The Finance Ministry has asked Congress for the power to order, execute and auction seizures of a delinquent taxpayer's assets without first obtaining permission...
Costa Rica's Finance Ministry has increased the selective consumption tax applied to electric vehicles, a change Finance Minister Rodrigo Chaves announced Wednesday evening and...
Costa Rica’s emergency services are urging residents and visitors to download the official 911 application before the August 2 Romería, highlighting features that can...
President Laura Fernández said yesterday that she has received information about roughly nine alleged plans to attack her, including one she described as involving...
A senior San José municipal official who helped develop controversial new rules for bars, restaurants and live entertainment has resigned, days after the city...
Former President and Nobel Peace laureate Óscar Arias has accused Costa Rica of surrendering its foreign-policy independence to the United States, telling a San...
Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly has given final approval to an extraordinary budget that redirects ₡70 billion (about $154 million) previously assigned to childcare, nutrition...
San José’s municipal government is moving to discard a proposed entertainment regulation that would have restricted dancing, live music, DJs and karaoke at restaurants...
A political fight over music licensing fees has reached Costa Rica’s municipal governments, raising questions about how restaurants, bars, hotels and other businesses must...
The Finance Ministry has asked Congress for the power to order, execute and auction seizures of a delinquent taxpayer's assets without first obtaining permission...
Costa Rican investigators say they have identified members of the police forces who allegedly helped the criminal organization led by Alejandro Arias Monge, known...
Nicaragua’s government will brief foreign diplomats on a proposed reform aimed at excluding opposition parties from elections, co-president Rosario Murillo said Friday, following criticism...
A forensic technique Brazilian federal police are using to trace illegally mined Amazon gold points to a capability Costa Rica has conspicuously lacked in...
