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Prices of goods and services increased 1.02% during the month of February, in relation to the level of prices in January, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC).The cumulative variation of the two first two months...

Eleven congressmen of various legislatives, have cases before the Attorney General's Office for offenses ranging from attempted fraud, embezzlement, minor injuries, road blockage to violation of Article 279 of the Electoral Code.The information was confirmed by the press office...

Epsy Campbell full-year tour until the convention - costing 15 million colones, but for now, has only collected 1.45 million colones raised so far by the frontrunner of the Citizen Action Party (PAC), to finance their activities, thanks to...

Costa Rica announced that the nomination to UNESCO for the Cultural Heritage of the Humanity for the Costa Rican pre-Columbian stone spheres was accepted. These stone ancient stone sphere s are unique in the world and were the work...

Costa Rica Truckers remain barred to cargo passage across the border with Panama to demand that the country stop the "abuse of authority" of the State Border Service of Panama (SENAFRONT), said an industry source.The president of the Chamber...

The Government and the Association of Journalists of Costa Rica announced this week an agreement to amend the Computer Crimes Act, the journalists' union criticized because, in his opinion, affect press freedom and the right to information."It was a...

Construction has started on a $96 million oil terminal in Moin, Puerto Limon, a port on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast, the government said.The new oil dock will be able to handle tankers in the 40,000 ton to 80,000 ton...

The Foreign Minister of Costa Rica Enrique Castillo, said Costa Rica hopes to improve the complicated relationship with Nicaragua, after the government of President Daniel Ortega Javier Sancho accepted as the new ambassador to Costa Rica."We are delighted to...

Costa Rica News - Coffee exports from nine Latin American countries, excluding Brazil, increased 11.9% between October and January, the first installment of the 2012-2013 harvest, compared with the same period last year, said the National Coffee Association of...