Firefighters have managed to bring under control a forest fire in the Las Baulas National Park, which has consumed about 30,000 square meters of the reserve. The fire started on Saturday at about 7:30 pm and was brought under control by 11:30 pm. Police and officials from the Ministry of Environment and Energy are investigating […]
Communities of San Francisco and Carrillo complain about shortage of drinking water
Residents of the communities of in San Francisco Carrillo are upset due to a water leak that has left them with low water pressure and rationing since October of 2013. Residents are also upset with the national water company (AyA) because it has billed customers for water usage caused by the leak. One resident reported […]
High court accepts case of journalist
The Constitutional Court has agreed to hear the case of a journalist who has accused judicial authorities of tapping his telephone to investigate an information leak. The court also issued an injunction that requires the judicial agency to continue providing public information to the journalist, and to blocks the agency from firing an agent who […]
Identified more than 70 clandestine brothels in San Jose
According to municipal authorities there are more than 70 clandestine locations that offer paid sexual services in downtown San Jose. The list includes game rooms, motels and hotels which operate as prostitution centers. The director of the municipal police estimates there are between 1,500 and 2,000 people, mostly women who are involved in the activity. […]
Municipality of San José will not apply dry law on the election day
Although the National Union of Local Governments (UNGL) reported that San Jose was one of the 13 cantons that would apply a prohibition for alcohol sales on the day of the presidential elections, municipal officials are now saying they will not enforce the ban. According to the director of the Municipal Police, Marcelo Solano the […]
Ticos lacking in English fluency
According to an international study of English language learning, Costa Rica ranks in 37th place among 60 countries analyzed. The study conducted by Education First (EF) for the Americas interviewed 1.7 million adults from among 5 continents. Jorge Rodríguez, Director of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC), responded by saying […]