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President Carlos Alvarado vetoes Costa Rica’s controversial trawling project

President Carlos Alvarado on Friday announced that he has vetoed a project that would authorize trawl fishing in Costa Rican waters. 

Costa Rican Congress approves controversial trawling law

The new legislation sets in motion the process to resume trawling in Costa Rica, a country that prides itself on its environmental policies.

Costa Rica passes watered-down anti-plastics law

The project was originally more ambitious, but that he modified it so as not to affect the plastics industry, which employs 14,000 people in Costa Rica.

New York at the center of the fight against climate change

Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado is expected to attend.
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Three months into our new tropical lives in Costa Rica, my wife and I were living in a small second story apartment in the...

Costa Rica: Actor Dylan McDermott’s Favorite Destination

U.S. actor Dylan McDermott has professed his love for Costa Rica, as he revealed in a recent interview with a local media outlet. In...

Costa Rica’s 2025 Budget: Balancing Fiscal Responsibility and Social Needs

Last week, Costa Rica’s Ministry of Finance submitted the 2025 budget proposal to the Legislative Assembly, a key event closely watched by both local...