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Iraq War Support Still Questioned

ALMOST one year after the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court (Sala IV) agreed to review an injunction brought against President Abel Pacheco for...

President to Stop Sending Costa Ricans to Controversial U.S. Military Training School

President Oscar Arias this week decided to make Costa Rica the fourth Latin American country to stop sending trainees to an infamous U.S. Army...

Arbitration Case Resonates Here

The first international arbitration case under the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA), in which a U.S. railroad company is accusing...

U.S. Trade Pact Debated, Touted, Protested

As the contentious Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA) took effect in the United States, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala...

Commission Approves CAFTA

As protestors held a vigil outside, the Legislative Assembly’s nine-member International Affairs Commission approved the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA)...

U.S. Trade Pact Opponents Take to Streets

Two days of protests against the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA) this week brought together massive, diverse crowds in demonstrations...

Thousands Protest Labor Rulings

If William Siles, a 44-year-old father of six, leaves his job as a heavy-equipment operator with an extra-large severance payment, thanks to his union’s...

The Tico Times and Costa Rica’s Transformative 1970s

When The Tico Times resumed publication on Feb. 4, 1972 after a 12-year hiatus, its mission was the same, but its scope was suddenly...

Wal-Mart Controls Tico Supermarkets

The world’s biggest retailer, arguably as famous for the controversy it generates as for its rock-bottom prices, became the owner of most of Costa...

El Salvador Enters CAFTA, Nicaragua Eyes April

GRANADA, Nicaragua – El Salvador’s Minister of the Economy, Yolanda de Gavidia, told The Nica Times this week that El Salvador had not ceded...

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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...

Costa Rica’s May Beetles Vanish, Signaling Ecological Crisis

In Costa Rica, the iconic “May beetles” (abejones de mayo), known scientifically as the Phyllophaga genus, are vanishing at an alarming rate. These beetles,...

El Salvador Denies Gang Pact Amid New Allegations from Barrio 18 Leaders

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele on Saturday shared images of gang members in a mega-prison to discredit statements made by two leaders of the...

Living in Costa Rica as an Expat Isn’t Perfect—But It’s Better Than You Think

Anyone who has lived here more than a few months is well aware of the myriad problems present in 21st century Costa Rica: Violent...

UNHCR Warns Funding Cuts Threaten Refugee Support in Costa Rica

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warns that a 41% funding cut is jeopardizing support for refugees in Costa Rica, especially Nicaraguans...
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