Boat carrying nearly one ton of cocaine intercepted off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast
The Costa Rican Coast Guard, with support from a United States P-3 Orion drug interdiction aircraft, intercepted a boat carrying nearly one ton of cocaine about 90 miles southwest of…
Costa Rica gasoline prices to drop by more than 10 percent for October
Gasoline prices will drop more than 10 percent beginning in October after regulator ARESEP approved the lower prices on Monday.…
At UN, President Solis offers assistance towards peace process with Palestinian president Abbas
Costa Rican President, Luis Guillermo Solis met privately on Monday morning with Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas as part of Solis’ visit to the United States General Assembly.…
Alajuela to install 120 surveillance cameras in 2016
The municipality of Alajuela announced on Monday its plan to install 120 urban surveillance cameras in 2016 to combat crime.…
Swiss approve extradition to US of Costa Rica’s Eduardo Li
Switzerland's justice ministry has granted a US request to extradite former Costa Rican football federation president Eduardo Li on bribery charges.…
Costa Rica’s ICE slashes use of fossil fuels by a remarkable 94 percent
The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) slashed its used of fossil fuels for electric generation a remarkable 94 percent during the first eight months of this year compared to the…
Nearly 700,000 people in Costa Rica to suffer daily water cuts of up to 12 hours over next 9 months
Some 700,000 people will suffer water cuts of up to 12 hours per day over the next nine months, the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) announced late…
Costa Rican authorities catch suspects retrieving 629 kilos of cocaine off Guanacaste coast
Costa Rican authorities intercepted a Costa Rican-flagged fishing vessel carrying 629 kilos of cocaine off the coast of Guanacaste on Saturday, after air units spotted the crew retrieving the shipment…
