Business chambers, citizens and lawmakers asked the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling allowing RECOPE to include costs of non-salary perks in fuel prices.
May Day in Costa Rica brought together protesters from public workers unions and a wide variety of other groups, including students, sex workers and indigenous people.
The party's over for workers at the Costa Rican Oil Refinery after President Luis Guillermo SolÃs bans public agencies from using taxpayer money to fund recreational activities.
Costa Rica's President Luis Guillermo SolÃs on Wednesday denied that he or anyone else from his administration had previously reached an agreement with public unions over a national strike held last Monday.
The call for a nationwide strike by public workers’ unions on Monday had only moderate support. But it did lead to the cancellation of at least 86 surgeries at three hospitals.
Unions leaders are threatening to call a general strike in late September or early October if lawmakers move forward with a bill that would eliminate public worker bonuses and cash incentives.
Classes will be suspended at 95 public schools across the country and public hospitals only will attend emergencies and lab tests. Porteadores, or private chauffeurs, will also protest starting at 8 a.m.
Expect a calmer morning, then afternoon storms in the Central Valley and Pacific, heaviest on the Central and South Pacific. Check Route 32 before you drive to the Caribbean.
Incofer's feasibility study found more than 400 homes, shops and buildings inside the rail right-of-way for the Tibi electric train. The state must also buy 145 private lots by 2028.
Inspectors found trees cut and a hillside terraced on 6,564 square meters near Montezuma's waterfall, including public heritage land. The criminal case remains open.
This month marks the 30th anniversary of the worst soccer tragedy in Central American history. The setting was Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City....
