Public employees working in government, education, health, police and coastal docks are spending this month planning the country's first major strike of the year.
Valentine’s Day falls on a Friday this year, and many local tourism businesses are offering discounts on hotels, local flights, one-day tours and romantic dinners.
The 10th edition of the CINDE Job Fair, held Feb. 21-23 at the Antigua Aduana facilities in downtown San José, will feature 55 companies seeking to hire thousands of bilingual workers.
The organizing committee of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2014 has announced ticket locations and prices for the tournament, which will be held for the first time in the country from March 15-April 4.
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales claimed the United States had abolished Costa Rica's army. In actuality, Costa Rica abolished its own army in 1948, and the U.S. was not involved.
High call volume has prompted Costa Rica’s Immigration Administration to update call center services starting this week, including a shorter and easier-to-remember information phone number: 1311.
All but eight of 44 lawmakers present in the Legislative Assembly Monday night passed a bill in a first-round vote to discourage short-term investments from abroad when they hurt the local economy.
Costa Rica’s President Laura Chinchilla on Monday signed a declaration of intent to join the Pacific Alliance, a trade bloc composed of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.
A group of 22 police officers from the Public Security Ministry’s Air Surveillance and Drug Control departments received training to detect illicit drug and money mules at Costa Rican airports.
No, Costa Rica doesn't have any athletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. But the country will still get its chance to shine through the ice and snow. The Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) will broadcast ads promoting sun, beaches and adventure tourism in Costa Rica for U.S. television audiences.
