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Costa Rica Opens Walk-In Motorcycle Road Tests Without Appointments

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

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An American mother says she watched her son grow thinner and more distant over more than two years in a religious community in Pérez...
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Canadian Says She Lost $350,000 to Costa Rica Community Now Under Fraud Investigation

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

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Costa Rica cannot fully meet its human rights obligations to the migrants the United States is deporting here from other countries, according to a...
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New Rival Enters UN Leadership Race as Costa Rica’s Grynspan Faces Deadlock

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

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Thousands of students, university staff, union members and social activists marched through San José yesterday against cuts to public university funding. Late that night,...
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Costa Rica University Protests Move Forward After Lawmakers Approve New Budget Cuts

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

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Costa Rica expects to collect about â‚¡400,000 million ($882 million) less than it budgeted for 2026, and the Finance Ministry is asking lawmakers to...
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University March Will Slow San José Traffic Tuesday From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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If you need to get across eastern San José or downtown tomorrow, plan around a national march against cuts to public university funding. Marchers...
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Costa Rica Office Vacancy Could Hit 27% by 2030 as Multinationals Cut Jobs

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Costa Rica office vacancy could reach 27.1% by 2030 as multinationals cut 2,205 free-zone jobs, an analyst warns.
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Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan Leads UN Race but Faces Two Potential Vetoes

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Costa Rican diplomat Rebeca Grynspan remains the leading candidate to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations, but a new round of voting...
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Costa Rica’s President Says US Government Already Operates on Costa Rican Soil

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President Laura Fernández said U.S. government agencies already carry out operations on Costa Rican territory, describing them as the continuation of existing security arrangements...
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Costa Rica Bills Would Keep Kids Off Social Media Until 14 or 15

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Costa Rican children younger than 15 could be barred from opening social media accounts under one of two bills now before the Legislative Assembly....
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Costa Rica’s Public Schools Have Lost 180,000 Students in Five Years

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Public school enrollment in Costa Rica has fallen 16.5% since 2021 as births decline, while private schools have added more than 12,000 students.
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Rincón de la Vieja Could Be Settling Down or Building Toward Bigger Eruptions

Rincón de la Vieja is erupting less often and with less force than it did over the summer. Scientists say that does not yet...
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Quetzal Recorded for the First Time at Little-Known Cartago Refuge

A resplendent quetzal has turned up somewhere few birders would think to look for one. The bird was recorded at La Marta Wildlife Refuge...
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Costa Rica Opens Walk-In Motorcycle Road Tests Without Appointments

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...
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El Niño Squeeze on the Panama Canal Could Raise Costa Rica Import Costs

Drought at the Panama Canal could raise costs for Costa Rica's corn, soy and wheat imports, trade experts say.
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