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Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:18:19 +0000

Q COSTARICA — On Thursday afternoon, the Fuera Publica (National Police), along with the Municipal Police, carried out an operation at Punta Leona resort in Garabito to reopen public access to the beaches and surrounding areas. This was done follow...

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:49:37 +0000
Study reveals that 68.5% of university graduates are the first in their families to earn a degree
Q COSTARICA — A study by the Observatorio Laboral de Profesiones (OLaP) del Consejo Nacional de Rectores (CONARE)— Labor Observatory of Professions of the National Council of Rectors, revealed that 68.5% of university graduates in Costa Rica, bet...

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:41:59 +0000
Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister acknowledges discomfort over the presence of Russian troops in Nicaragua
Q COSTARICA — In a context where Russia invaded Ukraine several years ago, the presence of Russian military personnel in neighboring Nicaragua is a source of concern for Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister, Manuel Tovar. Speaking to AFP in France o...

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:24:04 +0000
Laura Fernández on alleged assassination plot against her: “I sleep like a baby”
Q COSTARICA — The possibility of someone attempting to assassinate President Laura Fernández because of her fight against drug trafficking and organized crime doesn’t keep her up at night. In the weekly press conference on Wednesday, doña L...

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:14:11 +0000
IMF proposes Costa Rica tax school bonus, basic food items, and income tax changes
Q COSTARICA — The decline in tax revenue reported by the Ministry of Finance in recent months has not gone unnoticed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has proposed a series of stringent measures for Costa Rica. These measures include ...

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