Agents from Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Police, or OIJ, on Thursday morning arrested three employees of the BAC San José branch in Quepos, a port town next to the popular central Pacific tourist destination of Manuel Antonio, on suspicion of money laundering. A fourth suspect, believed to be the ringleader of the operation, is still at large, according to law enforcement sources.
Surrounded by iconic historical murals, Culture Minister Elizabeth Fonseca Corrales announces the winner of the Magón Award at the Museum of Costa Rican Art...
Despite what some see as a threat to Costa Rica’s preferred status with U.S. tourists between new offerings in Cuba and Nicaragua, Tourism Minister Wilhelm von Breymann said the land of "pura vida” does’t have anything to worry about.
"Today's announcement takes us one step closer to replacing out-of-date policies that were not working and puts in place a policy that helps promote political and economic freedom for the Cuban people," U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Thursday.
No need to keep driving on fumes, as Costa Rica’s gasoline regulator announced “historic” price cuts at the pump starting Thursday. Plus gasoline goes on sale at ₡552/L ($1.02), with ₡580/L ($1.07) for Super and ₡522/L ($0.97) for diesel, according to prices ARESEP published in the official newspaper, La Gaceta.
Overall, the CAFTA-DR agreement as brought Costa Rica economic success. However, with lagging unemployment and almost 20 percent of the country’s GDP generated from exports and investment with the United States, Costa Rica’s economic foundation could tumble quickly.
A comprehensive environmental impact assessment for the entire canal project is being directed by the British firm Environmental Resource Management (ERM), which promised to issue conclusions in March or April.
Tuesday afternoon a U.S. surveillance plane spotted a suspicious ship 36 nautical miles off the coast of Quepos, Puntarenas that ended up carrying at least 810 kilograms of cocaine, according to a Public Security Ministry statement Wednesday. One of the traffickers had a sizable rap sheet, including extortion and aggravated robbery.
