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Guns N’ Roses concert postponed shortly before show

A concert by the U.S. rock band Guns N´ Roses, slated for Friday night at Ricardo Saprissa Stadium in Tibás, was suspended shortly before...

Citizen Insecurity Growing Across Region

MANAGUA – Nicaragua's long-standing claim to being the safest country in Central America is losing its luster in a region that is now considered...

OAS chief travels to Honduras to demand Zelaya’s return

  The head of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, said he will travel to Honduras Friday to demand the return of...

Oxfam America: Mining Reaps Few Benefits

An open-pit goldmine may not be quite the, well, goldmine it’s made out to be. A study on mining in Central America focusing on...

Food Crisis Punishes Poor Households

MANAGUA – At the throng of shop stands crammed into Granada’s sprawling labyrinth of a marketplace, vendors and shoppers comment on food prices as...

CAFTA Approved, Implementation Bills Debated

The government's quest to join a freetrade agreement with the United States continued to be a wild ride in 2007, and wasn't over at...

Has the Moment of Truth Arrived?

Elections official Max Esquivel had a nightmare about the referendum on the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA). He dreamed that the...

A Look Back at the CAFTA Debate Years

2003 Jan. 27: The first round of trade talks begins in San José with representatives of the United States, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras...

Independence Day Takes New Significance

For university student Ricardo Solís, this year’s Independence Day – just three weeks before Costa Ricans decide whether to approve a controversial free-trade agreement...

INS President Eyes Central American Market

The door opened, and Guillermo Constenla walked out of the back room into the front lounge of his airy office on the 14th floor...

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Costa Rica Leads Latin America in Life Sciences Sector Growth

Costa Rica has solidified its position as the leading hub in the area of life sciences for Latin America. According to recent industry data,...

Expotur 2025: Crime and Rising Costs Challenge Costa Rica’s Tourism

Expotur 2025, Costa Rica’s premier tourism trade show, recently concluded at the Costa Rica Convention Center, showcasing our country’s latest strategies to remain a...

Former Panama President Martinelli Avoids Jail, Arrives in Colombia Under Asylum

Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli arrived in Colombia this Saturday under political asylum, after spending 15 months sheltered in the Nicaraguan embassy to avoid...

Costa Rica’s Elusive River Otter: Behavior, Scat Clues, and Rare Video Evidence

Today we meet the most aquatic member of Costa Rica’s weasel family, the neotropical river otter. The neotropical river otter (Lontra longicaudis) is known...

Why Costa Rica is Banning Fishing in the Gulf of Nicoya for May–July

A fishing ban in the Gulf of Nicoya, effective since May 1st and lasting until July 3rd, protects shrimp, corvina, snapper, and white mullet...
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