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Monday, June 8, 2026
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Kenya breaks record, Mexico celebrates, and Costa Rica takes the podium at the San José Marathon
Q COSTARICA — San José once again became the athletics capital on Sunday with the eighth edition of the San José Marathon. The 2026 San José Marathon competition brought together 5,000 athletes from more than...
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Costa Rica receives a new group of migrants deported from the United...
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica received on Thursday the latest group of 25 deported...
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ICE considers demolishing historic building in La Sabana
Q COSTARICA — In just a few weeks, we’ll find out whether the state...
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Playa Blanca reopens to the public after clash between Garabito...
Q COSTARICA — After removing the access gates (agujas) controlling vehicular access, the Municipality...
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Costa Rica receives a new group of migrants deported from the United States
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica received on Thursday the latest group of 25 deported foreigners from...
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ICE considers demolishing historic building in La Sabana
Q COSTARICA — In just a few weeks, we’ll find out whether the state power and...
Jaco
Playa Blanca reopens to the public after clash between Garabito Municipality and Punta Leona Beach Club
Q COSTARICA — After removing the access gates (agujas) controlling vehicular access, the Municipality of Garabito...
Weather
El Niño could reduce rainfall in Guanacaste by up to 50% and raise temperatures, warns UNA
Q COSTARICA — The potential arrival of El Niño could bring a drier and hotter scenario...
National
Kenya breaks record, Mexico celebrates, and Costa Rica takes the podium at the San José Marathon
Q COSTARICA — San José once again became the athletics capital on Sunday with the eighth...
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“First Star Of The Night”, Paul McCartney’s new song features Costa Rica’s rain
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Waited 25 Years for Justice. Feared it would never come.
President Laura Fernández prefers to “quit rather than fight”
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Playa Blanca now open to the public, as Punta Leona gates...
Q COSTARICA — On Thursday afternoon, the Fuera Publica (National Police), along with the Municipal Police,...
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Study reveals that 68.5% of university graduates are the first in...
Q COSTARICA — A study by the Observatorio Laboral de Profesiones (OLaP) del Consejo Nacional de...
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Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister acknowledges discomfort over the presence of Russian...
Q COSTARICA — In a context where Russia invaded Ukraine several years ago, the presence of...
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Laura Fernández on alleged assassination plot against her: “I sleep like...
Q COSTARICA — The possibility of someone attempting to assassinate President Laura Fernández because of her...
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IMF proposes Costa Rica tax school bonus, basic food items, and...
Q COSTARICA — The decline in tax revenue reported by the Ministry of Finance in recent...
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A guide to understanding the 2026 presidential...
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Intervention in Cuba: Undesirable, Preferable, or Indispensable?
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Raúl Castro, the last great symbol of the Cuban...
Q24N — With the indictment of Raúl Castro, the United...
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The drug plane in Chinandega that uncovered a Nicaraguan...
Q COSTARICA — With the arrest of 47-year-old Francisco Javier...
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Why a big country like Italy acts as if...
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Nicaragua
The Ortega dictatorship released “proof of life”...
Q24N — Last week, the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo once again confirmed, without...
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Nicaragua Indigenous leader imprisoned by the Ortega government dies
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Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Airport consolidates its position as a “pet friendly” destination
Q COSTARICA — The Guanacaste Airport in Liberia (LIR), a member of the VINCI Airports network,...
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Costa Rica graces the cover of National Geographic Traveller (UK)
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica is once again capturing international...
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Expansion of San Jose Airport sidelines the planned Orotina airport
Q COSTARICA — The expansion of Juan Santamaría (San José)...
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Jet Blue will suspend its direct route to a US destination...
Q COSTARICA — Travel between Orlando, Florida and Costa Rica...
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Lufthansa will increase flights between Germany and Costa Rica
Q COSTARICA — The German airline, Lufthansa, has confirmed an...
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Airlines show solidarity and offer special conditions for Spirit Airlines
Q COSTARICA — The closure of Spirit Airlines' operations, officially announced on May 2nd,...
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The film “Chicas Malas” to be filmed in Costa Rica
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rican filmmaker Frayser Navarrette is...
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Business & Economy
IMF proposes Costa Rica tax school bonus, basic food items, and income tax changes
Dollar exchange is gradually gaining ground. Will continue to rise?
Middle East crisis drives up fuel prices again in Costa Rica
Fares increased for buses and taxis due to fuel price hikes
US dollar has lost almost ¢50 in value since the beginning of the year
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ICE considers demolishing historic building in La Sabana
Playa Blanca reopens to the public after clash between Garabito Municipality and Punta Leona Beach Club
El Niño could reduce rainfall in Guanacaste by up to 50% and raise temperatures, warns UNA
Kenya breaks record, Mexico celebrates, and Costa Rica takes the podium at the San José Marathon
Playa Blanca now open to the public, as Punta Leona gates torn down
Politics
Costa Rica receives a new group of migrants deported from the United States
Fernández: Is she pulling the calf’s tail too much?
Claudia Dobles asserts that Laura Fernández faces a security crisis inherited from Chaves
Laura Fernández calls opposition “communists” for opposing the creation of a wholesale energy market
The stealing of Costa Rica’s Gold
Health
“How do we wash our hands?”: Residents of Mora ask given the constant water shortages and a salmonella outbreak
Costa Rica approves Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination for the elderly
Menopause and Andropause: How Costa Rica is Addressing These Life Processes Without Taboos
Elderly woman having to wait to 2047 for orthopedic appointment wins in Constitutional Court
Cancer patients in Costa Rica wait more than 600 days for an MRI
Tech
iPhone 5S? And in Colours?
A Cellphone To Charge Other Cellphones
100 Mpbs Internet Now A Reality in Costa Rica
Kölbi has the fastest mobile network in Costa Rica
FaceApp Has A Different Name in Costa Rica: Poverty!
Sports
Kenya breaks record, Mexico celebrates, and Costa Rica takes the podium at the San José Marathon
Costa Rica Falls to Colombia 3-1, Capping a Painful Road to World Cup Exclusion
¡La extraña epidemia de “futbolitis” de La Sele!
La Sele’s bizarre epidemic of “futbolitis”!
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