Month: February 2026

Costa Rican law enforcement authorities are conducting a major judicial and police operation following the discovery of a suspected criminal plot to assassinate Michael Soto Rojas, interim director of the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ). The plot, linked to a broader criminal network involved in narcotics trafficking and money laundering, was revealed through coordinated actions …

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Apple Sports is now available in Costa Rica after Apple expanded the iPhone app into 36 additional countries and territories across Latin America and the Caribbean, bringing total availability to 80 markets worldwide. The free app, built around real-time scoreboards, offers live scores, stats, standings, and upcoming games across a growing list of leagues and …

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A federal judge in Massachusetts has struck down a key Trump administration immigration policy that permitted the rapid deportation of migrants to countries other than their own without adequate notice or opportunity to challenge the move. Judge Brian E. Murphy ruled on yesterday, that the policy violates federal immigration statutes and the Fifth Amendment’s due …

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A French historian says France’s failed 19th-century attempt to build the Panama Canal was as significant and daunting for the French as going to the Moon, he said on Wednesday. In 1880, the French, led by Count Ferdinand de Lesseps, began work on an interoceanic canal across Panama. But tropical diseases that killed thousands of …

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The Costa Rican Football Federation has named Argentine Fernando Batista as the new head coach of the national team, La Sele. The Executive Committee made the choice after reviewing several candidates, marking the start of a fresh phase for the squad after missing the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Federation President Osael Maroto stated that the …

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One of the world’s leading experts on happiness and wellbeing is coming to Costa Rica, and time is running out to be part of it. Dr. Robert Waldinger, professor at Harvard University and Director of the renowned Harvard Study of Adult Development, will be the featured keynote speaker at the Gross Global Happiness Summit (GGH) …

Read more “Harvard’s Robert Waldinger Brings the World’s Longest Happiness Study to Costa Rica, Hosted by the UN-Founded University for Peace”

The International Arts Festival (FIA) returns to San José from March 20 to 29 for its 37th edition. The public event brings more than 450 artists from 12 countries for about 70 activities. The Minister of Culture and Youth, Jorge Rodríguez Vives, announced the details at the Costa Rican Art Museum. The festival stands as …

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The United States is authorizing the sale of oil and gas to Cuba, provided companies ensure the fuel will go to citizens and businesses in the private sector, the Treasury Department announced on Wednesday. “Gas and other petroleum products exported and reexported to entities or persons in the Cuban private sector for personal use may …

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The United States intercepted in the Indian Ocean a third tanker accused of violating the blockade against sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean, after it fled the region, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.“From the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, we pursued it and intercepted it,” the Pentagon said, accompanied by a video showing soldiers rappelling from a …

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The Panamanian government said Tuesday that trade has not been affected after it took control of two ports operated by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings at the Panama Canal. Authorities moved in Monday to take over the Balboa port on the Pacific side and the Cristóbal port on the Atlantic side, after a court annulled …

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