October 3, 2023 Homicides in Costa Rica have reached record highs as the government struggles to coordinate numerous agencies to address mounting security threats. Costa Rica has already exceeded the…
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Cocaine and Marijuana Fuel Ever-Higher Homicides in Costa Rica
By: Henry Shuldiner- Insight Crime May 2, 2023 Drugs gangs battling over control of Costa Rica’s cocaine trafficking infrastructure and the domestic marijuana market are fueling an increase in violence…
Clara Sola, a Costa Rican film about to debut in US Cinemas
July 8, 2022 July 1st was the US premiere of the Costa Rican feature film Clara Sola, directed by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén. The Central American film opened Friday, July 1st at the IFC Center in New York and…
OAS Mission Begins Deployment in Costa Rica Ahead of the Second Round of Presidential Elections
April 1, 2022 The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the presidential elections in Costa Rica began its deployment to carry out observation tasks corresponding…
Costa Rica will host the fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and Caribbean on Sustainable Development
March 4, 2022 The meeting, convened annually under the auspices of ECLAC, will take place March 7 – 9, 2022 in San José. On March 7-9, 2022, Costa Rica will…
Crossing From The Caribbean To The Pacific, The Iconic 200 Mile Ultramarathon Distance Arrives In Costa Rica
February 22, 2022 200+ mile ultramarathons have been growing in popularity, mostly in the United States, with some of them even adopting the tagline ‘200 is the new 100’. This November 7,…
Former Costa Rican president closer to regaining power: Run offs set for April!
By: Staff Writer February 11, 2022 According to the latest results reported from Costa Rica’s Supreme Election Tribunal (TSE) there will be a second and final round on April 3…
OAS Mission Congratulates the Costa Rican People after Successful February 6 Election Day
February 11, 2022 The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the National Elections of Costa Rica, led by the former Vice President of Panama Isabel…
Costa Rica heads to elections- February 6: No clear front runner!
By: Staff Writer January 18, 2022 The model of Central American democracy, Costa Rica, goes to the polls on February 6. What to expect is a vibrantly contested election with…
OAS to Deploy an Electoral Observation Mission for the General Elections in Costa Rica
January 18, 2022 The Organization of American States (OAS) will deploy an Electoral Observation Mission for the elections that will be held on February 6 in Costa Rica, in which…
Scotch & Soda And Klarna Launch Global Campaign With Trees For All To Support Global Reforestation Efforts On Behalf Of Consumers Worldwide
June 22, 2021 Scotch & Soda and Klarna commit to planting 10,000 trees in Costa Rica and Ghana to kick off the brand’s long-term partnership with Trees for All. In…
OAS, Ministry of Sciences, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica and Citi Foundation Train Students in Digital Security
May 25, 2021 The Ministry of Sciences, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica (MICITT), the Cybersecurity Program of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) of the Organization of American States…