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Costa Rica Receives Fourth U.S. Deportation Flight Under Migration Deal

Costa Rica received a fourth flight of migrants deported from the United States on Friday, as our country continues carrying out a bilateral migration...

Panama Hosts Largest Multinational Canal Protection Exercise

Twelve nations will send more than 1,500 security personnel to Panama for Panamax 2026, the largest multinational training exercise of the year focused on...

Amazon Carries Out New Round of Layoffs in Costa Rica

Amazon has carried out a new round of layoffs in Costa Rica, affecting employees in several departments as the company continues a broader global...

Herediano Wins Costa Rica Soccer Title No. 32 After Beating Saprissa

Club Sport Herediano closed the Clausura 2026 tournament in championship style Saturday night, defeating Deportivo Saprissa 2-0 in the second leg of the final...

Costa Rica Birdwatching Fair 2026 to Spotlight Sarapiquí Wildlife

Costa Rica will host the North American Bird Fair Costa Rica 2026 from June 4 to 7 in Sarapiquí, bringing together birdwatchers, nature photographers,...

New Costa Rica Land-Use Bill Could Reshape Tourism Zones

The proposal would create a legal path for some rural properties accessed by agricultural easements to be used for tourism, residential, or recreational projects....

Panama Canal Rules Out 2026 Transit Restrictions Despite El Niño

The Panama Canal Authority ruled out ship transit restrictions for the rest of 2026 even as El Niño conditions take hold in Panama. The...

Costa Rica Welcomes Over One Million Tourists in First Quarter

Costa Rica’s tourism industry opened the year with strong momentum, passing one million international visitors in the first quarter and posting growth compared with...

US Plans to Indict Former Cuban President Raúl Castro

The US Justice Department is preparing to seek a federal indictment against Raúl Castro, Cuba’s former president, according to multiple officials familiar with the...

Costa Rica Escalates Trade Dispute With Panama

Costa Rican President Laura Fernández has raised the stakes in a long-running trade dispute with Panama, ordering her foreign minister to pursue international action...
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Costa Rica Cinema Returns to Cannes Film Festival

Costa Rican cinema has another rare place on the Cannes stage this week, as director Valentina Maurel competes in Un Certain Regard at the...

Guatemalans Celebrate End of Consuelo Porras’ Term as Attorney General

Hundreds of Guatemalans celebrated Saturday with music, firecrackers and parody performances marking the end of eight years in office for Attorney General Consuelo Porras,...

Seventy Years of Stories: The Tico Times Turns 70

Today, May 18, 2026, Costa Rica's most enduring English-language voice quietly marks a milestone that few news organizations anywhere in the world ever reach:...

Costa Rican Woman Dies on Iberia Flight from Madrid to San José

Costa Rica saw a second airport emergency on Saturday after authorities responded to the death of a passenger aboard an Iberia flight arriving from...