Yet Another Gasoline Price Increase Approved
It's official. Costa Rican will need to hand over an average of 11.28% or ¢36.50 colonesfor a litre of gasoline with the approval by the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep), the authority on public prices and services.

Oil Bill Increased by $197.1 Million
Over the 12 months that ended in March, Costa Rica paid us$735.8 million, us$197.1 million more than in the same period ending March last year, for oil products.

Italian Fugitive Caught
An joint investigation by the International Police (Interpol), the Costa Rican DIS and the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) de Cóbano, Puntarenas put an end to freedom of Italian fugitive, Elio Migliorini.

No Electrical Service in Downtown San José Tomorrow and Next Sunday
The Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz (CNFL) announced yesterday that it will be suspending electrical service to a large part of downtown San José tomorrow (Sunday) between the hours of 7am and 3pm.

Finland to Reform Foreign Aid
The Finnish Ambassador to Central America, Inger Hirvela, said that her country is modifying the procedures to control its foreign aid, after admitting that the sale of medical equipment to Costa Rica is the first case of corruption, in 40 years linked to cooperation funds.

Exports at a Slow Pace
The exports of Costa Rica increased only by 1 percent this year's first quarter, when they reached us$1,609 million, as compared to the us$1,592 recorded in the same period in 2004.