Fill up! Gasoline, diesel price hikes take effect Friday
Price hikes announced by Costa Rica’s Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ARESEP) last week will go into effect on Friday.…
New human ancestor unearthed in Ethiopa
“Lucy” -- a female Australopithecus afarensis hominin estimated to have lived between 2.9 million and 3.8 million years ago -- may have lived alongside another human ancestor in Ethiopia. A…
President of Costa Rica’s soccer federation amongst those arrested in major FIFA corruption scandal
Football's global governing body, FIFA, was rocked Wednesday by a massive U.S. federal corruption indictment against current and former top officials and the announcement of a separate investigation by Swiss…
Chinese premier wraps up Latin America trip
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang returned to Beijing Tuesday, after signing a fresh batch of financial accords during his weeklong tour through four Latin American countries. But while the trip underscored…
Fisherman executed off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast; drug traffickers or pirates suspected
A 62-year-old fisherman was shot in the head and his body dumped at sea while fishing offshore near the area of Cabuya, Puntarenas after being intercepted by attackers in…
Woman to again face Costa Rica court on shark finning charges
A Puntarenas businesswoman of Taiwanese origin will once again head to Costa Rica’s criminal courts on charges of illegal shark finning, after the woman was previously acquitted of the same…
Significant hike in gasoline, diesel prices this week
Costa Rica’s Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ARESEP) announced the approval of a significant increase in the price of gasoline and diesel on Friday.…
Movie brings to life Costa Rican town caught between poverty and drug trade
Some 20 miles off the coast between Colombia and Honduras, a marine phenomenon named Dos Aguas (Two Waters) takes place. “Two sea currents meet there. Anything arriving remains afloat. Drug…
