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

For better or for worse, climate change has a woman’s face. The effects of global warming, one of the biggest environmental problems, affect women the most, who are the link between energy, water and food. But if we analize the situation, there is no doubt that it has a Costa Rican woman’s face. The BBC […]

One-third of cancer cases could have been prevented. However, it is a desease that continues to claim hundreds, and even thousands, of lives among Costa Rican families. As consequence, on the International Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8th, the call becomes a plea to take care of health and reduce the risk factors that attract […]

Ottón Solís, from Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC), requested president of the Republic Luis Guillermo Solís to close Banco Crédito Agrícola de Cartago (BCAC) so it is absorbed by the National Bank or the Bank of Costa Rica (BCR). He made the request through a letter he sent to the President on March 6th, through PAC-OSF-018-2017 […]

A young Syrian refugee could benefit from a full scholarship in Costa Rica thanks to the Cenfotec University and the Habesha Project. The process is currently collecting the applicants’ data and the chosen one would arrive in the country in late April or early May. The armed conflict in Syria has forced 4.8 million people […]

According to data published on the Central Bank website, the passive basic rate (TBP) will decrease to 4.55% (5 basis points) from today. When compared to the same figure in 2016, the indicator is 105 basis points below. A fall in the deposit interest rate in mutual and public banks led to this decrease. The […]

The Constitutional Chamber declared that the draft amendments to the Traffic Law on Public Roads and Road Safety, approved by the Legislative Assembly in first reading on January 30th, are not unconstitutional. That was the magistrates’ answer to a query raised by a group of 17 legislators, led by Rolando González, from Partido de Liberación […]