Costa Rica consumer association calls for tougher enforcement of tax on imported beer
The Association of Consumers of Costa Rica is pressing the Ministry of Finance for tougher enforcement of a tax on imported beer that has been in place since 1999.…
Costa Rica’s Supreme Court suspends decree permitting IVF after appeal
Costa Rica’s highest court, the Constitutional Court, has suspended a September executive decree that authorized the assisted reproduction technique, in-vitro fertilization (IVF) until the Court is able to resolve an…
Thomson Airways to begin London-Costa Rica service on November 2nd
The British charter airline, Thomson Airways, which specializes in providing inclusive vacation destination packages, will begin offering non-stop service between London’s Gatwick airport and Liberia, Costa Rica on November 2nd.…
Costa Rica to implement new restrictions on used motor vehicle imports
New restrictions on the import of used motor vehicles to Costa Rica are on their way soon, according to a Wednesday report.…
Paul Watson: “In Costa Rica, all sharks have been placed on death row”
Watson took to Facebook on Tuesday to respond to a story published by ICR News, and condemn the government of Costa Rica as a “disgrace to the international conservation…
Government begins trying to pay down $1.4 billion dollar debt to “La Caja”
Costa Rican president, Luis Guillermo Solis announced that the government has made a payment of ¢25 billion, or about US $46.7 million, towards its debt of some US $1.4 billion…
Law enforcement officers will soon be able to enforce traffic laws, issue tickets
Currently, the power to enforce traffic laws and issue traffic citations rests only with officers of the Transit Police (Policia de Transito).…
100 kilos of cocaine discovered in truck at Costa Rica-Nicaragua border, adding to significant seizures in recent days
Costa Rica’s Drug Control Police (PCD) discovered a hidden shipment of 100 kilos of cocaine hidden in a truck of Nicaraguan registration that was attempting to cross the border back…
