Justice Minister Cristina Ramírez's resignation was announced during the president’s weekly press conference at Casa Presidencial Tuesday. She will step down Tuesday to accept a position with the National Insurance Institute.
The FIFA rankings for July are expected Thursday, and Costa Rica's national men's football team is expected to drop 27 spots, putting an official tarnish on its historic 2014 campaign.
A new app developed by University of Costa Rica’s National Seismological Network provides confirmed magnitude, depth and location information about earthquakes. The app is available for download at Google Play and Apple’s App Store.
Congratulations to Krysta Benzenberg for winning our June photo contest. On behalf of Krysta, we'll donate $100 to Hogar Sol for needy children in Costa Rica.
If Carnival is allowed to dock in Cuba it would be the first time a cruise ship travels between the two countries since they broke off diplomatic relations in 1961.
Soccer's global governing body, FIFA, will award the U.S. women's team $2 million for their win — about 5 percent of the $35 million FIFA gave to the German victors of last year's men's World Cup.
The endangered sea turtle sustained two large gashes, likely from harpoons used to catch it, along with injuries caused by cords used to tie it up. The turtle is undergoing treatment at the Jaguar Rescue Center in Puerto Viejo.
For the next six months, OIJ chief Solano and another suspect must sign in with the prosecutor’s office every 15 days, stay away from witnesses and victims, not interfere with the investigation, and maintain their current residence.
This managing of expectations and experience design is where a project called Osa Trails, or Caminos de Osa, has done its magic. An initiative of several public and private organizations, Caminos de Osa is betting on collaboration to pull off a feat no one else has yet accomplished: the delicate balancing act of natural conservation, community empowerment and economic development.
