This year there will be more direct flights between Canada and Costa Rica. The airline Air Canada announced that it will increase its operations in Costa Rica. Unlike other periods, this year the Canadian airline will fly to Costa Rica uninterruptedly between April and October. Additionally, the company will fly for the first time to […]
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Government requests assistance from the World Bank to help migrants
The Costa Rican government asked the World Bank (WB) for help to assist migrants who arrive on national soil. Chancellor Manuel Ventura Robles made the request at a meeting in Washington with Seynabou Sakho, director for Central America of the WB. Ventura explained to the WB authorities the situation that Costa Rica is experiencing with […]
Costa Rica asks the United States for more scholarships
Costa Rica is asking the United States to expand its collaboration in scholarships to Costa Rican students in that country. This week, Chancellor Manuel Ventura met in Washington with Marianne Craven, Director General of Academic Programs, as well as Mary Kirk, Director of Academic Exchange Programs, and other members of the Office of Educational and […]
Group of protesters asks prison for Solís
A small group of protesters went to on the outskirts of the Legislative Assembly prior to the unveiling of the portrait of Luis Guillermo Solís in the President’s Room of the Republic. The group asked the Prosecutor General, Emilia Navas, to go to the legislative chamber to arrest the former president, whom they classified as […]
How has Costa Rica changed in 34 years? A Google Earth timelapse reveals it
Without a doubt, Costa Rica has changed a lot in the last three decades. And, thanks to technology, it is possible to see those changes, particularly in the urban landscape of different parts of the country. This is possible thanks to a new update of the Google Earth Timelapse, which includes compilations of satellite images […]
State will confiscate goods acquired from these crimes
The legislators of the Security and Drug Trafficking Commission approved a text that replaces the draft law for the extinction of ownership, which seeks to transfer the assets acquired through illicit activities to the State. According to Gustavo Viales, president of the legislative forum, this text has the endorsement of the Costa Rican Institute on […]