Judicial police are warning residents of Heredia of an increase in thefts of motorcycles and ATVs. In January, the agency received eight criminal complaints for an estimated ¢40 million ($77,972) in stolen property. According to police, the scam works when a supposed buyer arrives with a friend and then asks to test drive the bike. […]

Four days after the election, José María Villalta still feels like a presidential candidate. With just two months remaining before a run off election for president, Villalta says that relations with the Citizen Action Party (PAC) have turned cold. He attributes the fall out to a decision made by PAC leadership to move away from […]

CIT Vocational Technical College (Quality Innovation and Technology), is the first private technical high school in Costa Rica. The school has opened it doors at the Complejo Educativo Bilingüe Nueva Esperanza, after an initial ¢500 million ($1 million) investment in equipment, infrastructure and staffing. A total of 37 students have started in a software development […]

Of the 197 medical specialists who graduated last year from internships with the Costa Rican Social Security (CCSS), 95 percent percent remain unemployed. Although the CCSS says the doctors are ineligible for work, the Colegio de Médicos says the statement is a ploy for management at the CCSS to cover their mistakes. On February 19th, […]

The price of the dollar rose ¢3.16 in trading on Wednesday in the wholesale market (Monex) and the end of the day the value of the currency was at ¢528.93. According to figures provided by the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) on its website, the dollar rose a total of ¢12.84 since last Monday. […]

A Criminal Court of Golfito, has ordered three fishermen suspected of transporting just under one ton (960 kilos) of cocaine to three months in jail, pending trial. The men were arrested early on Wednesday by officers from the Drug Control Police (PCD) and the Coast Guard while sailing through Golfo Dulce in Golfito, Puntarenas. Police […]