DESPITE stiff opposition and sometimes-violent protests, the free-trade agreement between the United States, Central America and the Dominican Republic (CAFTA) was ratified this year...
PRESIDENT Abel Pacheco this week confirmedwhat many supporters of the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA) havelong suspected: he is undecided...
THE day after thousands of protestors voicedtheir opposition to the Central American Free-TradeAgreement with the United States (CAFTA) on thestreets of San José, President...
GUATEMALA CITY (EFE) –Belize’s largest city, Belize City, returnedto calm last weekend after several daysand nights of violent protests linked to adispute over the...
IT had all the makings of a classic Costa Rican antitrade-pact march: handmade banners, familiar chantsthrough megaphones, and a giant papier-mâché caterpillarwith sharp fangs...
WITH opposition to the CentralAmerican Free-Trade Agreement with theUnited States (CAFTA) becoming stillmore concerted this week, President AbelPacheco took his strongest pro-CAFTAstance in months,...
HOW’S the weather out there?Unless an unexpected cold snap hasrolled into Costa Rica since press time, it’shot. The Caribbean is hair-frizzinglyhumid. Guanacaste is an...
WHILE the highly polemic debate over the CentralAmerican Free-Trade Agreement with the United States(CAFTA) has reached legislative hallways, editorialpages, city streets and university classrooms,...
Six Central American national teams, including Costa Rica, Panama, and Honduras, will seek to strengthen their chances of reaching the 2026 North American World...
Pavones, a small surfing paradise in Golfito, Costa Rica, faces a growing battle to protect its iconic wave, local community, and fragile ecosystem. Known...
Costa Rica, celebrated for its rainforests and beaches, is facing sharp criticism for its treatment of migrants. The Jesuit Migrant Service of Costa Rica...
