Costa Rica's next step toward modernizing its public transport system will be to allow contactless payments. The Railway Institute (INCOFER) this week began testing the new system,…
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on Thursday commended Costa Rica for its ongoing decarbonization efforts. Thursday marked the second anniversary of the National Decarbonization Plan,…
It will soon be easier to reach downtown Puntarenas after a series of infrastructure improvements along La Angostura. "Good news to start the week! This is how…
In today's Picture of the Day, Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado swears before the Congress for a hearing regarding potential espionage. Alvarado appeared before a legislative commission…
The president of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, gave testimony on Wednesday before a legislative commission investigating a data collection unit that aroused suspicions of having accessed private…
Unemployment in Costa Rica reached 20% of the workforce in the last quarter of 2020, a figure lower than in previous months but still elevated, the official…
Residents of the Greater Metropolitan Area may have noticed a new addition to Costa Rica's public-transportation sector this week. The Costa Rican Railway Institute (INCOFER) is testing…
More than 7% of Costa Rica’s microenterprises closed in 2020, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC). The number of microenterprises — Costa Rica’s smallest…
The Executive Branch summed 36 bills to the floor of the Legislative Assembly for debate, including three that relate to Costa Rica's negotiations with the International Monetary…
Costa Rica and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Friday an agreement to balance the country's finances, which rules out privatizations or higher taxes on consumption or…
