Author: allthingspanama.net

El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, on Wednesday compared the collective trial of gang leaders in his country to the historic Nuremberg proceedings against top Nazi officials after World War II. A total of 486 members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), which the United States considers a terrorist organization, have been on trial since Monday, accused …

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Panama’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned Iran’s seizure of the container ship MSC Francesca, which sails under the Panamanian flag, in the Strait of Hormuz. The ministry described the action as an illegal seizure that violates international law and called it a grave attack on maritime security. The Panamanian government, which registers the world’s largest …

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When you hear the word jungle spoken in reference to Costa Rica, your first thought likely strays to monkeys swinging through trees, scarlet macaws, toucans, blue morpho butterflies, and our unofficial national symbol, the sloth. But live here long enough and you may find yourself traipsing through a less appealing jungle, that of the Costa …

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Costa Rica’s push to place Rebeca Grynspan at the head of the United Nations moved into a more public phase this week, as the former vice president used her interactive dialogue before member states to argue that the next secretary-general must put peace back at the center of the organization and take a more active …

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Despite ongoing tensions, Cuba and the United States are continuing their discussions and recently held high level diplomatic talks in Havana, a Cuban Foreign Ministry official confirmed. Alejandro García, director of bilateral affairs for Cuba and the United States at the Foreign Ministry, told the official newspaper Granma that “a meeting between Cuban and U.S. …

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I think I need a reset. I like to say that I came to live in Costa Rica in the last century. Makes it sound like ancient history. In truth, that 35 year year gap seems more like an entire century when I compare then to now. Back then I loved living far from the …

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Thiago Agustín Tirante gave Latin American tennis a strong start at the Madrid Open on Wednesday, beating Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-4 to move into the second round. The Argentine, ranked No. 75, now advances to face 15th seed Tommy Paul in the next round.The match also marked Bautista Agut’s final appearance in Madrid. …

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On April 22, 1991, the province of Limón lived through one of the most terrifying days in its history: the Limón earthquake shook the ground with an intensity never before recorded in Costa Rica. At 3:57 p.m., a 7.7-magnitude quake struck with its epicenter in Valle de la Estrella, 36 kilometers from the city of …

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As the world observes Earth Day today, Costa Rica finds itself in familiar territory: held up once again as a global example of what environmental ambition can look like in practice, while dealing with the real-world pressures that test that reputation year after year. The 2026 theme chosen by earthday.org — “Our Power, Our Planet” …

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The Association of Developers of the Papagayo Gulf Tourism Complex (Asopapagayo) is attempting to overturn the Constitutional Court’s decision to suspend logging and construction permits in the Bahía Papagayo development. The group issued a statement expressing “concern and alarm” following Judge Fernando Cruz’s ruling, which establishes a total moratorium on logging permits and the suspension …

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