Tag: Costa Rica

• Monday, February 2nd 2026 - 09:30 UTC

  Ruling party’s Laura Fernández emerges as clear front-runner in Costa Rica election

  

  The candidate for the ruling Partido Pueblo Soberano, Laura Fernández, has become Costa Rica's new president-elect with nearly 50% of the vote, compared to approximately 30% for the Social Democrat Álvaro Ramos, who came in second, according to provisional data from the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE).

• Wednesday, October 23rd 2024 - 09:45 UTC

  Citizens of Ecuador, Costa Rica, Chile, and Uruguay turn to 'iron fist' policies to fight insecurity

  

  A recent study conducted by the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) and the University of Santiago de Chile (USACH) reveals that citizens in Ecuador, Costa Rica, Chile, and Uruguay are increasingly open to harsh punitive measures, or mano dura, as a response to rising insecurity.

• Monday, July 29th 2024 - 23:55 UTC

  Venezuela expels ambassadors from Chile, Uruguay, and other countries following election controversy

  

  The regime of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has expelled ambassadors from Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Uruguay. This move follows widespread international condemnation of the recent presidential election results, which declared Maduro the victor amidst allegations of significant irregularities.

• Friday, February 16th 2024 - 11:14 UTC

  Joint statement issued against the arrest of Venezuelan opposition activist

  

  Given the arrest in Venezuela of opposition activist Rocío San Miguel last week, the governments of Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Uruguay issued a joint statement Thursday calling for her release.

• Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:53 UTC

  Migration crisis; state of emergency in Costa Rica to deal with massive influx of people heading for US

  

  Costa Rica in Central America intends to declare a state of emergency due to an increased wave of migrants on their way to Mexico and later cross to the United States. “I have instructed the security ministry to take a firm stance with anyone who takes Costa Rica's kindness for weakness,” Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves said at a media briefing, referring to recent riots by migrants crossing the nation.

• Tuesday, January 17th 2023 - 14:02 UTC

  Uruguay has the second highest minimum wage in Latin America: See how much is earned in each country

  

  The German media Statista, specialized in the disclosure of market data, shared in recent days a new report on minimum wages in Latin America for 2023.

• Friday, October 21st 2022 - 20:47 UTC

  Costa Rica on brink of joining Pacific Alliance

  

  Costa Rica may soon be joining the Pacific Alliance after the organization's Council of Ministers Thursday approved the Central American country's request to begin negotiations to join the regional bloc, it was reported.

• Wednesday, July 20th 2022 - 10:31 UTC

  Paraguay among leading countries in renewable electricity generation

  

  Paraguay and Costa Rica were among the world's leading countries generating electricity from renewable sources, according to a report by the Latin American Energy Organization (Olade) published Tuesday.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  IAPA concerned over Costa Rican President's onslaught against newspaper

  

  The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) Tuesday expressed its concern over the future of free speech in Costa Rica following the attacks of the Government of President Rodrigo Chaves against La Nación, which included “administrative actions” against the newspaper one of the companies owning it.

• Wednesday, June 15th 2022 - 08:11 UTC

  Costa Rica clinch football World Cup berth after beating NZ

  

  Costa Rica striker Joel Campbell Tuesday scored two minutes into the game and gave his country the last berth available at this year¡s football World Cup in Qatar with a 1-0 victory over New Zealand's All Whites. The match was played at the Al Rayyan Stadium.