During 2016, Costa Rica achieved a better rating in the Corruption Perceptions Index. It reached 58 points, to be ranked 41st in the world. It is also placed in the third place in Latin America, in both the ranking and in the value of the CPI. This was announced by Costa Rica Integra, which presented […]

The train derailment was the result of an amount of debris located on the railroad. According to a publication on Twitter, INCOFER indicated that once again, a driver slowed the train down. This time, a truck full of debris caused the derailment. The incident occurred at El Pirro crossing and it caused delays in Heredia […]

In an unusual event, a heavy truck hit one of the boom barriers placed to avoid collisions with the train in Heredia. The “inauguration” of the barriers took place on January 25th in El Pirro crossing. The installation of the devices was carried out by the Public Services Company of Heredia (ESPH), in order to […]

Puntarenas and Matina (Limón) have most of zika suspected cases. According to data from the Ministry of Health, to date, authorities have confirmed 37 cases of the virus, among more than 200 reported cases. There are also communities such as Orotina, Siquirres and Bagaces that are suspected of having zika cases. To date, there aren’t […]

An Italian-ancestry woman, linked to the Italian mafia, admitted that she traveled to Costa Rica in 2014 to pay $ 360,000 to national drug traffickers who were in charge of sending cocaine, wrapped in boxes with cassava, to the United States. Eleonora Gigliotti pleaded guilty for the crime of drug-trafficking conspiracy. Months ago, her husband […]