The northwestern Guanacaste province’s tourism has outgrown its Daniel Oduber airport, and the government plans to offer private companies the chance to bid on a $15 million project to expand and improve it, the daily La Nación reported Sunday.
Viviana Martín, Technical Council of the Civil Aviation Authority (CETAC) […]
U.S. Sub-Secretary of State for Latin America Thomas Shannon plans to visit Costa Rica THIS week to meet with President Oscar Arias and other government officials, according to a statement from Casa Presidencial.
Shannon will also meet with U.S. Ambassador Mark Langdale and members of Arias’ cabinet including Minister […]
Foreign Relations Minister Bruno Stagno announced yesterday that the U.S. government has formally responded to Costa Rica’s requests to remove the country’s name from the “Coalition of the Willing,” a list of nations that expressed support for the U.S.-led Iraq war in 2003. The answer from the United […]
The Prosecutor’s Office yesterday informed ex-President Rafael Angel Calderón Jr. it has broadened the scope of the investigation against him related to alleged corruption involving the Social Security System (Caja), according to the Judicial Branch.
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By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Vannessa Ventures Ltd. said Wednesday that a feasibility study on its gold mine should be finished later this month or next.
Crucitas open pit gold mine near the Nicaraguan border is being developed by Vannessa’s wholly owned subsidiary, Industrias Infinito S.A.
The company outlined its timetable as it announced that it had […]
By Amanda Roberson
Tico Times Staff
Costa Rica’s exports registered $3.3 billion during the first five months of this year, marking a 17.2% growth over the same period last year, announced Foreign Trade Minister Marco Vinicio Ruiz at a press conference yesterday.
“Export growth continues to be strong, and it is very likely that we will reach our […]
More than 120 countries all over the world are celebrating the International Music Festival today, and Costa Rica will not be left out of the festivities. Several events are planned throughout the day as musicians in town from around the world are scheduled to give performances, according to a statement from the festival’s organizers.
The festival […]
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Can things get any worse at immigration? The short answer is yes.
The department is afflicted by long lines, slow computers and systems that don’t work, not to mention missing files.
But now the air conditioning in the section that houses the computer servers has broken.
The department, formally the Dirección General de […]
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Shades of Christmas. The agency that runs the national lotteries said Tuesday that it will order up another fat one for July 2.
The Christmas “gordito” or fat one is a tradition, but the Junta de Protección Social de San José says it will give everyone a chance to win 125 […]
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Fuerza Pública officers and the Unidad de Intervención Policial made a dozen arrests Tuesday when they showed up again at a settlement of squatters in Herradura.
The local prosecutor’s office ordered the eviction of families in some 30 structures and the destruction of the buildings. The settlement is on private land.
Police […]
