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Costa Rica Population Could Begin Shrinking Earlier Than Expected

Costa Rica's population could begin shrinking earlier than previously expected as the number of children being born continues to fall faster than population experts...

Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan retakes lead in race to head the UN

Costa Rican economist Rebeca Grynspan moved back to the front of the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations on Friday....

Costa Rica Courts Say Child Support Must Track the Dollar

If you earn in dollars and pay child support in colones, Costa Rican appeals judges say the court can no longer treat the exchange...

Costa Rica’s CCSS Prioritizes Emergency Care on Strike Day

Costa Rica’s public health system has put backup plans in place for a nationwide strike called for today over problems with workers’ pay. Emergency...

Costa Rica Businesses Warn Strong Colón Is Threatening Jobs

Costa Rica’s unemployment rate remains low by recent standards, but a closer look at the labor market shows fewer people participating in the workforce...

Teachers’ union takes Cartago protest exclusion to Costa Rica’s top court

Police defended Cartago's security perimeter as a teachers' union filed a court appeal over its exclusion from the ceremony.

Costa Rica Court Freezes Quaker Oats Trademarks

A San José civil court ordered an embargo on Quaker Oats trademarks registered in Costa Rica to secure compensation for local distributor Conaven, formerly Constenla.

Thousands rally across Costa Rica in defense of the courts as President Fernández pushes judicial overhaul

Thousands of Costa Ricans protested last night against what they see as a threat to the country's democracy from President Laura Fernández, driven by...

Cartago Reverses Business Closure Order for Independence Night

Cartago has withdrawn its Independence Day business closure order, and the Security Ministry now says the decision was never its to make.

A Record Quiet Atlantic Does Not Mean a Calm Costa Rica

The Atlantic has gone longer without a hurricane than in any season on record. Here is why, and why it does not make Costa Rica any safer.

Lawmakers Question Cuts to Quake and Volcano Monitoring Hours Before Uvita Tremor

Legislators on the Legislative Assembly's budget committee are challenging a reduction in 2027 funding for the scientific networks that monitor earthquakes, volcanoes and weather...

Costa Rica Faces a Future with Far Fewer Children

Costa Rica marked Children’s Day on Wednesday with a demographic reality that is already changing the schools and will eventually reshape its workforce: there...

Costa Ricans Back Fernández but Most Say Chaves Still Calls the Shots

President Laura Fernández has passed her first 100 days in office with the approval of nearly two-thirds of Costa Rica. She has also passed...

Costa Rica Free Zones Lose Jobs for First Time in Seven Years

Employment in Costa Rica’s free-zone regime fell year over year in July for the first time in seven years, ending a long stretch of...
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OAS Countries Seek October Meeting to Consider Measures Against Nicaragua

A group of five countries in the Organization of American States (OAS) is proposing that the region’s foreign ministers meet on October 2 to...

Pura Vida: Past the Point of No Return

Growing up on the Lower East Side of New York certainly didn’t prepare me for the culture shock of moving to a sleepy little...

Costa Rica Velodrome Shows Damage Less Than Two Weeks After Upgrade

Less than two weeks after reopening following more than â‚¡105 million (about $219,000) in repairs, the velodrome at Parque de La Paz in southern...

Costa Rica Population Could Begin Shrinking Earlier Than Expected

Costa Rica's population could begin shrinking earlier than previously expected as the number of children being born continues to fall faster than population experts...