Costa Rica News – If you are a victim of a crime while on vacation or while living in Costa Rica would you spend the time to report this? Many do not take the time to go through the crime reporting process. This could be because they do not want to take the time to…
Costa Rica Sports – FIFA may have suspended their funding but CONCACAF are getting used to operating on reduced cash flow. The US Justice Department partially froze funds back in May 2015 when they arrested then president Jeffrey Webb and Costa Rican president Ricardo Li, and followed that up with a raid the confederation’s Miami headquarters.…
Entertainment News – In hip hop every year spawns new talent from across the globe, be it from the USA, Costa Rica, or many other locations around the world. In 2014 there was Rich Homie Quan, Kevin Gates, and Young Thug. Last year we had Dej Loaf, Shy Glizzy, and Pee Wee Longway. Now we…
Costa Rica News – Compiled by expat networking site InterNations ahead of Valentine’s Day, expats living in Ecuador andCosta Rica reported the highest levels of satisfaction with their love lives. For the ranking, 14,000 people living in 195 countries were polled and countries ranked accordingly. A scan of the top 10 list reveals a common thread…
Costa Rica News – Other than wasting eggs the protests of the mafia roja (red mafia) or red taxi drivers did not really change anything in Costa Rica. Red taxi drivers protested for eight hours on Monday. The Costa Rican Taxi Union was hoping for some results related to the Uber issue but unfortunately left…
Costa Rica News – It is highly probable that an American tourist contracted the Zika virus while visiting Costa Rica. The tourist came to the country to practice yoga in Nosara, Guanacaste and became ill upon returning to the States. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention found it to be Zika and it is assumed…
Costa Rica News – We are hearing a lot about Zika these days. It is a new epidemic that many are not familiar with. Do you know what symptoms of Zika are and how the virus is transmitted? How about measures of protection against it? Check out the website of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund,…
Costa Rica News – The animal conservation group Sharkproject International handed down their verdict by naming Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís the “Shark Enemy of the Year Award.” According to a report from the Tico Times, the Costa Rican leader was nominated for the ‘award’ November last year for not supporting additional protections of shark species…
Costa Rica News – There are five construction companies that are interested in working on the National Congress and Convention Center (CNCC). Their portfolios include work on the highway to Caldera, the National Bank, the Costa Rican Electricity Institute, the Bank of Costa Rica and the Torres Colón. The work should be awarded between 30 and…
The Ministry of Health has recommended to the CAJA that they send technicians to each and every home that has a pregnant women. The reason for going house to house would be to teach the families how to protect against the Zika virus. The visits should include information about how to prevent mosquito bites, which…