Although the Public Services Regulatory Authority last week announced a price decrease, Costa Rica still has the most expensive gas in Central America, according to the latest consumer report by the Central American Committee for Cooperation on Hydrocarbons.
The high fuel prices are due in part to Costa Rica's 29 percent gas tax, which goes directly to the National Roadway Council (CONAVI) for roadwork, but the tax revenue hasn't been able to improve the country's roads.
Cuban prosecutors have formally charged six survivors from a U.S.-registered boat intercepted in territorial waters with terrorism offenses, the Attorney General's Office announced. The...
Costa Rica formally entered former Vice President Rebeca Grynspan into the race for United Nations Secretary-General on Tuesday. The government sent a diplomatic note...
Delegates from key nations wrapped up three days of informal discussions in Tokyo on Tuesday, describing the sessions as constructive steps toward reviving a...
Officials from the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (INCOFER) are carrying out a feasibility study on how to link the Juan Santamaría International Airport directly...