La Gaceta Costa Rica is the official newspaper of our country. No law or project can be passed, changed or cancelled if it is not published in La Gaceta first. It includes sections such as the Executive power listing of decrees, agreements and resolutions, changes in public transportation and services, public education, justice and grace as well as environment and energy. The Supreme Electoral tribunal prints here the edicts and notices, the Contraloría includes its resolutions and any administrative hire project such as acquisitions, modifications to administrative programs, awards, registry of providers and mistake corrections. If you need information on regulations on government institutions and police, you can find that here as well as lists of decentralized institutions such as the Central Bank of Costa Rica, the Banco de Costa Rica, the Banco Popular, the Banco Hipotecario, cooperatives and the national tourism institute. New companies have to publish their conformation in La Gaceta before being recognized as a company, association or cooperative, and any raises in tariffs set by the state such as transportation or gas prices will be published before coming into effect. Costa Rica Gaceta newspaper isn’t exactly relaxed Sunday afternoon reading material, but knowing about its existence will save you plenty of headaches when you need to get things done in Costa Rica.
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