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Costa Rica’s Laura Fernández Names Rodrigo Chaves Minister of Presidency

Tico Times - May 5, 2026

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Costa Rica Awaits Laura Fernández Cabinet Announcement at Teatro Melico Salazar

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Chaves Calls for Radical Overhaul of Costa Rican State in Final Address

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Costa Rica International Reserves Near Record $21 Billion

Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Rattles Costa Rica’s Central Valley

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A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook Costa Rica late Monday night, rattling homes and buildings across the Central Valley and parts of the Pacific region....

San José Moves Forward With Upgrades to Parque Central and Key Plazas

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San José will move ahead this year with upgrades to Parque Central, Plaza de las Garantías Sociales and Plaza González Víquez as part of...

Strong Colón and Higher Port Fees Squeeze Costa Rica’s Exporters

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Costa Rican exporters are absorbing hits from three directions at once: rising port fees on the Caribbean coast, a colón that has strengthened to...

Costa Rica’s Colón Won’t Weaken — Now Two BCCR Directors Want a Rate Cut

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Costa Rica's colón continues to defy gravity against the U.S. dollar, closing yet another week below the ¢460 mark and tightening the squeeze on...

Costa Rica Receives Third Group of Deportees from the United States

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Costa Rica received a third group of people deported from the United States yesterday afternoon, as the country continues carrying out a new migration...

Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan Makes Her Case to Lead the United Nations

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Costa Rica’s push to place Rebeca Grynspan at the head of the United Nations moved into a more public phase this week, as the...

Costa Rica Warns Drivers About Fake QR Code Parking Scam

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Costa Rica is warning drivers about a scam in which fake parking or violation notices are being left on windshields in paid parking areas....

Costa Rica Takes in Second Group of Deportees from the United States

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Costa Rica received its second group of deportees from the United States on Friday confirming that a controversial third-country removal program is now operating...

Costa Rica Assembly Races the Clock on Sanction Against Fabricio Alvarado

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The sexual harassment case that has dominated the final weeks of Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly reached its final stage on Friday, though with an...