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

Accept, protect, promote, and integrate migrants and refugees” Pope Francis. A message from Pope Francis was key to inspire Costa Rica’s migration policy. National authorities are committed to the integration of migrants as a gateway to sustainable development. The national leaders see migration as a phenomenon that no one can stop and in order to […]

The road works on the route of Circunvalación and the freeway General Cañas (San José-Alajuela) would be concluded on January 8th. These works are part of the work to revamp the route between La Uruca and Los Anonos in Escazú. According to the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT), the works will continue on […]

According to Michael Soto, head of the Office of Plans and Operations of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ), all Central American countries reported a decrease in homicides during 2017, except Costa Rica. Although Costa Rica reports 600 homicides that are very far from the 3,700 cases registered in Guatemala, the situation is worrisome for the […]

More than 112 thousand marijuana plants planted in the Southern Zone were eradicated in recent days by the Drug Control Police (PCD) of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP). The plantations were distributed in an area of 15 lots in a space of 10.7 thousand square meters. So far this year, 1,945,912 marijuana plants have […]

What to do with Christmas tree once the holidays are over? There are still people who don’t know how to get rid of it. Throw it in the trash along with other waste, burn it or leave it on public roads, are some of the most common practices, but not the most appropriate. If you […]

Some 26,000 doses of ecstasy were sent from Germany to Costa Rica through an airmail package. The press office of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP) reported that the shipment -made through a private company- was removed by a man named Torres, who was arrested as part of the investigation. That amount is translated into […]