Semana Santa, or Easter Holy Week, in Nicaragua is a week of colorful religious tradition, tourism and partying. Most people get vacation days  making for...

Costa Rica and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced Thursday an agreement that will provide health insurance to 10,000 refugees by the end of the year. 

The UNHCR office in San José said that the Covid-19 pandemic has aggravated conditions of vulnerability.

Costa Rica will try to improve protections for thousands of Nicaraguans who request asylum or refuge in the country through an initiative supported by the UN and the European Union.

To qualify for the new status, the applicant must show that her refugee claim was denied and that he or she has no criminal record.

Critics say the law is will further a climate of repression that has existed in Nicaragua since the 2018 anti-government protests.

Nicaragua will hold presidential and legislative elections in 2021. The ruling Sandinista Front (FSLN) of President Ortega will seek his third successive re-election since 2007.

Pompeo questioned what he defined as intensified attack against political opponents and independent media in Nicaragua

Pompeo questioned what he defined as intensified attack against political opponents and independent media in Nicaragua

The agency estimates that 63 percent of Nicaraguan refugees living in Costa Rica can only eat twice a day.