According to the National Insurance Institute (INS), a total of 339,189 or 28 percent of vehicle owners have not paid the annual marchamo (circulation tax). Those who have paid total 844,533, which has generated revenue of 124 billion colones ($251 million). Topping the list of those who have failed to pay are motorcycle owners and […]

Bus routes between Limón, Puntarenas and Guanacaste are filling with domestic tourists and residents of the central valley flock to coastal areas in order to enjoy the holiday. Transportes Jacó has increased bus departures to every 30 minutes, instead of the normal two hours. Transportes Mepe has added between five to seven buses per day […]

Of 305 critical cases this month, a total of 105 suffered a violent death in Costa Rica. According to figures from the Cruz Roja, the figure is the highest for a month of December in six years. Gunshot wounds or stabbings claimed the lives of 24 people and sent 69 people to the hospital with […]

Despite most of the government closing for the holiday break, the nation’s highest court remains open for 24 hours, with at least one justice on duty at all times. In the past two weeks the court has handled 102 cases, of which 32 were habeas corpus and unconstitutionality claims. Original Article in La Nacion

According to a review of state funded education, the country’s labor market has changed substantially in recent decades, and academic offerings have failed to respond to these needs. Cited as an example, in 2011 a total of 20 percent of academic opportunities were in the field of education and just 10 percent in engineering. The […]

A criminal court in Pococí sentenced two men to one year in prison each, for capture sea turtles in Tortuguero National Park, Limon. Both were arrested in 2011 when they were caught with two turtles by inspectors from the Ministry of Environment and Energy. Neither will serve time as the sentence of less than 3 […]