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My Tica wife was one of 14 kids. Twelve of the fourteen, all between the ages of early 50s to mid 70s are still alive. They communicate regularly, and by regularly, I mean daily. Every day I listen to my wife doing a video call with one or more of her siblings. All are in …
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Melinda Hildebrand has been nominated as the next U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, as officially announced. Hildebrand is a successful businesswoman and philanthropist who serves as Vice Chair of the Hildebrand Foundation and Vice President of Hilcorp Ventures Inc. She is also the President and Owner of the popular River Oaks Donuts. “She will fight …
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The Panamanian government on Thursday called the U.S. government’s announcement that its ships would not pay for transiting the Panama Canal “absolutely false,” a toll that Washington considers “absurd.” Amid tensions over Donald Trump’s threat to retake control of the waterway, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said the information about toll-free passage is based on …
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The Drug Control Police (PCD) have dismantled a fentanyl distribution operation in the Tierra Dominicana sector of downtown San José, seizing over 34,000 fentanyl pills weighing 19,686 grams. The operation, conducted in coordination with the Drug Trafficking Prosecutor’s Office, the Special Support Unit (UEA), the Directorate of Intelligence and Criminal Analysis (DIAC), and the San …
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The U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica has issued an urgent alert to travelers near Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) following reports of two separate car-related criminal incidents in recent weeks. According to embassy officials, both incidents occurred along a route adjacent to the DHL warehouse—a busy corridor commonly used by travelers heading toward the Santa …
Read more “Costa Rica Crime Watch as Car Robberies Increase Near SJO Airport”
Nicaragua announced its withdrawal from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday and demanded the closure of its offices in Managua, rejecting a report stating that hunger increased in the Central American country. “FAO’s attitude is unacceptable, inadmissible, and disrespectful. Consequently, we announce Nicaragua’s withdrawal from this Organization and demand the immediate …
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Costa Rica may soon see a surge in affordable flights to neighboring Central American countries. The Legislative Assembly has approved a bill that would significantly reduce air departure fees for flights to destinations like Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Panama. The initiative, which garnered support from 34 legislators, aims to make travel within the region …
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused the governments of Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba on Tuesday of being “enemies of humanity” and causing the migration crisis in the region. “These three regimes that exist in Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba are enemies of humanity and have created a migration crisis. If it weren’t for these three …
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In a groundbreaking achievement, Costa Rica has cemented its position as Latin America’s renewable energy champion, with an astounding 98% of its electricity generated from clean sources over the past five years. This remarkable feat, highlighted in CAF’s Economy and Development Report (RED) 2024, showcases how this small nation is redefining sustainable development in the …
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio seeks cooperation on migration in Guatemala this Wednesday, where President Bernardo Arévalo hopes for support from the new U.S. administration to remain firm in power. On his first trip to Latin America as U.S. chief diplomat, Rubio meets Wednesday with Arévalo, with whom he dined Tuesday in Guatemala City’s …
Read more “US Seeks Guatemala’s Help with Mass Deportations Under Trump Plan”