In Tuesday acquittal, Costa Rica court rules that growing marijuana for personal use carries no criminal penalty
The Criminal Court of Alajuela on Tuesday acquitted 57-year-old attorney Mario Alberto Cerdas Salazar, who was facing 24 years in prison after the man had been arrested multiple times for…
US real estate developer plans to build Costa Rica’s tallest building
US real estate developer, Omnia plans to build what will become Costa Rica’s tallest building in San Jose’s Paseo Colon, the company has announced.…
Costa Rica police arrest two Cuban migrants after fight in refugee shelter
Two Cuban nationals were taken arrested on Tuesday after a fight broke out in a shelter being used to house Cuban migrants that have been stranded in Costa Rica since…
First group of Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica arrive in Miami amidst officials’ concerns
The first of several thousand Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica have crossed into the United States under a plan agreed to among Central American leaders. The migrants arrived in…
Costa Rica housing starts fall 15 percent
Costa Rica’s Central Bank reports that housing starts fell 15 percent in the last quarter of 2015 compared to the same period a year earlier, led by a decline in…
Powerful winds down trees, power lines, even a McDonald’s sign Tuesday
Powerful winds Tuesday morning have downed trees, streetlights, power lines and other structures in various parts of the country.…
2015 was a record year for Costa Rica tourist arrivals and revenue
Costa Rica set new records both for the number of tourist arrivals and tourism revenues in 2015, according to the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT).…
Costa Rica registers second highest in Central America for suicides
Costa Rica now ranks number two in Central America - behind only El Salvador - in terms of annual suicides, according to official statistics by the Ministry of Health, which…
