Two suspects engage in moving shootout on Route 27 while wearing OIJ body armor
Police were able to arrest two suspects who were allegedly engaging in a shootout with each other while both drove down Route 27 in separate vehicles on Saturday morning, according…
300,000 ICE telephone customers will need to reconfigure voicemail on Wednesday
Some 300,000 landline telephone customers of the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) will need to reconfigure their voicemail on Wednesday, the company has announced.…
Costa Rica consumer confidence takes biggest quarterly nosedive in 14 years
Consumer confidence in Costa Rica has taken the biggest quarterly nosedive seen in 14 years, falling 8.3 points since May of this year alone, and 18.2 points since May of…
Costa Rica headed down dangerous path of violence, country’s chief prosecutor warns
Citing “more than 300 killings related to organized crime and drug trafficking in the last year” violence in Costa Rica is headed to a “point of no return,” Costa Rica’s…
Mayor of Alajuela arrested for alleged influence peddling
The mayor of Alajuela, Roberto Thompson was arrested on suspicion of influence peddling on Thursday, less than 48 hours before he was scheduled to accept the nomination of the National…
Costa Rican president, Luis Guillermo Solis to visit New York, Washington D.C. next month
Costa Rican president, Luis Guillermo Solis will visit Washington D.C. and New York during a weeklong visit to the United States in September.…
Students protest increase in public university spending, saying it isn’t enough
The Costa Rican government’s contribution to public universities will increase ¢30 billion, or about US $57 million, from ¢410 billion to ¢440 billion in 2016, an increase of 7.38 percent,…
State contribution to public universities to increase by $57 million in 2016
The Costa Rican government’s contribution to public universities will increase ¢30 billion, or about US $57 million, from ¢410 billion to ¢440 billion in 2016, an increase of 7.38 percent,…
