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US hospitality group acquires Costa Rican resort
Latin Lawyer
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Credit: Shutterstock/Mabelin Santos Arias (Costa Rica) has helped US company Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality acquire Costa Rica’s luxury Tabacón thermal resort and spa for US$111 million. Subscribe to unlock unlimited access Get news, unique...
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...
Costa Rican lawmaker says U.S. revoked her visa over alleged ties to Communist Party
ABC News - New York
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July 11, 2025
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- The vice president of Costa Rica’s Congress said Thursday that the U.S. embassy told her the U.S. had revoked her visa because of alleged contacts with the Chinese Communist Party. Vanessa Castro of the opposition Social...
Costa Rican lawmaker says the US revoked her visa over alleged ties to Chinese Communist Party
WBOC 16 - Maryland
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The vice president of Costa Rica’s Congress said Thursday that the U.S. embassy told her the U.S. had revoked her visa because of alleged contacts with the Chinese Communist Party. Vanessa Castro of the opposition...
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...
Gender Persecution at the International Criminal Court: The ICC Issues Arrest Warrants against Taliban Leaders for Crimes against Humanity
EJIL: Talk!
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July 11, 2025
On 8 July 2025, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against two senior Taliban leaders in the Situation in Afghanistan. The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) hailed the warrants as an ‘important vindication...
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...
Are Boomers Changing Costa Rica? One Expat’s Unfiltered Take
Tico Times
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July 11, 2025
According to the most recent demographic study, over 20% of all US citizens are classified as within the Boomer age range. Every year, many decide to make Costa Rica their part-time or full-time home. While they inject money into the local...
Latin American migrants give up on Trump's United States
Deutsche Welle
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Migrants who once braved the Darien Gap — a deadly stretch of dense jungle between Colombia and Panama — on journeys toward the the United States are now making the same journey in reverse. The deportation push by US President Donald Trump has...
Costa Rica Loses Ocean Award Amid Shark Conservation Controversy
Tico Times
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July 10, 2025
Following recent statements by Costa Rica’s Minister of Environment, Franz Tattenbach, international organizations Fins Attached and Marine Watch International, in association with the Rob Stewart Sharkwater Foundation, have announced the...
Costa Rica Congressional President Rodrigo Arias Loses U.S. Visa
Tico Times
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July 10, 2025
Rodrigo Arias, president of Costa Rica’s Congress, got unexpected news on July 9: the U.S. Embassy emailed him to say his visa was canceled. The message was short, offering no explanation, leaving Arias baffled. “This decision is deeply puzzling,”...
Costa Rica's president could lose immunity from prosecution
United Press International (UPI)
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The President of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, could become the first sitting president in the country’s history to lose immunity from prosecution after a request by the Supreme Court to bring corruption charges against him. File photo by Jeffrey...
Google Lens Became My Favorite Travel Tool. Here's Why It Changed the Game
CNET
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I never thought Google Lens would become such a key part of my daily routine. At home, I use it almost every day to identify seashells during beach walks or to translate labels on foods from my local Asian market. But recently, it proved even more...
Gisele Bündchen’s Summer Getaway in Costa Rica’s Santa Teresa
Tico Times
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July 10, 2025
Supermodel Gisele Bündchen spent late June in Costa Rica, soaking up the sun and sand in Santa Teresa with her partner, Joaquim Valente, and her children, Benjamin and Vivian. The Brazilian star, a longtime fan of the Nicoya Peninsula’s laid-back...
Travel filled with adventure for couple passing through Canora
SaskToday.ca
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Robert Miller and his wife Tina Cobos, who have spent a number of years on the road across Canada and around the world, stopped in at the Canora Campground for the night of June 19/20. CANORA - Robert Miller and his wife Tina Cobos have discovered...
Government Allows Migrants Deported By The US To Work Legally In Costa Rica
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) In a recent unprecedented decision, the Costa Rican government approved this Monday that a group of 25 migrants deported by the Donald Trump administration in the United States may legally work in the country, either as...
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 Minister Slams NGO “Blackmail” Following Ocean Award
Tico Times
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July 9, 2025
Last November, Costa Rica received the 2024 Oceans Advocate Rob Stewart Award at the annual “Save Our Oceans” gala, organized by Fins Attached in Denver, Colorado. The event brought together conservationists, scientists, and supporters to promote...
How the Mexican security minister’s slip of the tongue rankled Salvadoran President Bukele
Mexico News Daily
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July 10, 2025
An apparently innocent mistake escalated into something of an international incident on Wednesday. Security Minister Omar García Harfuch’s declaration on Tuesday that a plane carrying more than 400 kilograms of cocaine came to Mexico from El...
International demand for pineapple juice grows
Fresh Plaza
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July 10, 2025
Demand for pineapple juice and the growth of markets such as Israel and Dubai are boosting Costa Rican exports, despite production limitations due to weather conditions. According to Álvaro Figueroa, president of the Tropicales del Valle company,...