Pope Francis calls for Costa Rica and Nicaragua to seek harmony
Pope Francis called for harmony between Costa Rica and its northern neighbor, Nicaragua on Sunday while addressing pilgrims and tourists gathered beneath the window of the Papal apartments in the…
Costa Rica’s child welfare agency to purchase Christmas gifts for Cuban migrant children
Costa Rica’s child welfare agency, known as PANI will deliver Christmas gifts to Cuban migrant children who have been stranded along with their parents in the country since November 15th.…
Inauguration of expanded Panama Canal to be delayed, administrator says
The inauguration of an expanded Panama Canal, previously scheduled for April, will be postponed due to cracks detected in the new set of locks that are the centerpiece of the…
WTO in groundbreaking accord to eliminate agricultural subsidies
The World Trade Organization, or WTO, reached a groundbreaking accord Saturday which obliges developed countries to eliminate subsidies for their agricultural exports as requested by the least developed nations to…
Vultures with GoPros are helping clean up Peru
Sometimes the most genius ideas are the simplest. That seems to be the rule in Peru, where they’ve hit upon the perfect way to track down a burgeoning number of…
BCIE approves US $287 million in financing for Costa Rica infrastructure projects
A meeting between Costa Rica president, Luis Guillermo Solis and representatives of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) Thursday afternoon concluded with the approval of US $287 million…
Costa Rica judge had child porn; hidden camera in women’s restroom: prosecutors
A civil court judge in Heredia was found to be in possession of child pornography on Thursday after having been arrested on suspicion of having installed a hidden camera in…
Food industry denounces request to increase propane price by 72 percent
The Costa Rican Chamber of Food Industry (CACIA) denounced this week a request being considering by regulator ARESEP to increase the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) (commonly known as…
