New fuel prices in Costa Rica went into effect in the first minute of Friday, June 6th. This reduction is for gasoline and diesel. Thus, premium gasoline costs ¢29 less per liter, regular gasoline ¢27 less, and diesel users save ¢19 per liter. In contrast, a 25-pound gas cylinder will […]
Monthly Archives: June 2025
After almost a decade of waiting, Guns N’ Roses, one of the most iconic and legendary bands in world rock, returns to Costa Rica as part of its Latin American tour. The reunion with the Costa Rican public will be on Wednesday, October 1st at the National Stadium. Axl Rose, […]
I’ve known the sea for many years, but on this expedition, as we traveled from one station to the next, I paused to observe it with new eyes. I realized that the water moves like a large pond about to overflow, that beneath our boat flows an infinite amount of […]
QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court, popularly known as Sala IV, declared admissible a constitutional action filed by the National Association of Public and Private Employees (ANEP) and annulled the fifth paragraph of Article 18 bis of the Code of Tax Norms and Procedures, which limited public access to the […]
Q24N (Reuters) Low voter turnout on Monday sank Italian opposition referendum proposals to ease citizenship laws and tighten job protection rules, with senior figures in the coalition of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni saying the outcome boosted the government. Near-final data from polling stations in Italy showed only around 30% of […]
Q TRAVEL (EFE) The decision announced last Wednesday by U.S. President Donald Trump to ban travel to the US from 12 countries, including Haiti, and to restrict the entry of citizens of seven other nations, including Cuba and Venezuela, has just taken effect. As planned, this order will take effect […]
QCOSTARICA — A more agile, humane, and equitable state, with responses without excuses, and where it’s not enough just to improve, but to transform, is the proposal by Costa Rica’s former first lady, Claudia Dobles Camargo, who formally announced her candidacy for the Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) on Monday. Dobles’s […]
QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica has improved its business environment and is now a less complicated country in which to do business and attract foreign direct investment, according to the TMF Group ranking. The country moved from 51st to 58th. According to the methodology, the higher the ranking, the lower the […]
Following the recent negotiations between the United States and powers such as China, Japan, and the United Kingdom regarding the tariff policy implemented by President Donald Trump, attention has shifted in recent days to Latin America. Last week, a delegation from the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Trade (Comex) held […]
The Costa Rican Gerontological Association (Ageco) is now open for registration for its seventh cell phone photography contest for seniors. “What matters to people over 60 behind a photographic lens, amidst their experiences and surroundings? This contest gives us images that convey the social perception of people, environments, and places […]