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Friday, June 12, 2026
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Laura Fernández announces that inmates will have to work in prisons
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica President Laura Fernández announced that the government will present a bill on Monday requiring inmates to work. The initiative is part of a package of proposals on citizen security that...
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The 2026 World Cup in Costa Rica
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US ends the grace period for foreign companies to sever...
Q24N (EFE) The U.S. ended last Friday, June 5, 2026, the grace period granted...
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The 2026 World Cup in Costa Rica
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What can businesses do to avoid a massive drop in productivity and layoffs during the World...
Q COSTARICA — Starting Thursday and for just over a month, workers around the world will...
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President Fernández lashes out at the judiciary: “We still have time to prevent Costa Rica from...
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rican President Laura Fernández launched harsh criticism against the judiciary during her...
National
Laura Fernández announces that inmates will have to work in prisons
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica President Laura Fernández announced that the government will present a bill...
Cuba
US ends the grace period for foreign companies to sever ties with Cuba without retaliation
Q24N (EFE) The U.S. ended last Friday, June 5, 2026, the grace period granted to foreign...
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Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Waited 25 Years for Justice. Feared it would never come.
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The 2026 World Cup in Costa Rica
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Q24N (EFE) The U.S. ended last Friday, June 5, 2026, the grace period granted to foreign companies with a presence in Cuba to sever...
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Q COSTARICA — The election of Costa Rican diplomat Lina Ajoy as the new Secretary General...
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Q COSTARICA — Ambassador Lina Eugenia Ajoy Rojas was elected as the first Costa Rican and...
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Costa Rican Border Police Seize Shipment of 2026 World Cup Postcards
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica's Policia de Fronteras (Border Police) seized a shipment of allegedly smuggled...
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Operation of San José airport generated more than US$62 million for...
Q COSTARICA — The operator of Juan Santamaría International Airport, or San José airport (SJO), presented...
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Raúl Castro, the last great symbol of the Cuban...
Q24N — With the indictment of Raúl Castro, the United...
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Nicaragua
Sandinista dictatorship could leave SICA following the election of...
Q COSTARICA — The election of Costa Rican diplomat Lina...
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Nicaragua Indigenous leader imprisoned by the Ortega government dies
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Delta adds new route between New York and Guanacaste Airport
Q COSTARICA — Air connectivity between New York and Guanacaste takes another step forward with the...
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Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Airport consolidates its position as a “pet friendly” destination
Q COSTARICA — The Guanacaste Airport in Liberia (LIR), a...
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Costa Rica graces the cover of National Geographic Traveller (UK)
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica is once again capturing international...
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Expansion of San Jose Airport sidelines the planned Orotina airport
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The film “Chicas Malas” to be filmed in Costa Rica
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Business & Economy
IKEA is preparing to open in Costa Rica
Business leaders propose gradually reducing social security contributions to protect jobs
Unemployment remains unchanged at 6.9%, but the number of employed women decreased
IMF proposes Costa Rica tax school bonus, basic food items, and income tax changes
Dollar exchange is gradually gaining ground. Will continue to rise?
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Laura Fernández announces that inmates will have to work in prisons
Costa Rican Border Police Seize Shipment of 2026 World Cup Postcards
Operation of San José airport generated more than US$62 million for the Costa Rican State in 2025
Delta adds new route between New York and Guanacaste Airport
San José Prepares for Pride March 2026
Politics
President Fernández lashes out at the judiciary: “We still have time to prevent Costa Rica from falling off a cliff”
Lina Ajoy, the first Costa Rican to assume the General Secretariat of SICA
Alcoholic beverages have been given the green light to sponsor sporting events
Costa Rica receives a new group of migrants deported from the United States
Fernández: Is she pulling the calf’s tail too much?
Health
“How do we wash our hands?”: Residents of Mora ask given the constant water shortages and a salmonella outbreak
Costa Rica approves Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination for the elderly
Menopause and Andropause: How Costa Rica is Addressing These Life Processes Without Taboos
Elderly woman having to wait to 2047 for orthopedic appointment wins in Constitutional Court
Cancer patients in Costa Rica wait more than 600 days for an MRI
Tech
Beware Of The Keylogger
ICE Losing Cell Phone Customers!
US$2 Billion Game of Goggles
ICE Asks Mobile Internet Users To Be “Rational” In Their Consumption
Purchasing .cr Domain Names. Benefits, Payment and How to Use Them.
Sports
The 2026 World Cup in Costa Rica
What can businesses do to avoid a massive drop in productivity and layoffs during the World Cup?
Kenya breaks record, Mexico celebrates, and Costa Rica takes the podium at the San José Marathon
Costa Rica Falls to Colombia 3-1, Capping a Painful Road to World Cup Exclusion
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