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Bullets are flying in Costa Rica. Every day, it seems, I read online about a new murder in San José, Limón, or Puntarenas. I watch reels of gunfights, the shots crackling in the night air while people scurry. The murder rate has hovered around 17 per 100,000 population for the past few years. In 2025, …
The Miami Open moves back into action Thursday, March 19, with a crowded schedule after persistent rain washed out all matches on Wednesday and forced tournament organizers to reshuffle the opening days of the event. Officials said the full day of play was canceled because of the weather, turning Thursday into one of the busiest …
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President Rodrigo Chaves gave Costa Rica’s break with Cuba a harder and more openly ideological edge on Wednesday, using the embassy closure announcement to call for communism to be driven from the hemisphere. The remark pushed the story beyond a bilateral diplomatic dispute and into a broader political fight, raising questions about how far Costa …
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Costa Rican health authorities are investigating suspected measles cases linked to an international youth camp that included foreign participants, as officials work to determine how the virus entered the country and to contain any further spread. Preliminary findings from the Ministry of Health indicate the virus may have entered Costa Rica after contact with Mexican …
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Costa Rica’s tourism is still drawing strong demand even as the exchange-rate debate continues to weigh on the industry. Fresh data released this week showed Costa Rica received 308,873 tourists by air in February, up 14.1% from the same month a year earlier.Total international arrivals by all routes reached 331,967 in February, while the first …
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British Airways will increase its Costa Rica service from three to five weekly flights starting in October 2026, giving the country a larger nonstop link to the United Kingdom during the European winter travel season. The added service will run through March 2027, and the route will also shift from London Gatwick to London Heathrow, …
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Costa Rica on Wednesday closed its embassy in Havana and told Cuba to withdraw its diplomatic staff from San José, while allowing consular services to continue for citizens who still need routine assistance. President Rodrigo Chaves announced the decision publicly and said his government does not recognize the legitimacy of Cuba’s communist system. Foreign Minister …
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President-elect Laura Fernández Delgado formally received her credentials from Costa Rica’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal on Tuesday morning, March 17, during a ceremony at the Francisco Sáenz Meza auditorium in the TSE building in San José. Francisco Ernesto Gamboa Soto and Douglas Soto Campos were also certified as first and second vice presidents-elect for the 2026-2030 …
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Breeze Airways will launch nonstop service between Tampa International Airport and Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José on October 3, restoring a direct link that has been absent for more than 25 years. The route will operate twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and Breeze will be the only airline serving it nonstop. …
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Online banking fraud in Costa Rica has surged over the past six years, with reports rising 1,446% between 2019 and 2025 and topping 10,000 cases for the first time last year, according to data from the Judicial Investigation Agency. The OIJ figures show complaints climbed from 656 in 2019 to 10,142 in 2025, or roughly …
Read more “Online Banking Fraud Hits Record Levels in Costa Rica”