Costa Rica, South Korea to negotiate free trade agreement
Costa Rica and South Korea will begin negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) this year that would provide duty-free trade on a wide range of products between the two countries,…
IDB approves $100 million in financing to modernize Costa Rica’s border crossings
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $100 million loan to the Costa Rican government to finance its Border Integration Program.The goal of the program is to increase the…
Judge frees OIJ chief suspected of false detention of three U.S. citizens
Judge Yorleny Campos Campos of the Criminal Court of Finance in Goicoechea released from custody the district chief of the Judicial Investigative Police (OIJ) for Quepos without conditions after…
Costa Rica ranked 34th of 162 countries in latest Global Peace Index
Costa Rica is ranked 34th of 162 countries in the Global Peace Index (GPI) this year, published Wednesday by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). Costa Rica is ranked…
More than half of Costa Ricans support oil, natural gas exploration: poll
According to the latest opinion poll by the Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC), 51.1% of Costa Ricans support exploration for oil and natural gas within national territory.…
Quepos OIJ chief arrested for false detention of U.S. citizens
The district chief of the Judicial Investigative Police (OIJ) in Quepos was arrested Wednesday on charges that he falsely detained three U.S. citizens.The official, identified by the surnames…
Protestors picket RECOPE over increasing fuel prices; demand end to monopoly
A group of protestors picketed the head offices of the Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE) on Wednesday, in protest against ongoing hikes in the prices of gasoline and diesel in…
Constitutional Court dismisses appeal by transsexual seeking gender reassignment surgery under public health
Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court has dismissed an appeal by a person who identifies as a woman that sought coverage from Costa Rica’s public health system (CCSS) to transform her…
