1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (325+ words) Costa Rica’s public hospitals have treated nearly 10,000 gunshot emergencies since 2020, showing how the rise in armed violence is affecting far more people than homicide statistics alone reveal. Data from the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) show that 9,970 firearm-related emergencies…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (372+ words) Costa Rican rescue crews are searching for a woman who disappeared after a sudden surge of water swept away a group of visitors near Rincón de la Vieja National Park in Guanacaste. The emergency happened yesterday in the area of…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (471+ words) Costa Rica Immigration Worker Arrested in Residency Scheme The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Costa Rica Immigration Worker Arrested in Residency Scheme An employee of Costa Rica’s immigration agency was arrested this morning on suspicion of manipulating…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (343+ words) Magnitude 5.3 Costa Rica Earthquake Shakes The Southern Pacific Before Dawn The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Magnitude 5.3 Costa Rica Earthquake Shakes The Southern Pacific Before Dawn A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook the southern Pacific region of Costa Rica…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (472+ words) Costa Rica Supreme Court Considers Changes After Judicial Corruption Cases The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Costa Rica Supreme Court Considers Changes After Judicial Corruption Cases Costa Rica’s Supreme Court has ordered a review of the rules…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (567+ words) The Panama Canal has not ruled out further restrictions on ship traffic because of a drought worsened by the El Niño climate phenomenon, its new administrator, Ilya Espino de Marotta, said in an interview. The waterway, which connects the Atlantic…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (428+ words) Costa Rica Stops 4 Panama Gang Suspects at Border The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Costa Rica Stops 4 Panama Gang Suspects at Border Four men linked by Costa Rican intelligence to Panamanian groups involved in drug trafficking and…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (333+ words) El Niño Drought Could Leave 16 Million Without Enough Food in Latin America The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER El Niño Drought Could Leave 16 Million Without Enough Food in Latin America Drought caused by the El Niño climate…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (458+ words) Costa Rica’s Pacific Waters Reach Unusually High Temperatures The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Costa Rica’s Pacific Waters Reach Unusually High Temperatures Ocean temperatures along Costa Rica’s Pacific coast are running unusually high, with researchers recording water…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (415+ words) President Laura Fernández said US ground operations on Costa Rican soil would be good for national security if they pursued shared targets, while stressing that nothing concrete is under way and that any such deployment would require approval from the…...