U.S. man shot outside Santa Ana home in apparent carjacking
A U.S. man identified by the last name Morehead was shot outside his home in Pozos de Santa Ana around 8 p.m. Thursday night in an apparent carjacking, according to…
Tornado in Osa tore roofs from homes, downed trees
A tornado struck in Sierpe de Osa on Saturday, tearing the roofs from some 15 homes and downing trees.The damaged homes are located on the banks of the Sierpe…
Authorities seize more than $2 million worth of heroin in Cartago
Authorities seized 15 kilos of what is being described as highly pure heroin in El Guarco, Cartago on Friday.According to the Ministry of Public Security, the heroin apparently came…
Costa Rica, South Korea to negotiate free trade agreement
Costa Rica and South Korea will begin negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) this year that would provide duty-free trade on a wide range of products between the two countries,…
IDB approves $100 million in financing to modernize Costa Rica’s border crossings
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $100 million loan to the Costa Rican government to finance its Border Integration Program.The goal of the program is to increase the…
Judge frees OIJ chief suspected of false detention of three U.S. citizens
Judge Yorleny Campos Campos of the Criminal Court of Finance in Goicoechea released from custody the district chief of the Judicial Investigative Police (OIJ) for Quepos without conditions after…
Costa Rica ranked 34th of 162 countries in latest Global Peace Index
Costa Rica is ranked 34th of 162 countries in the Global Peace Index (GPI) this year, published Wednesday by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). Costa Rica is ranked…
Nicaraguan government keeps news media in the dark when it comes to canal project
As international spokesman for the project to build a mammoth canal across Nicaragua, Ronald MacLean saw his job become increasingly untenable.…
