Woman drowns; man remains missing after being swept away by rip current in Quepos
A woman is dead and her male companion still missing after the pair was swept away by a rip current at Playa Linda, in Savegre de Quepos, Puntarenas Sunday evening.…
Costa Rica prohibits export of three species of hammerhead shark fins, meat for one year
Based on the recommendation of the Scientific Committee of the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC), Costa Rica will impose a one-year moratorium on the export of fins and meat…
Costa Rica, Kazakhstan discuss renewable energy, visa-free travel
Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov said during a meeting Thursday with his Costa Rican counterpart, Manuel Gonzalez Sanz, that "Kazakhstan is interested in Costa Rica's experiences with renewable energy."…
BCR to eliminate 250 staff as earnings plummet
Banco de Costa Rica will eliminate 250 staff from its payrolls, saving the bank some US $16.8 million per year, Teletica reported on Wednesday.…
New regulation on vehicular road noise comes into effect on Friday
Stricter rules aimed at controlling vehicular noise are set to come into effect on Friday. In addition to the new standards, the regulation will for the first time also…
Costa Rica regulator changes methodology for calculating fuel prices
Costa Rica’s Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ARESEP) has changed the methodology by which the Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE) must calculate the price of gasoline, diesel, and other petroleum-derived…
Costa Rican firm amongst winners of Colombia road contracts
Colombia's national highway authority, Invias, has awarded a pair of road renovation contracts to two consortiums whose members include the local units of construction companies based in Spain and Costa…
Staffer at Costa Rica’s secretive intelligence agency charged with providing sensitive info to narco group linked to homicide
A staffer at Costa Rica’s secretive Directorate of Intelligence and National Security (DIS) was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of providing “sensitive information” to a narco-trafficking group linked to a May,…
