The Legislative Assembly's approval allows the climate change agreement to become a law in Costa Rica, pending the signing by President Luis Guillermo Solís.
Costa Rica’s General Prosecutor Jorge Chavarría Guzmán said he is almost ready to file charges for corruption in the failed construction of a road along the border with Nicaragua.
Foreign Minister Manuel González Sanz said Costa Rica's decision to walk out of the U.N. General Assembly before Brazilian President Michel Temer's speech has been blown out of proportion.
Officials from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), the country’s largest international terminal, reported normal operations on Thursday, although two airlines opted to delay flights on Thursday morning.
The Costa Rican Doctors’ and Surgeons’ Association is moving forward with a study of fees charged by private practitioners for more than 9,000 medical procedures.
The onset of Costa Rica's rainy season and the launch of two renewable energy projects have prompted a decrease in electricity rates for the next quarter.