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

On Thursday afternoon the Criminal Court of Pérez Zeledón issued four months of preventive custody against an American named Willis, suspected of femicide. The foreigner is linked to the discovery of a half-buried body this Tuesday in a farm in the South Zone. The facts were reported when agents of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) […]

The wait continues. The purchase of eight new trains to increase the fleet of the Costa Rican Railways Institute (INCOFER) is advancing, but not to the pace that the users expect. According to Elizabeth Briceño, executive president of INCOFER, who took office four months ago, in the best of scenarios, “ by the end of […]

The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) informs the residents of Moravia that due to the maintenance of the water treatment plant of Los Sitios, they may be affected by the interruption of the drinking water service for some time on Thursday, September 28th. The works would be from 6 in the morning […]

An earthquake shook the Central Valley on Wednesday night at 7:47 p.m. The 3.9-magnitude earthquake had its epicenter 5 km northeast of Llano Grande, in Cartago, according to the National Seismological Network (RSN). The first movements were felt in Cartago and San José sectors. crhoy.com

The price of fuel will rise from Thursday. Super gasoline will increases ¢30, going from ¢602 to ¢632. The plus 91, which cost ¢576, rises ¢27 reaching ¢603, while the diesel currently at ¢492, increases ¢15, for a final price of ¢507. This time, the increase is due to Hurricane Harvey causing the closure of […]

The electricity distribution companies are suspicious of a proposal made by the Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) to modify the way the residential electricity RATE is charged. The regulator proposes going from two to five blocks of electricity consumption, aiming to ‘reward’ houses that save more energy and boost energy savings. The establishment of the […]