Costa Rica's Supreme Court cannot send lawmakers a new request to lift Rodrigo Chaves's immunity because it lacks an alternate justice, Justice Jorge Araya told legislators.
Costa Rica held a record 21,173 adults in prison as of Oct. 7, up 42% since 2022, as the government prepares to open its 5,100-bed CACCO maximum-security prison.
Expect a calmer morning, then afternoon storms in the Central Valley and Pacific, heaviest on the Central and South Pacific. Check Route 32 before you drive to the Caribbean.
Incofer's feasibility study found more than 400 homes, shops and buildings inside the rail right-of-way for the Tibi electric train. The state must also buy 145 private lots by 2028.
Inspectors found trees cut and a hillside terraced on 6,564 square meters near Montezuma's waterfall, including public heritage land. The criminal case remains open.
This month marks the 30th anniversary of the worst soccer tragedy in Central American history. The setting was Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City. The event was a World...
Snoop Dogg’s highly anticipated concert in Costa Rica remains scheduled for December 3, despite recent legal developments involving one of the event’s producers. The show’s production team confirmed Friday...
Packs of motorcyclists performing stunts, blocking traffic and in some cases assaulting drivers who confront them have become a serious problem, an OIJ traffic crimes chief warned.
Heavy rain triggered a landslide on Route 32 late last night, forcing authorities to close the mountain crossing used by drivers traveling between San José and Limón. The Ministry...
El Salvador's new National Stadium is three-quarters built, President Nayib Bukele announced Thursday, and when it opens next year its 50,000 seats will make it the largest stadium in...
Costa Rican scientists and marine conservation specialists are working to revive an important field of research that could help protect fish populations and improve the sustainable management of marine...
Residents near the epicenter of a major earthquake in southern Panama began cleaning up on Saturday, traumatized by the previous day's heavy shaking that left widespread damage but so...
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Costa Rica has ordered a ₡1.5 billion transfer to the Red Cross to help keep its emergency network running. President Laura Fernández instructed the Finance Ministry to move...
Jewelry retailer Pandora has closed all five of its stores in Costa Rica, leaving customers wondering whether the popular Danish brand plans to reopen or leave the country altogether....
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has announced plans to open a 168-room hotel in Grecia, by 2028, bringing another international hotel brand to an area of Costa Rica better known...
Costa Rica could experience more tremors in the coming days and weeks as Panama continues to record aftershocks from yesterday's powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake. Seismologists say some of those...
International bus company Transnica announced that it is restarting daily service between San José, Costa Rica and Managua today following a temporary court ruling that allows the company to...
A loan-funded program to upgrade water systems in Jacó, Quepos, Manuel Antonio, Limón and Guácimo has reached just 25% completion after seven years, according to a Ministry of Finance...
The European Union announced today that it had removed Panama and Vietnam from its tax haven blacklist, citing progress made by both countries. The decision was taken by EU...
A powerful earthquake centered in southern Panama shook much of Costa Rica today. The long, rolling motion sent people out of homes and offices from the Southern Zone to...
Costa Rica's OIJ carried out 80 raids Friday against an alleged network accused of stealing 654,000 liters of fuel and $1.5 million in cargo, with 22 detained.
Costa Rica’s main highway between San José and the Caribbean remained closed this morning after heavy rain triggered landslides at several points along Route 32. The Ministry of...
Costa Rica is once again under scrutiny from the United States over shortcomings in the monitoring of its fishing fleet, less than three years after receiving a positive certification...
Packs of motorcyclists performing stunts, blocking traffic and in some cases assaulting drivers who confront them have become a serious problem, an OIJ traffic crimes chief warned.
Costa Rica held a record 21,173 adults in prison as of Oct. 7, up 42% since 2022, as the government prepares to open its 5,100-bed CACCO maximum-security prison.
Expect a calmer morning, then afternoon storms in the Central Valley and Pacific, heaviest on the Central and South Pacific. Check Route 32 before you drive to the Caribbean.
Incofer's feasibility study found more than 400 homes, shops and buildings inside the rail right-of-way for the Tibi electric train. The state must also buy 145 private lots by 2028.
Packs of motorcyclists performing stunts, blocking traffic and in some cases assaulting drivers who confront them have become a serious problem, an OIJ traffic crimes chief warned.
Residents near the epicenter of a major earthquake in southern Panama began cleaning up on Saturday, traumatized by the previous day's heavy shaking that...
Costa Rica could experience more tremors in the coming days and weeks as Panama continues to record aftershocks from yesterday's powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake....
Honduras has approved stricter prison rules targeting suspected gang members and drug traffickers, adopting measures similar to those used in El Salvador’s anti-gang crackdown.
Panama’s government again asked the People’s Republic of China to accede to the protocol of the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of...
Snoop Dogg’s highly anticipated concert in Costa Rica remains scheduled for December 3, despite recent legal developments involving one of the event’s producers. The...
Costa Rica's National Museum sent an archaeologist to a rural high school in Pérez Zeledón yesterday after construction crews rebuilding the campus turned up...
Inspectors found trees cut and a hillside terraced on 6,564 square meters near Montezuma's waterfall, including public heritage land. The criminal case remains open.
Costa Rican scientists and marine conservation specialists are working to revive an important field of research that could help protect fish populations and improve...
Costa Rica could experience more tremors in the coming days and weeks as Panama continues to record aftershocks from yesterday's powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake....
Camera traps installed along Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast have identified 11 individual jaguars in and around Tortuguero National Park, offering researchers a closer look...
Residents of Playa Sámara are pushing for the restoration of the Río Lagarto mangrove, an ecosystem that environmental authorities say was heavily altered by...
