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U.S. and UNICEF Donate 1,800 Kits to Costa Rican Families for Child Development

The U.S. government and UNICEF Costa Rica donated 1,800 kits to families belonging to the National Care and Children Development Network (REDCUDI). The supplies...

Amb. Thomas-Greenfield leads US del. for Summit on Democracy & Development in Costa Rica

The U.S. Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, has been selected to lead the U.S. delegation to the 2023 Summit for Democracy...

The Three-Fold Focus of Pope Francis: Reforms, Diplomacy, and Combating Pedo-Criminality

Pope Francis, 86 years old, will mark this March 13 a decade of pontificate. From reforms to diplomacy, passing through the fight against pedocriminality,...

The President of Costa Rica criticizes human rights violations in Nicaragua

The President of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, denounced the violation of human rights in Nicaragua during the VI Summit of the Alliance for Development...

Nicaragua protesters in Costa Rica oppose loans to Ortega

A dozen Nicaraguans exiled in Costa Rica protested Tuesday in front of the offices of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, in San...

Costa Rica Has Concerns Over Arbitrary Deportation of Nicaraguan National

Costa Rica expressed its concern over the grave situation in Nicaragua regarding the arbitrary expatriation of more than 300 citizens by the government of...

Costa Rica included in European Union “blacklist”

Costa Rica belongs to the European Union's blacklist of non-cooperative countries in tax matters, following a vote by the finance ministers of the EU...

Costa Rica is 2nd in Latin America for Strong Democracy

Costa Rica is the second country in Latin America and 17th worldwide with the best democracy, according to The Economist's Democracy Index. The Democracy Index...

Costa Rica needs “structural reforms”, says OECD

Costa Rica made "significant" economic progress after the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic but needs "structural reforms" to move forward, OECD Secretary-General...

Costa Rica Asks for Financial Help to Deal with Wave of Migration

Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves asked Wednesday at the Davos forum for financial support so that the country can continue to be "just as...
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Alaska Hawaiian Airlines Revise Surfboard Policy for Costa Rican Surfers

Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have rolled out a revised baggage policy that simplifies carrying surfboards on their flights, a change that stands to...

Costa Rica Warns Against Collecting Seashells to Save Ecosystems

Authorities from the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) and the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) have renewed their plea for residents and...

U.S. Seeks Extradition of Costa Rican Drug Leader from Limón

Federal authorities in New York have formally asked Costa Rica to hand over Gilberth Bell Fernández, a 62-year-old man known as “Macho Coca,” to...

How the U.S. Government Shutdown Disrupts Flights to Costa Rica

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines to reduce flights by 10 percent at 40 major airports starting tomorrow, as the ongoing government...