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Costa Rica Electric Car Market Booms Despite Gradual Tax Increases

Tico Times - September 14, 2025

Costa Rica has experienced a boom in the purchase of electric vehicles. This comes as no surprise, given that the prices of electric cars...

Costa Rica’s 2026 Elections: Voters Remain Undecided as Crime Tops Concerns

September 11, 2025

Costa Rica Faces Trump’s Tariff Exemption Demand for Key Farm Products

September 10, 2025

Costa Rica’s Banana Exports Fall 20% Due to Heavy Rains and Disease

September 9, 2025

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz Highlights China’s Influence in Costa Rica

September 6, 2025

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US Visa Restrictions Target Central Americans Linked to China

Tico Times - September 5, 2025

The United States has rolled out a new policy that bars visas for certain Central American citizens linked to China's Communist Party. Secretary of...

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Nicaraguan Brothers Die in Costa Rica Illegal Gold Mine Collapse

Tico Times - September 4, 2025

Rescue teams in Costa Rica pulled the bodies of two young Nicaraguan men from a deep tunnel in an illegal gold mine in Crucitas,...

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Fentanyl Alarms Costa Rica as Low-Dose Cases Emerge

Tico Times - September 2, 2025

Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic drug used for pain relief and anesthesia, has raised alarms in Costa Rica. It is about 100 times stronger than...

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What to Know About Costa Rica’s Revamped Cédula Rollout

Tico Times - September 2, 2025

Costa Rica's Supreme Electoral Tribunal, or TSE, has announced a fresh design for the national identity card. The updated cédula will start circulating in...

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Costa Rica Ex-President Rodríguez Trial Resumes in Reinsurance Scandal

Tico Times - September 1, 2025

The trial against former President Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría restarted today in the Tribunal Penal de Hacienda y de la Función Pública, marking the...

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Costa Rica Joins Regional Call to Address Reverse Migration Crisis

Tico Times - August 31, 2025

Migration in the region is undergoing a shift, marked by the mass return of migrants from the north to the south of the continent....

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Uber Drivers in Costa Rica May Sue After Abrupt App Bans

Tico Times - August 30, 2025

Uber drivers in Costa Rica who allege they were wrongfully disconnected from the platform are considering legal action against the company after a landmark...

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