Costa Rican courts have dealt another blow to Uber, ruling that the ride-hailing company must treat drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. In a decision in September, a labor court in San José found an employment link between Uber and a driver who worked from 2018 to 2024. The court ordered Uber to pay …
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An increasing number of farms in Panama are taking steps to reduce jaguar attacks on livestock, showing that coexistence between people and these American big cats is possible, a UN agency said Friday. The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a prominent figure in Maya and Aztec mythology, but many farmers kill them after an attack on …
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Costa Rica has issued a forceful appeal to the international community to respond more swiftly and collaboratively to humanitarian emergencies across the globe, citing past failures in Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Haiti as cautionary examples. Speaking before the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Costa Rican Foreign Minister Arnoldo André criticized the international community for acting …
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The United States wants to “steal” Venezuela’s oil reserves with the deployment of warships in the Caribbean, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said Thursday. U.S. President Donald Trump deployed eight ships and a submarine in the Caribbean nearly a month ago, arguing they were fighting drug trafficking after accusing his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, of having …
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The outlook for artificial intelligence in Latin America is promising, but the region still has low levels of training in this technology, says Google’s vice president for Spanish-speaking Latin America, Adriana Noreña, in an interview in Mexico. Visiting the country for Google Mexico’s 20th anniversary, Noreña laid out the company’s plans to develop AI in …
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Community leaders in Nosara are demanding swift and transparent action from the Municipality of Nicoya after the Constitutional Court ordered the recovery of 80 hectares of public land currently controlled by a private organization. The land—originally designated for communal and environmental use under the 1970s-era “American Project”—has remained under the administration of the Nosara Civic …
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Costa Rica’s credit rating just got a boost from Moody’s, moving up to Ba2 with a stable outlook. This change points to stronger handling of government finances and debt, which could mean good news for our country’s economy. The upgrade comes after years of tight budget controls and steady growth. Officials have stuck to spending …
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A court in El Salvador acquitted eight former guerrillas on September 24, 2025, of murdering a woman during the country’s civil war. The group includes five environmental activists who played a big role in the 2017 ban on metal mining, which President Nayib Bukele pushed to repeal in December 2024. Prosecutors charged them with killing …
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The government of Costa Rica on Wednesday inaugurated artificial-intelligence scanners to inspect containers at two of the country’s main ports, in an effort to curb drug trafficking to Europe and the United States, authorities said. The devices were installed at the Port of Caldera, the main Pacific port area in Puntarenas province, and at the …
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Nicaragua’s government has taken an unusual step by appointing two foreign ministers to represent the country on the global stage. Co-President Rosario Murillo announced the decision on Tuesday, naming Valdrack Jaentschke, the current foreign minister, and Denis Moncada, a former top diplomat, as co-ministers of Foreign Affairs. The decree, signed by Murillo and her husband, …
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