Costa Rican authorities carry out 30 coordinated raids to dismantle leadership of San Jose narco gangs
Email this page UPDATE 1: Security minister Gustavo Mata said during a Tuesday morning press conference that a total of 18 suspects were taken into custody during the raids on…
Government, unions reach midnight agreement to lift strikes
The government and representatives of the union bloc known as Patria Justa signed an agreement shortly after midnight on Tuesday morning to end – at least for now – a…
Police discover US $369,000 in truck tire at Peñas Blancas border crossing
Agents of Costa Rica’s Drug Control Police (PCD) found US $369,000 hidden in the spare tire of a semi-trailer at the Peñas Blancas border crossing on Monday.…
Authorities discover body of rip current victim in Quepos
Authorities discovered the body of a man who had been missing since Sunday after he and a female companion were swept to sea by a rip current at Playa Linda,…
SJO airport operating on reserve jet fuel as a result of strikes; asks some airlines to have enough fuel for return trip
Fueling operations at Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) outside the capital city of San Jose are “operating at minimal capacity,” as a result of a union strike by…
Public unions go on ‘indefinite’ strike Monday; fuel shortages possible
Despite last ditch negotiations by the Solis administration late last week, the union bloc of public sector workers known as Patria Justa launched an ‘indefinite’ strike Monday morning, which union…
Costa Rica credit card debt soaring despite astronomical 40-50 percent interest rates
According to the most recent study by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC), 72 percent of credit cards issued in Costa Rica carry interest rates ranging from 40…
Authorities discover 359 kilos of cocaine after boat capsizes
Costa Rican authorities discovered 359 kilos of cocaine hidden in the false bottom of a small boat, known locally as a lancha, after an aerial surveillance aircraft spotted the capsized…
