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

The Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of the Private Business Sector (UCCAEP) chose the replacement of Renato Alvarado as representative in the Board of Directors of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). Jorge Luis Araya, economist and deputy executive director of UCCAEP, will be in office until May 31st. One of the […]

The Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) approved a decrease in the price of fuels. The reduction corresponds to the extraordinary adjustment of March: • ¢ 19 in diesel • ¢ 16 in super gas • and ¢ 15 in regular gasoline. ARESEP informed that the approved change was less than that requested by the Costa […]

At 4:40 a.m. on Wednesday the first Costa Rican satellite reached its first stop: the International Space Station. In a month it will be placed in orbit and will exchange data with a remote station of Tecnológico de Costa Rica in the north of the country. The Dragon capsule that was traveling in the rocket […]

In the first months of the year, the authorities report 15% fewer road fatalities, according to data from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT). In the first 90 days of 2018 there were 107 deaths on the road, while in the same period of the previous year there were 126. The figure is […]

On Monday at 4:00 p.m., a fire was reported in Gloria de Juan Viñas de Jiménez de Cartago. The flames consumed 20 hectares of sugarcane in the area. Fortunately, there were no injured. Two Nicaraguan men with an irregular situation in the country were arrested as suspects. They were sent to the prosecution to decide […]

Costa Rica and Ecuador came together to study migratory marine species between the Galapagos Islands and Isla del Coco. A scientific expedition began the investigations on April 2nd and will continue for 11 days in 120 thousand square kilometers. The bi-national objective is one: to strengthen joint efforts to protect species that are in danger. […]