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Costa Rica Debt Plan Prompts Warnings Over Dollar and Public Finances

The Tico Times - June 25, 2026

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Costa Rica Adoption Review Deepens After Norway Final Report

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Costa Rica Faces Growing Pressure as Refugees Near 4.5% of Population

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Costa Rica President Evacuated After Loud Blast During Crucitas Visit

Costa Rica Debt Plan Prompts Warnings Over Dollar and Public Finances

The Tico Times - June 25, 2026

A group of Costa Rican economists is warning that the government’s plan to issue up to $13.5 billion in eurobonds is excessive, unnecessary in...

Costa Rica Adoption Review Deepens After Norway Final Report

Tico Times - June 23, 2026

Norway’s final report on international adoptions has turned Costa Rica’s recent file review into a sharper official finding: Norwegian authorities did not do enough...

Costa Rica Faces Growing Pressure as Refugees Near 4.5% of Population

Tico Times - June 20, 2026

Refugees and asylum seekers now account for about 4.5% of Costa Rica’s population, a sign of how deeply regional displacement has become part of...

Costa Rica President Evacuated After Loud Blast During Crucitas Visit

Tico Times - June 19, 2026

President Laura Fernández was rushed out of the Crucitas mining area Friday morning after a loud blast interrupted her official visit to the Finca...

Costa Rica’s New Dog and Cat Breeding Rules Take Effect

Tico Times - June 17, 2026

Costa Rica has put into effect a new regulatory framework for the breeding and sale of dogs and cats, a major change for an...

Costa Rica’s New Lake Arenal Tourism Law Draws Conflict-of-Interest Questions

Tico Times - June 15, 2026

A governing-party lawmaker promoted and voted for a new law legalizing tourism and commercial activity around Lake Arenal without disclosing that her family owns...

Surviving Costa Rican Fisherman Says Two Crewmates Died at Sea

Tico Times - June 15, 2026

Just hours after Costa Rica celebrated the rescue of a second fisherman who survived nearly a week adrift in the Pacific Ocean, new details...

Second Miracle in Guanacaste: Another Fisherman Found Alive After Six Days at Sea

Tico Times - June 14, 2026

Costa Rica woke up this Sunday to extraordinary news from the Pacific coast. Abraham Ríos, a 28-year-old fisherman who had been missing since the...

Lost at Sea: Costa Rica’s Fishing Communities Face Growing Pressure

Tico Times - June 14, 2026

Four fishermen from the Roxana II remain missing in Costa Rica’s North Pacific after rough seas linked to Tropical Storm Cristina caused multiple boating...