]

The latest changes made to the draft of the Animal Welfare Law, approved by the Legislative Assembly in the first reading on November 21st, 2016, violates the Political Constitution, according to the Constitutional Court. The Court issued the ruling following a constitutional consultation conducted by several legislators led by the libertarian Otto Guevara. The text […]

According to Tourism Minister, Mauricio Ventura, the new National Convention Center will create an additional and gradual income of 400 thousand tourists. These remarks were given at the inauguration of the works carried out by President Luis Guillermo Solís in Barreal de Heredia. The project, which will have a capacity for 4600 people, will cost […]

Legislator Patricia Mora wants to know why the Executive branch is interested in financing cement and rod imported from China with Costa Rican funds, following the agreement between the Presidency and Bank of Costa Rica, which provides credit facilities to import cement from that country. Mora questioned President Solís on Tuesday at the press conference […]

In just one month, 43 people have died in Costa Rican roads. The high number of deaths drove COSEVI to resume the yellow hearts campaign. In 2004, COSEVI began to paint yellow hearts with a belt to ask drivers to use the safety device. In addition, hearts were painted with a halo, to remember those […]

A study that measured the cost-effectiveness of the rotavirus vaccine would save money to the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) but, to date, the institution has not decided to include it in the health system. The study was conducted by the Ministry of Health and it was presented in December 2015. According to Roberto […]