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Published on May 19, 2025

Costa Rica Faces Growing Democratic Challenges, Experts Warn

The deterioration of democracy in Costa Rica is a problem that should raise alarms and draw the attention of the population, according to experts. Spanish professor José Luis Ros Medina, during a seminar organized by the National University (UNA), stated …

Source: Tico Times - Neutral
Published on 01:31 GMT

Minister to visit Costa Rica, Ecuador as envoy to presidential inauguration

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Bang Ki-sun, minister of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, will visit Costa Rica and Ecuador this week to strengthen bilateral ties and attend the inauguration of Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa, his office said …

Source: Yonhap News Agency - Center-right
Published on 01:46 GMT

Costa Rica Authorities Catch Cat Smuggling Drugs Into Prison

COSTA RICA – Officers at a Costa Rican prison say they caught a cat smuggling drugs. The feline now nicknamed “Narcomichi” online, was spotted roaming the Pococí Penitentiary with packages strapped to its body. Inside: over 230 grams of marijuana, nearly …

Source: Our News Bahamas - Neutral
Published on May 19, 2025

Report finds US policy shifts threaten migrant and refugee protection in Costa Rica

Refugees International and the Women’s Refugee Commission released a joint report on Friday that outlines the severe effects of recent US policy shifts and aid cuts on humanitarian protections for migrants and asylum seekers throughout the region. …

Source: JURIST - Neutral
Published on 00:08 GMT

Louis Tomlinson and Zara McDermott look loved up as they are spotted on holiday in Costa Rica

LOUIS Tomlinson has been spotted looking loved up with Zara McDermott on their romantic holiday in Costa Rica. The One Direction star, 33, flew his new flame out in first class to a secluded villa on the coast in Santa Teresa where he's recording new …

Source: The Sun - Right-wing
Published on May 19, 2025

Costa Rica’s Wild Side— Video Footage of Agoutis, Falcons and Tiger-Herons

Costa Rica is a wild place full of wild animals. What those animals are doing, hidden away in the depths of the forest, is mostly unknown. One method of trying to figure out what wildlife is up to is to go into the forest and sit there and watch. Whenever …

Source: Tico Times - Neutral
Published on May 19, 2025

Central Committee meeting regarding report on the 8th Gathering of the Parliamentary Network in San José, Costa Rica, ...

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on May 19, 2025. The Central Committee meeting which was originally scheduled for May 12, 2025, but was postponed due to a lack of quorum, will be convened on …

Source: 721 News - Pending
Published on 00:32 GMT

Gov't policy minister to visit Costa Rica, Ecuador as envoy to presidential inauguration

Bang Ki-sun, minister of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, will visit Costa Rica and Ecuador this week to strengthen bilateral ties and attend the inauguration of Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa, his office said Tuesday. Bang will visit …

Source: The Korea Times - Center-left
Published on May 19, 2025

Costa Rica among the countries with the lowest fertility rate in the world in 2024

QCOSTARICA — In 2024, Costa Rica had one of the lowest total fertility rates in the world, according to Statista data published in April. According to the online statistics portal, Costa Rica reported a fertility rate of just 1.43 children per woman, …

Source: Q Costa Rica - Neutral
Published on May 19, 2025

Cat caught smuggling drugs into prison in Costa Rica

Source: Al Jazeera - Pro-Government