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Costa Rica marks Journalists’ Day amid press freedom tensions with President Chaves. Learn about the La Penca bombing and ...

Panama urges unions to lift road blockades to resolve the Chiquita Brands banana strike, which has led to 5,000 layoffs, ...

A recent fish kill on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast highlights the environmental cost of monoculture farming and pesticide use ...

Costa Rica and France join forces in a blue carbon initiative to protect mangroves and coastal ecosystems, backed by the ...

Learn how Costa Rica’s infrastructure projects, like National Route 245 and potential electrification, threaten Osa’s ...

Costa Rica’s new coastal law threatens ecosystems and communities, risking environmental harm and displacement. Learn about ...

Costa Rica battles obesity crisis: 68.5% of adults affected, costing $1.5B yearly. Learn about health and economic impacts, ...

Costa Rica enacts a historic constitutional reform allowing the extradition of its citizens for drug trafficking and terrorism.

Costa Rica loses 2-0 to Catalonia in a friendly as Keylor Navas returns. Read about the match and La Sele’s prep for 2026 ...

Panama declares a state of emergency in Bocas del Toro after Chiquita Brands fires 5,000 workers over a month-long strike ...

A joint operation between Costa Rica and Panama dismantled a transnational migrant smuggling network that trafficked hundreds ...