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Democrats Win Congress but Costa Rica’s US Tariff Stays

The Tico Times - November 4, 2026

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US Midterm Vote Won’t Necessarily Lift Costa Rica’s 12.5% Tariff

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Chaves Calls TEC Rector a Terrorist as 417 Limón Students Face Campus Closure

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For First Time, Costa Rica Votes Against UN Call to End US Embargo on Cuba

Democrats Win Congress but Costa Rica’s US Tariff Stays

The Tico Times - November 4, 2026

Democrats won control of both chambers of the US Congress in Tuesday's midterm elections. The result hands President Donald Trump a divided government for...

US Midterm Vote Won’t Necessarily Lift Costa Rica’s 12.5% Tariff

The Tico Times - November 1, 2026

Analysts say Tuesday's US midterms could shift the politics around Costa Rica's 12.5% tariff, but a new Congress won't automatically lift it.

Chaves Calls TEC Rector a Terrorist as 417 Limón Students Face Campus Closure

The Tico Times - October 31, 2026

Former president Rodrigo Chaves, who now serves as minister of the Presidency and of Finance, called Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC) rector María...

For First Time, Costa Rica Votes Against UN Call to End US Embargo on Cuba

The Tico Times - October 30, 2026

Costa Rica voted against the annual United Nations resolution calling on the United States to lift its economic embargo on Cuba, the first time...

Costa Rica’s President Invites Pope Leo XIV to Visit in 2027

The Tico Times - October 29, 2026

President Laura Fernández formally invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Costa Rica during a private audience at the Vatican, proposing a trip in 2027...

Costa Rica Drops Bid to Join Pacific Trade Pact and Fires Its Trade Minister

The Tico Times - October 28, 2026

Costa Rica drops its bid to join the CPTPP and fires its trade minister, citing secrecy over the deal and risks to ranchers and dairy farmers.

Ruling Party Files Bill That Would Let Rodrigo Chaves Run Again in 2030

The Tico Times - October 28, 2026

Legislators from Costa Rica's ruling Pueblo Soberano party filed a constitutional reform on Tuesday that would allow presidents to serve consecutive terms. Its backers...

For the First Time, Women Lead All Three Branches of Costa Rica’s Government

The Tico Times - October 27, 2026

Patricia Vargas's election as Supreme Court president means women lead all three branches of Costa Rica's government.

US Embassy Links Chinese Mining to Illegal Gold Digging in Costa Rica, China Calls It Unfounded

The Tico Times - October 24, 2026

The United States Embassy in Costa Rica has accused Chinese mining companies operating in Nicaragua of driving illegal gold extraction across the border into...

Thousands March as Costa Rica Lawmakers Cut 8 Billion Colones From Public Universities

The Tico Times - October 21, 2026

Thousands of students, university staff, union members and social activists marched through San José yesterday against cuts to public university funding. Late that night,...

University March Will Slow San José Traffic Tuesday From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Tico Times - October 19, 2026

If you need to get across eastern San José or downtown tomorrow, plan around a national march against cuts to public university funding. Marchers...

Costa Rica President to Tour CECOT Days After Opening a 5,100-Inmate Prison

The Tico Times - October 15, 2026

President Fernández will travel to El Salvador on Friday to tour the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), the mega-prison at the center of President Nayib...

Costa Rica Bills Would Keep Kids Off Social Media Until 14 or 15

The Tico Times - October 15, 2026

Costa Rican children younger than 15 could be barred from opening social media accounts under one of two bills now before the Legislative Assembly....

Court Vacancies Stall Second Immunity Request Against Rodrigo Chaves

The Tico Times - October 12, 2026

Costa Rica's Supreme Court cannot send lawmakers a new request to lift Rodrigo Chaves's immunity because it lacks an alternate justice, Justice Jorge Araya told legislators.