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Costa Rican Choir Conquers Germany With Four Awards
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
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Pueblo Soberano will be the Rodriguismo’s electoral vehicle for the 2026 elections
Q Costa Rica
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July 15, 2025
Q COSTARICA — After months of uncertainty and the emergence of several apparent parties aligned with the president, on Saturday, July 12, supporters of President Rodrigo Chaves announced that the Partido Pueblo Soberano (PPSO) will be the...
Exiled Nicaraguan Journalists in Costa Rica Face Growing Harassment
Tico Times
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July 11, 2025
Nicaragua has increased its “harassment and retaliation” against exiled journalists and their families who remain in the country, according to a report published Thursday by the NGO Foundation for Freedom of Expression and Democracy (FLED). The...
U.S. Foreign Investment Fuels Costa Rica’s Growth—But at What Cost?
Tico Times
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July 10, 2025
Costa Rica has reached a new milestone in foreign direct investment (FDI), recording more than $4.3 billion in inflows in 2024—a 14% increase from the previous year and the highest in the country’s history. However, this achievement has reignited...
Costa Rica Faces Investment Setback Amid Rising Crime and Infrastructure Failures
Tico Times
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July 8, 2025
Costa Rica’s growing insecurity, declining education system, and persistent infrastructure deficiencies are severely weakening the country’s competitiveness as a destination for foreign direct investment (FDI), according to experts from the...
Havas Costa Rica’s Cannes Lions-winning ad, Lessons of Shame, needs lessons of legitimacy
Campaign Asia-Pacific
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July 11, 2025
At the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Havas Costa Rica’s ed-pol-centred campaign, Lessons of Shame, took home two prizes: one Gold Lion and one Silver Brand Experience and Activation Lion. Created alongside World Vision...
Costa Rica normalizes the situation of migrants deported from the United States
Q Costa Rica
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July 8, 2025
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica’s immigration service, the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME), announced on Tuesday the approval of a special procedure for the temporary immigration normalization, for humanitarian reasons, of 25...
UN marks International Day of Cooperatives
Co-Operative News
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July 14, 2025
The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) held a high-level event last Tuesday in collaboration with the United Nations Federal Credit Union and the New York City Department of Small Business Services to mark the...
Costa Rica faces economic slowdown with internal stability
Q Costa Rica
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July 8, 2025
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica’s economy will slow its growth in the second half of the year, although the outlook will remain favorable. For the remainder of 2025, the international context will remain uncertain, characterized by geopolitical risks and...
Sussex charity calls on Costa Rica Government to take action as wildlife death toll continues to rise
Sussex World
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July 10, 2025
Wildlife electrocutions are a growing and devastating issue in Costa Rica, with local wildlife rescue and conservation groups reporting that many animals are killed or severely injured every few days. The problem has worsened due to rapid...
Costa Rica Scientists Develop Lab Device to Grow Muscle and Bone Tissue
Tico Times
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July 7, 2025
Costa Rican scientists have created a patented medical device that allows for the lab-grown development of muscle and bone tissue—offering a new alternative for treating serious injuries without the need for traditional grafts from other parts of...
'West Side Story' Arrives At The Eugene O'neill Theater On July 11, 12, And 13 In Costa Rica
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) West Side Story will return to the stages of Costa Rica , 10 years after its premiere at the Melico Salazar Theater. This time, the impossible love stor between Tony, a former member of the Jets, and María, the sister of...
President Kennedy’s Costa Rica visit in 1963
Q Costa Rica
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July 7, 2025
In March 1963, United States President John F. Kennedy visited San José as part of the Alliance for Progress. He was greeted by euphoric crowds in the streets of Costa Rica’s capital city, waved from an open-top car, and met with Latin American...
Dog Attack: How To React When This Happens? Is Civil Or Criminal Action Possible In Costa Rica?
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) A San Ramón de Alajuela resident was walking her dog on a leash this past weekend when, in a matter of seconds, several loose dogs attacked her pet. In the images captured by a surveillance camera, the woman is seen...
EE.UU. revoca visas al presidente de la Asamblea Nacional de Costa Rica y a magistrado de la Corte, informan funcionarios
KESQ-TV - California
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July 10, 2025
Por Djenane Villanueva y José Álvarez, CNN en Español El presidente de la Asamblea Legislativa de Costa Rica, Rodrigo Arias ―hermano del expresidente Óscar Arias―, así como el magistrado de la Sala Constitucional de la Corte Suprema de Justicia...
Costa Rica’s Lagoon Suffers New Pesticide Spill
Tico Times
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July 7, 2025
The Madre de Dios lagoon in Batán de Matina, Limón, has once again been contaminated by pesticides, causing the death of thousands of fish. Sadly, this is not an isolated incident, and fishermen have repeatedly denounced pesticide contamination in...
Direct flight to Costa Rica incoming
Winnipeg Free Press
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July 9, 2025
Costa Rica will be a flight away from Winnipeg every week this winter. Beginning Dec. 19, WestJet will run a direct flight to the Central American country from the Manitoba capital. Service will continue every Friday until April 25, 2026. A...
Canadian man and Costa Rican woman plead guilty to illegal U.S. entry
Green Mountain Times - Vermont
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July 8, 2025
Michael P. Drescher Acting United States Attorney for the District of Vermont | U.S. Attorney for the District of VermontMichael P. Drescher Acting United States Attorney for the District of Vermont | U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont...
Rubyglow, The Red-Skinned Pineapple Grown In Costa Rica, Is Named Best Food Innovation 2025
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) Rubyglow, a pineapple grown in Buenos Aires, Puntarenas , was recognized as Best Food Innovation at the World Food Innovation Awards 2025, organized by FoodBev Media. The World Food Innovation Awards celebrate the most...
10 Can’t Miss Things to Do in Costa Rica, From Wild Beaches to Local Coffee
AFAR
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July 8, 2025
Blessed with staggering tropical forests that roll down to equally dramatic coastlines, it’s no wonder pura vida—the Costa Rican catchphrase for appreciation, relaxation, and blissed-out simplicity—is the phrase on repeat here. Costa Rica is the...