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Grynspan Holds Lead as New Emirati Candidate Disappoints in Race to Lead UN

AFP - October 31, 2026

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Sarapiquí Bus Crash Toll Rises to Three as Bus Lacked Excursion Permit

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Costa Rica Pension Overhaul Could Require 30 Years of Work Instead of 25

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Costa Rica Drops Bid to Join Pacific Trade Pact and Fires Its Trade Minister

Grynspan Holds Lead as New Emirati Candidate Disappoints in Race to Lead UN

AFP - October 31, 2026

Former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan again finished first on Friday in the UN Security Council’s seventh informal vote in the race for...

Sarapiquí Bus Crash Toll Rises to Three as Bus Lacked Excursion Permit

The Tico Times - October 29, 2026

A third woman has died following Wednesday's bus rollover in Sarapiquí, and transport regulators say the vehicle was authorized only to carry students, not...

Costa Rica Pension Overhaul Could Require 30 Years of Work Instead of 25

The Tico Times - October 29, 2026

Workers in Costa Rica's main public pension system could need five more years of contributions before they can retire, receive a smaller share of...

Costa Rica Drops Bid to Join Pacific Trade Pact and Fires Its Trade Minister

The Tico Times - October 28, 2026

Costa Rica drops its bid to join the CPTPP and fires its trade minister, citing secrecy over the deal and risks to ranchers and dairy farmers.

Costa Rica Bus Crash Leaves Two Dead and Dozens Injured

The Tico Times - October 28, 2026

Two women died and seven other people were seriously injured Wednesday morning when a passenger bus overturned on Route 4 in Sarapiquí, Heredia, leaving...

Ruling Party Files Bill That Would Let Rodrigo Chaves Run Again in 2030

The Tico Times - October 28, 2026

Legislators from Costa Rica's ruling Pueblo Soberano party filed a constitutional reform on Tuesday that would allow presidents to serve consecutive terms. Its backers...

Costa Rica Opens Walk-In Motorcycle Road Tests Without Appointments

The Tico Times - October 27, 2026

If you've passed your motorcycle theory test and can't find a road-test appointment, you don't need one this week. Through Friday, Oct. 30, you...

US Embassy Helped Mother Get Son Out of Costa Rica Community, She Says

The Tico Times - October 26, 2026

An American mother says she watched her son grow thinner and more distant over more than two years in a religious community in Pérez...

Canadian Says She Lost $350,000 to Costa Rica Community Now Under Fraud Investigation

The Tico Times - October 25, 2026

A Canadian woman says she sold everything she owned and lost about $350,000 to a religious community in the southern area of Pérez Zeledón,...

Many US Deportees Remain in Costa Rica as Report Faults Migration Agency

Guest Author - October 25, 2026

Costa Rica cannot fully meet its human rights obligations to the migrants the United States is deporting here from other countries, according to a...

New Rival Enters UN Leadership Race as Costa Rica’s Grynspan Faces Deadlock

The Tico Times - October 21, 2026

Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan faces a new challenge in her campaign to become the next United Nations secretary-general after a senior diplomat from the...

Thousands March as Costa Rica Lawmakers Cut 8 Billion Colones From Public Universities

The Tico Times - October 21, 2026

Thousands of students, university staff, union members and social activists marched through San José yesterday against cuts to public university funding. Late that night,...

Costa Rica University Protests Move Forward After Lawmakers Approve New Budget Cuts

The Tico Times - October 20, 2026

Costa Rica's public universities are moving ahead with a major demonstration in San José today after lawmakers approved a controversial reduction in university funding...

Costa Rica Faces an $882 Million Revenue Hole as Courts, Police and Schools Take Cuts

The Tico Times - October 19, 2026

Costa Rica expects to collect about ₡400,000 million ($882 million) less than it budgeted for 2026, and the Finance Ministry is asking lawmakers to...