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Costa Rica, Panama, Dominican Republic want US to curb Haitian migration

AFP - October 21, 2021

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‘They won’t stop me’: Haitians stuck in Colombia keep sights on US

Haiti

American dream shattered: one Haitian’s journey to US border… and back

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‘We’re desperate’: Haitian migrants’ hopes fade at US border

Haiti

Haiti president assassinated at home, wife wounded

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Haiti President Jovenel Moise was assassinated and his wife wounded early Wednesday in a gun attack at their private residence

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Vice President Campbell discusses goal to ‘defend the rights of all, to speak for those who are silent’

Alejandro Zúñiga -

Vice President Campbell called for building equitable, just and non-discriminatory societies.

Caribbean

Government charters flight to bring Costa Ricans home from Puerto Rico

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When it arrives in Costa Rica, the flight will be met at a government air base in Alajuela by officials and passengers' families.

Caribbean

UPDATED: Tropical storm causes deaths, flooding in Costa Rica and region

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"This is a critical situation, the likes of which Costa Rica has not faced for many years," President Luis Guillermo Solís said in a video message.

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Costa Rican Foreign Ministry seeks Costa Ricans in Puerto Rico

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Costa Ricans who are in Puerto Rico and have not yet been in touch with the ministry are asked to contact the Costa Rican Honorary Consulate in Puerto Rico, or the Consular Department in Costa Rica.

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Men caught with one ton of drugs in Costa Rica allowed to walk free, police say

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Even though police said the men were throwing drugs off the boat and into the sea at the sight of officers, they were allowed to walk free after a ruling from a Limón judge.

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Costa Rica ends year with more than 26,000 ‘irregular migrants’ on the books

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Tens of thousands of people, primarily from Cuba and Haiti, made 2016 an unusual year on, and within, Costa Rica's borders.

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A small town unites to help Hurricane Otto victims – the Costa Rican way

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The small town of Bijagua has united to help its Hurricane Otto victims, as well as folks from nearby Upala.

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