Costa Rica’s Red Cross facing financial difficulties
Costa Rica’s Red Cross is facing a shortfall of finances, amounting to ¢2.126 billion in 2014.Red Cross chief Idalberto Gonzalez Jimenez told the daily La Nacion that falling income…
Riptides claim two victims at Jaco beach over the weekend
Riptides claimed the lives of two beachgoers in separate incidents on Saturday and Sunday at Jaco beach.The body of a 17-year-old identified by the last names Ferna Chavarria was…
Oil rises to 2015 high of $67 a barrel
Oil prices hit a 2015 high Monday, rising to $67 a barrel. An expected slowdown in U.S. oil drilling, and speculation on a Chinese economic stimulus plan, helped raise prices,…
Costa Rica exports fall 17% in first quarter
Costa Rica’s exports fell by nearly half-a-billion dollars, or 17%, during the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2014, according to the latest data by…
Bill would provide some $15 million to help struggling tourism businesses
A bill making its way through Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly would provide some $15 million in financial assistance to small and medium tourism-related businesses who have struggled since the financial…
Costa Rica regulator proposes rates for large-scale solar generation
Costa Rica’s public utility regulator, ARESEP, has proposed wholesale rates for the large-scale generation of solar energy, a move that may bring large-scale solar projects a step closer to reality.…
Early morning 5.2 temblor in Puntarenas felt through much of Central Valley
An earthquake measuring 5.2-magnitude on the Richter scale rattled Puntarenas early Tuesday morning.According to the National Seismological Network (RSN), the quake struck one kilometer northeast of Arancibia, Puntarenas, at…
Death toll in Nepal earthquake could reach 10,000: Prime Minister
The death toll from the devastating earthquake that rocked Nepal on Saturday could reach 10,000, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing the country’s Prime Minister Sushil Koirala.…
