Costa Rica News, Summarized in English and Linked to the Source

Since the opening of Plaza de la Cultura in San José, the children are jumping and enjoying the jets of water that flow from it. By this time of the week, 4 days after the opening, parents even take clothes an towels to change the little ones when they finish playing. But how clean is […]

After the Public Force received confidential information on a home that was open in the sector Mercedes Norte in Heredia, officials were present at the scene and entered the property. As reported by Carlos Hidalgo, spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security, in the place there was a room with about 10 kilos of what […]

The president of the Legislative Assembly, Antonio Álvarez, announced that he will limit the number of permits granted to Legislators to skip a session, after the third time within two weeks that the plenary could not hold a meeting due to a lack of quorum. Álvarez said he will reduce the number of authorizations from […]

Costa Rica found in Panama an ally to promote the reforms it wants to make to the Central American Integration System (SICA). On January 1st, Costa Rica will assume the pro tempore presidency of this regional forum for a period of six months. The plan with Panama is to work on the changes they want […]

The importation of cars, cell phones and devices to connect computers registered an increase last year. This was announced on November 17th by the Chamber of Foreign Trade (CREXEX). The volume of imports grew, but at a lower cost, said José Manuel Quirce, President of CRECEX. The report is considered an instrument of commercial intelligence. […]

The National Emergency Commission (CNE) announced on November 17th that a total of 29 communities are being affected by heavy rains in the South Pacific. According to Iván Brenes, executive president of the CNE, the most affected areas are Corredores, Golfito and Osa, where communities are isolated by landslides and floods. Brenes said that a […]