Millions in Central America, Africa, Asia face hunger due to record El Niño: Oxfam
Millions of the world's poorest people in Southern Africa, Asia and Central America will face hunger this year and next due to a powerful El Niño, according to the international…
4.6 temblor strikes Quepos; strong shaking reported in Central Valley (updated)
The quake, which struck at 11:51 a.m. on Thursday, caused significant shaking in some areas of the San Jose metro area and the central Pacific coast, according to reports being…
Watch President Solis’ big Wednesday speech at the United Nations (VIDEO, dubbed in English)
Full video of President Luis Guillermo Solis' 30-minute speech at the 70th General Assembly of the United Nations on September 30th, 2015 (dubbed in English).…
From the US, President Solis talks colón devaluation, tax reform, China (VIDEO)
Costa Rica president, Luis Guillermo Solis took the time for an English-language interview with Bloomberg TV this week in which the president briefly discusses his administrations efforts at tax and…
Three airport workers struck by lightning at Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaria airport
Three aircraft maintenance workers at Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) were in serious condition after being struck by lightning Wednesday. …
Costa Rica hopes to sell $1 billion in public debt to China to help plug fiscal deficit
The government of Costa Rica, faced with the need to obtain external financing to cover its 2016 budget, is hoping that China will fill in the gap by purchasing $1…
Highest tides in 200 years flood hundreds of homes on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast: new surges expected Wednesday afternoon, Thursday morning
What authorities are calling some of the highest tides seen in 200 years have flooded hundreds of homes on Costa Rica’s central Pacific coast over the last 24 hours, and…
Heredia municipal employees go on strike, some services affected
About half of Heredia’s municipal workers began an “indefinite” strike on Wednesday morning that will affect some municipal services.…
