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Seventy Years of Stories: The Tico Times Turns 70

Tico Times - May 18, 2026

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Costa Rica Receives Fourth U.S. Deportation Flight Under Migration Deal

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Amazon Carries Out New Round of Layoffs in Costa Rica

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New Costa Rica Land-Use Bill Could Reshape Tourism Zones

Costa Rica Moves Forward With Digital Vehicle Registration Sticker System

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Costa Rica is preparing to move ahead with its long-delayed digital vehicle registration sticker system, known locally as the marchamo digital, beginning with the...

Costa Rica Presidency Begins With Push for Mining, Marina, and City Projects

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President Laura Fernández Delgado opened her administration by sending a clear message to the Legislative Assembly: the first major fights of her government will...

Costa Rica Loses 56,000 Jobs as Workforce Participation Hits Multi-Year Low

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Costa Rica shed more than 56,000 jobs in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year, while an additional 118,000...

Laura Fernández Takes Office as Costa Rica President With Tough Crime Agenda

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Laura Fernández was sworn in Friday as president of Costa Rica, opening a new political era with a promise to take a hard line...

Rodrigo Chaves Stays at Center of Power as Costa Rica Enters Fernández Era

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Costa Rica’s transfer of power on Friday is bringing a new president but not a clean break from the leader who dominated the last...

Starlink Expands Business Internet Access in Rural Costa Rica

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Liberty Empresas has been authorized to resell Starlink’s high-speed satellite internet in Costa Rica, opening a new option for businesses, schools and organizations operating...

Costa Rica Begins New Era as Laura Fernández Takes Office

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Laura Fernández will be sworn in today as our new president, opening a four-year term shaped by promises of tougher security policies, closer alignment...

Costa Rica Central Bank Warns Dollar Decline Could Reverse

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The president of the Central Bank of Costa Rica, Róger Madrigal, warned that the recent weakness of the U.S. dollar against the colón could...

Global Leaders Arrive in Costa Rica for Presidential Transition

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Costa Rica will host delegations from around the world Friday as Laura Fernández is sworn in as the country’s next president, turning the May...

Costa Rica Press Freedom Under Scrutiny After US Visa Revocations

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Just days before Costa Rica inaugurates its new president, a deeply troubling development has cast a shadow over the country’s long-standing reputation as a...