Prosecutors seek to drop drug charges against Costa Rica park ranger convicted of attempted murder of poacher
Prosecutors in Osa, Puntarenas late last week told a court that they have insufficient evidence to continue pursuing charges of drug trafficking against former Costa Rica park ranger, Mauricio Steller…
Reports of domestic violence increased 25 percent in 5 years in Costa Rica
The number of reported cases of domestic violence in Costa Rica have increased 25 percent in the last five years, according to an analysis by Amelia Rueda based on data…
Costa Rica’s poor are quickly getting poorer
Based on census data from 2010 to 2015, the poorest 20 percent of Costa Rica’s population have seen their income decrease by 17 percent over the last five years, even…
Will TPP benefit workers’ rights? If post-CAFTA Guatemala is any indication, probably not
When the country joined the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement in 2006, proponents of the deal said it would improve conditions for workers, raise wages and make it easier…
Remaining murder victims discovered in clandestine mass grave identified
Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigative Police (OIJ) have managed to identify all three of the murder victims discovered in a clandestine mass grave on Sunday, the OIJ announced on Thursday.…
Bill would ban plastic shopping bags in Costa Rica
A bill presented by Frente Amplio (Broad Front / FA) lawmakers to Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly on Thursday would prohibit plastic shopping bags in the country.…
Costa Rica government wants to print ¢540 billion, sell it to China without lawmakers’ approval
Costa Rican president Luis Guillermo Solis is set to welcome Sun Chunlan, a high-level representative of China’s Communist Party on Thursday, and on the agenda is the Solis administration’s Christmas…
Electoral authorities warn municipal candidates not to accept money from organized crime
The president of Costa Rica’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), Luis Antonio Sobrado, warned candidates fighting for office in Costa Rica's upcoming municipal elections in February to not be tempted to…
