Panama will break ground in January 2026 on a railway linking Panama City to Paso Canoas on the Costa Rica border. This 475-kilometer, $4.1-$5 billion project aims to transform travel and trade in ...

The conflict centers on properties built within the maritime-terrestrial zone (ZMT), a 200-meter coastal strip regulated by Costa Rica’s 1977 Maritime Zoning Law. The municipality claims these ...

GENEVA – As humanitarian needs reach critical levels in Costa Rica, due to continuing displacement from Nicaragua, a 41 per cent funding cut is seriously impacting the ability of UNHCR, the UN Refugee ...

The arrests Wednesday came during multi-city raids aimed at disrupting what Costa Rica’s immigration police call “a transnational organized crime structure” dedicated to human trafficking an ...

Need a break from the capital? Charlotte Lytton heads to Costa Rica in search of lush rainforests and diverse wildlife with a side of show-stopping cuisine The Standard's journalism is supported ...

COSTA RICA, May 20, (AP): Video has emerged showing Costa Rican prison officials catching a cat with packages of illegal drugs strapped to its body. An officer at the Pococí prison in northeastern ...

In April 2019, a fiery streak lit up the sky over northern Costa Rica. It wasn’t lightning or fireworks. It was a rock from space, plunging into Earth’s atmosphere at over 14 kilometers per ...

The IMF last month said Costa Rica’s growth was expected to ease to around 3.5% in 2025 and inflation was expected to return to the central bank’s target of 3%. IMF approves $1.5 billion, 2 ...

Since 2010, Costa Rica has enjoyed strong and stable economic growth - 3.8% in 2017. Exports of bananas, coffee, sugar, and beef are the backbone of its commodity exports. Various industrial and ...

The IMF approved today a two-year arrangement for Costa Rica under the Flexible Credit Line (FCL), for an amount of about US$1.5 billion (equivalent to 300 percent of quota). Costa Rica qualifies for ...

Guards in Costa Rica have intercepted an unusual prison drug delivery, catching a cat as it jumped over the periphery fence at night with marijuana and crack taped to its body. The black-and-white ...