The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica was named the fourth safest country in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the Global Peace Index (GPI 2014) by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).
Costa Rica was ranked at...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Today the 2015 school year begins for over 950,000 Costa Rican students spread throughout more than 5,000 schools, said an official source.
The president of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis, and the Minister of Education, Sonia...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Lions, bears, monkeys and an elephants who suffered various forms of abuse in circuses, are just some of the rescued and rehabilitated animals at the Safari Park, a large zoo located in central...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Costa Rica canton of Puriscal has committed to becoming making the canton an eco tourism destination.
President Luis Guillermo Solis visited La Cangrejaat National Park in Puriscal at 8:00 am on Saturday in order...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Mexican authorities rescued 129 people, including six children, who were victims of sexual abuse and forced to work exhausting days in a South Korean textile company installed in Jalisco.
After receiving an anonymous tip,...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) announced that a landslide at kilometer 24 of Route 32 has closed the road near the Zurquí tunnel (San José-Limón route).
Chief of MOPT Emergency, David...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Social Protection Board (JPS) confirmed that this morning a 35 year-old man came to their headquarters to cash in an electronic Lotto ticket for ₡197 million.
He matched all five numbers that came...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - An inter-agency project spearheaded by the National Institute for Women (INAMU) aims to eradicate violence against women through training in 10 communities throughout the country.
The Community Strategy for Primary Prevention of Violence Against...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The amendments to the animal abuse bill that punishes perpetrators with jail time will be ready on Thursday, as outlined by the president of the Environmental Commission of the Legislative Assembly, Edgardo Araya.
According...
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Pope Francisco has demanded via a solemn letter to bishops and Catholic religious leaders around the world to not cover up pedophilia cases for any reason, a problem that affects the Church on...
