The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - International experts will discuss the situation in Costa Rica and the challenges of the banana industry in the Fifth International Congress of Bananas, which will be held from February 24 to 27.
The event,...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica's president, Laura Chinchilla, announced that she has frozen the salaries of senior government officials for the fourth year in a row while the public sector receives increases.
Wages will remain unchanged for...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The United States Coast Guard located near the coast of the Costa Rican Pacific rescued a Panamanian vessel with four live crew members, adrift since December 22.
The ship, the "Apache 1", was located...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Consulate of Costa Rica in Managua has issued at least 23,000 visas since last December 11, which has exceeded the expectations of the Costa Rican authorities.
The Costa Rican Foreign Ministry said that...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Indian activist, Vandana Shiva, will visit Costa Rica on January 21 to participate in a day of conferences against GM crops as part of a local initiative on fighting this type of...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A total of 1,025 vehicle owners were fined for not carrying the marchamo corresponding to 2014, according to the Ministry of Public Works (MOPT).
The Road Traffic Act provides for a fine of 47,000...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Although most have been mild, about 27 earthquakes were recorded in the first six days of 2014.
"There have been similar amounts of earthquakes in the early days of the year. This does not...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – This year, Costa Rica is once again in the top 10 destinations in the world to retire. The ranking comes from International Living’s Global Retirement Index, which is published every year as a...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - If you thought the leftovers in the Costa Rican Zapote festivities will go to waste, think again. Owners of the Chinese food stands give it to the homeless once the day ends, so...
