Second quarter official unemployment increased slightly to 9.5 percent
Costa Rica’s official unemployment rate crept up slightly during the second quarter of this year compared to the same quarter in 2014, increasing from 9.1 percent to 9.5 percent, according…
Uber begins registering drivers in Costa Rica, expected to begin service without official approval
Controversial “driver for hire” smartphone app Uber has begun allowing drivers in Costa Rica to sign up for the service on its web site, and the company is likely to…
Uber drivers in Costa Rica risk having their license plates seized by transit police
Controversial “driver for hire” smartphone app Uber has begun allowing drivers in Costa Rica to sign up for the service on its web site, and the company is likely to…
Extremely rare octopus found only in Nicaragua stuns scientists
Panamanian biologist Arcadio Rodaniche first submitted a scientific description of a bizarre creature called the larger Pacific striped octopus in the 1980s. The animals, which he raised in a large…
US citizen sentenced to nearly six years for role in Costa Rica-based biz-opp fraud
A U.S. citizen charged in connection with the operation of a series of fraudulent business opportunities based in Costa Rica was sentenced to prison on Wednesday in Miami, the Justice…
US flag will rise over embassy in Cuba as part of day-long ceremony on Friday
By Pamela Dockins August 13th, 2015 (VOA) U.S. Marines will hoist the American flag outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana Friday, marking the ceremonial re-opening of the diplomatic facility after the…
Development bank urges Costa Rica to pass tax reform package
The president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno said that Costa Rica can not afford to delay the passage of a tax reform package unveiled by the…
Cost of building a home would increase as much as 14 percent if tax plan is approved, Costa Rica builders warn
The Costa Rican Chamber of Construction (CCC) is warning that the cost of housing could rise by as much as 14 percent if a tax reform being pushed forward…
