Liisa Vexler. Source: AirTransat AirTransat Media Release - Montreal — There is more to the South than just sunny weather and nice beaches, which is why increasing numbers of Canadians now want to ...

Commercial centers in an around San José, Costa Rica have a full agenda lined up with free events for kids and families to celebrate Halloween in a safe, comfortable environment. On Friday, October 27 ...

“We want people to feel safe, that they can go out of their homes and enjoy without fear and danger”, commented President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado. The President along with the Minister of ...

For those who don’t yet know, one of the requirements for residency here in Costa Rica is that you must enroll in our national healthcare system (CAJA) upon approval of your residency application. You ...

Costa Rican Public Police Officers handled an alert received by the 911 service regarding an apparent case of domestic violence that took place in Quesada Duran, Zapote, San Jose the afternoon of this ...

Officials of the Drug Control Police (PCD) of the Ministry of Public Security detained a foreigner in the Juan Santamaria Airport as he attempted to leave the country carrying drugs intracorporeally.

The Costa Rican Central Bank is implementing a new directive that establishes that on purchases of 15,000 colones (approx. $26.50) or less when paying with debit or credit cards with chip or ...

Costa Ricans were woken by a 5.5 magnitud earthquake this Friday, March 23 at 1:37 a.m. According to the National Seismology Network, the epicenter was 13 km Southwest if San Marcos de Tarrazú at a ...

The vessel of Costa Rican flag and registered as a fishing boat was stopped in waters of the Atlantic Ocean in Costa Rica by Costa Rican authorities with assistance of the United States. Aboard the ...

Costa Rican police detained two agents of the Judicial Investigative Police (OIJ) as suspects of attempting to sell information on an ongoing investigation to a third party for an amount of U.S.

The “Electoral Party” began yesterday in Costa Rica, when a Costa Rican native of Heredia, voted in Australia, in one of the 52 locations set up to vote abroad. Over 6,600 election tables opened at 6 ...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff. The political ‘Star of the Week’ is Leeann Tweeden who blew the ...