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Costa Rica University Students Protest Proposed Funding Freeze

Students from Costa Rica’s public universities marched through San José yesterday protesting a government proposal that would keep university funding essentially flat in 2027...

Lagoon Operator Says German Consul Was Swimming When He Drowned

The association that runs the recreation center where Germany's consul in Costa Rica died on Saturday has disputed the account that circulated internationally in...

Costa Rica Opens First Medical Cannabis Manufacturing Laboratory

Costa Rica’s emerging medical cannabis industry has taken another step forward with the opening of a manufacturing laboratory in El Guarco, Cartago, designed to...

Germany’s Consul in Costa Rica Dies in Alajuela Lagoon Accident

Costa Rica's Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of Mario Genz, a consul at the German Embassy in San José, who drowned Saturday afternoon at...

Costa Rica Supreme Court President Won’t Seek New Term

Costa Rica will soon have a new president of its Supreme Court after Orlando Aguirre announced that he will not seek another four-year term...

IKEA Maps Out Its Costa Rica Rollout in Three Locations

IKEA has identified the first three sites it plans to operate in Costa Rica, giving the clearest picture yet of how the Swedish home...

Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan Slips to Second in UN Race

Costa Rican economist and former vice president Rebeca Grynspan has fallen to second place in the race to become the next secretary-general of the...

Costa Rica Expands Online English Classes to 100 Rural Schools

More than 2,000 children in rural Costa Rican communities are now receiving English lessons through a technology-based program that connects small schools with specialized...

Costa Rica President Sends Eight Major Proposals to Congress

President Laura Fernández has presented eight new bills that could change how Costa Rica handles pensions, loans, government contracts, internet funding and several other...

Costa Rica Lawmakers Challenge Sweeping State-Secrecy Order

Opposition lawmakers asked Costa Rica’s Constitutional Chamber today to immediately suspend a decree that places broad categories of government security information, including budgets and...

Former Costa Rica Health Minister’s Trial Delayed After Lawyer Leaves Case

The trial of former Health Minister Joselyn Chacón has been postponed until October after a court ruled that her attorney had abandoned the defense...

Nurses Strike at Hospital México After Staffing Talks Collapse

More than 180 nurses walked out at one of Costa Rica's three national referral hospitals after talks with the CCSS ended without agreement.

Costa Rica Seals Security Contracts as “Operation Pegasus” Remark Goes Unexplained

A decree in force since August 10 seals Costa Rican security records including procurement files, as a governing-party lawmaker's unexplained "Operation Pegasus" remark sharpens the dispute.

Costa Rica Free-Zone Growth Slows to Weakest Pace Since 2020

Growth in Costa Rica’s free-zone economy slowed sharply in June, falling to its weakest pace since 2020 and extending a year-long deceleration in one...
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Costa Rica Fines Contractor Over Long-Delayed Cartago Road

Costa Rica has started fining the company building the long-delayed Taras-La Lima highway project $20,000 for every additional day the work remains unfinished. The...

Costa Rica Limits Car Imports to One Per Year and Taxes Them at Market Value

If you are planning to ship a vehicle into Costa Rica, two things have changed and both affect what you will pay. Under and...

Costa Rica University Students Protest Proposed Funding Freeze

Students from Costa Rica’s public universities marched through San José yesterday protesting a government proposal that would keep university funding essentially flat in 2027...

Costa Rica Targets Wildlife Trafficking With New Tourist Campaign

Costa Rica has started a new campaign warning travelers not to remove wildlife, plants or other natural specimens after officials confiscated 4,366 animal and...