Nicaragua Memory Museum Opens in San José to Preserve Stories of 2018 Repression

A new Museum of Memory has opened in San José, Costa Rica, giving Nicaraguan exiles and victims’ families a public space to document the repression that followed the 2018 protests against Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. The museum, titled Lo que no debemos olvidar — What Should Not Be Forgotten — was created by the …

Cuba Releases Three Panamanian Women Detained Over Subversive Signs

Cuban authorities have ordered the release of three Panamanian women detained since late February on accusations of spreading subversive propaganda against the Cuban government, Panama’s Foreign Ministry said Friday. The women — Evelyn Castro, Cinthia del Carmen Camarena and Abigail Sthefany Gudiño — will be allowed to leave Cuban territory, the ministry said in a …

Panama Canal Fees Hit $4 Million as Hormuz Tensions Reroute Trade

Shipping companies have paid as much as $4 million in last-minute auction fees to send vessels through the Panama Canal, the Panama Canal Authority confirmed this week, as the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Iran conflict forces global trade to shift routes. The surge comes on top of standard transit fees …

Costa Rica Receives Third Group of Deportees from the United States

Costa Rica received a third group of people deported from the United States yesterday afternoon, as the country continues carrying out a new migration cooperation agreement signed with Washington in late March. The latest flight brought 28 people to Juan Santamaría International Airport: 25 foreign nationals and three Costa Ricans. The arrivals were confirmed by …

Brazil’s Joao Fonseca Moves Into Madrid Third Round After Cilic Withdrawal

Brazil’s Joao Fonseca moved into the third round of the Madrid Masters 1000 on Friday without playing a point, after Croatia’s Marin Cilic withdrew from their second-round match because of food poisoning. The result sends the 19-year-old Brazilian deeper into one of the biggest clay-court tournaments of the season and keeps alive another strong run …

OIJ Warns of Surge in WhatsApp Dollar Scams in Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency is warning the public about a rise in scams involving the fake sale of U.S. dollars through hacked WhatsApp accounts. The OIJ’s Specialized Unit Against Scams and Registry Fraud in San José has received 62 reports this year tied to this type of fraud. Investigators say the scam has caused …

Argentine Thiago Tirante Upsets Tommy Paul to Reach Third Round in Madrid

Argentina’s Thiago Agustin Tirante defeated 15th-seeded American Tommy Paul 7-5, 6-4 on Friday to advance to the third round of the Mutua Madrid Open. Tirante, ranked 75th, needed one hour and 43 minutes to secure the straight-sets victory at the Caja Mágica. The win marks his best result so far at the Masters 1000 clay-court …

Costa Rica Corporations Face Key Compliance Deadlines

There are two important obligations that all corporations must fulfill in the very short term. I. Registration of Beneficiaries of Corporate Shares The first obligation is due by next April 30th and it refers to the RTBF (Registro de transparencia de beneficiaries finales) which means Registration of Transparency of Final Beneficaries. This is an important …

Protests Mount Over Costa Rica’s Papagayo Gulf Development

Environmental groups in Guanacaste are raising pressure against a real estate and tourism project in Playa Panamá, where the planned cutting of hundreds of trees has opened a wider fight over development in the Gulf of Papagayo. The protest was held in Playa Panamá against the Bahía Papagayo project, which environmental groups say would affect …

Crime Concerns in Cartago Raise Questions About Costa Rica Safety

A rise in violence and theft in downtown Cartago is changing the way merchants do business, with some closing earlier, reinforcing storefronts and watching customer traffic fade in the afternoon and evening. The concerns are centered in Cartago’s historic commercial district, near the Mercado Central, the Ruins, the old barracks area and the streets surrounding …