According to the Institute of Alcoholism and Drug Addiction, there are a total of 480,000 people who are addicted to tobacco in Costa Rica. For this reason, the agency is embarking on a five year plan to reduce tobacco use in Costa Rica, which is will concentrate on young people. According to a group for […]

In 2013, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) recovered ¢250.2 billion ($504.44 million) from accounts in arrears, representing an increase of ¢38.6 billion ($77.82 million) from the previous year. The agency is meeting a goal to keep less than one percent of accounts in delinquency. According to the institution, the increase comes from better […]

In the past two months, the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (Aresep) has allocated 87 million colones ($176,470) to an advertising campaign to publicize the mobile app My Mi Ruta. With this app, users can check official rates for public bus and train, and also report violations on routes that are regulated by ARESEP. Since […]

The host of the channel 13 program, Cooking with Aunt Florita (Cocinando con Tía Florita) says life goes on, but it was terrible to have her home violated. The 87 year old Flora Sobrado Echandi was the victim of a home invasion on Saturday at 9pm, in Montes de Oca, San Pedro. According to the […]

According to the director of the Fuerza Publica, Juan José Andrade, in an operation dubbed “Bus Security” officers are deployed among public bus routes. Some officers dress in plain clothes and ride the bus while others stop and check passengers for weapons and contraband. Since the program was launched in 2011, the number of annual […]