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.
El Salvador's new National Stadium is three-quarters built, President Nayib Bukele announced Thursday, and when it opens next year its 50,000 seats will make...
Costa Rican scientists and marine conservation specialists are working to revive an important field of research that could help protect fish populations and improve...
Residents near the epicenter of a major earthquake in southern Panama began cleaning up on Saturday, traumatized by the previous day's heavy shaking that...
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Costa Rica has ordered a ₡1.5 billion transfer to the Red Cross to help keep its emergency network running. President Laura Fernández instructed...
