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Costa Rica’s road death rate is running up to five times higher than that of some Western European countries, a gap that road safety specialists say shows how far the country still has to go on enforcement, driver behavi...

Costa Rica and Panama took a new step toward transportation integration by signing a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the development of their railway projects.

SAN JOSE, March 20 (Reuters) - Costa Rica on Friday extradited former top judge and security minister Celso Gamboa to the United States, where he is wanted on charges ​of international drug trafficking, marking the Centr...

Costa Rica on Wednesday set up two U.S.-donated mobile cargo scanners at Peñas Blancas and Paso Canoas, widening the inspection network at our busiest land borders as authorities try to slow drug trafficking and other il...

Unlawful operations have expanded across more than 3,000 hectares, while authorities declare themselves powerless against a plunder that could exceed $250 million annually.

The election of Laura Fernández extends Costa Rica’s populist experiment. Its democracy will weather it, for now, two experts write.

Laura Fernández, Costa Rica’s president-elect and current Minister of the Presidency, met with congressional party leaders today to request their support in advancing seven priority bills. These measures, seen as essenti...

Costa Rica deals with mounting pressures along its northern border as illegal gold mining expands and a potential influx of Nicaraguan migrants’ looms. Officials point to Crucitas, in San Carlos, Alajuela province, as th...

Laura Fernandez’s decisive presidential victory in Costa Rica on Sunday also delivered her Sovereign People’s Party (PPSO) a majority in Congress — the first time since 1990 that one party has secured both the presidency...

The right-wing, tough-on-crime president-elect will have a legislative majority and promises “deep and irreversible” change.

Laura Fernández, 39, is set to become the next president of Costa Rica after winning a decisive first‑round victory in Sunday’s general election. With more than 80% of ballots counted, the Electoral Tribunal reported tha...

Rising violence has emerged as one of voters’ top concerns ahead of Costa Rica’s presidential elections, following a trend seen across Latin America that has vaulted security hardliners into power.

Conservative candidate Laura Fernández has increased her chances of winning Costa Rica’s presidency in the first round next Sunday, according to a poll released Tuesday night. Fernández, the ruling party’s candidate and...

Costa Rica's ruling party candidate poised to win the February 1 presidential election in the first round, with 40% voter support that could also hand her party a legislative majority for the 2026–2030 term, a University...

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele inaugurated a new maximum-security prison in nearby Costa Rica on Wednesday, less than three weeks before Costa Ricans elect a new president in an election that has put crime front an...

Costa Rica’s national security chief on Tuesday revealed details of an alleged plot to assassinate President Rodrigo Chaves ahead of presidential and legislative elections.

In last night’s heated presidential debate hosted by the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones, Laura Fernández of the Partido Pueblo Soberano came under heavy fire from rival candidates. The event, the third in a series leadin...

Costa Rica’s legislature on Tuesday blocked an effort by the country’s electoral authority to make President Rodrigo Chaves face charges that he has been using his power to meddle in upcoming elections.

Over 3.7 million Costa Ricans are expected to elect a president, two vice presidents, and all 57 seats in the legislature on February 1. If no presidential candidate wins at least 40% of the vote, the two leading contend...

The Legislative Assembly has set December 16 for a key plenary session to vote on removing President Rodrigo Chaves’ immunity. The move follows a request from the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) over claims of political...