LIBERTARIAN legislative deputy Carlos Herrera says he is investigating the sudden and unexpected decision by the San José Municipality to shut down the sports...
Poll Says Ex-President’s IF the country elected its next President today, former President Oscar Arias (1986-1990) would win, according to a recent poll conducted...
FRANCESCO Pécora, a 39-year-old Canadian investor, has accepted thousands of dollars from citizens of the small town of Paquera on the Nicoya Peninsula, promising...
THE Health Ministry sent officials to inspect a controversial open-pit gold mine in Miramar, in the Puntarenas province, Minister Rocío Saenz told the daily...
ON his way out the door, Dr. Eliseo Vargas, former executive president of Costa Rica’s Social Security System (Caja), announced the possibility of a...
PRESIDENT Abel Pacheco’s annual speech to the Legislative Assembly, a 66- page checklist of his administration’s accomplishments and goals that took two hours to...
A law making seatbelt use mandatory for drivers and passengers went into effect this week.Following a 15-day grace period, drivers risk being fined at...
Threats of reneged contracts and multimillion-dollar lawsuits this week intensified a dispute between government officials and Alterra Partners, the consortium that holds a 20-year...