Costa Rica authorities detain 51 illegal migrants from Nepal, Bangladesh, Somalia, Iraq and Pakistan en route to the US
Costa Rica law enforcement officers detained 51 illegal migrants from various countries that were traveling in a truck near the Caña Blanca bridge in Jaco shortly before 3 a.m. on…
Spain’s Gamesa and Iberdrola to build 4 wind farms in Costa Rica
Spain's Gamesa, a manufacturer of wind turbines, said it and Iberdrola Ingenieria signed a contract to build four wind farms with 80 MW of generating capacity in Costa Rica.…
Cuba blames US for migrant crisis in Central America, calls for change in policy
US special treatment of Cuban refugees is the cause of the crisis of migrants stranded in Central America, according to Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez.…
Police arrest man suspected of burglarizing homes in Nuevo Arenal
Police arrested a man on Tuesday suspected of burglarizing homes in Nuevo Arenal, in the canton of Tilaran, Guanacaste.…
Our top 10 Costa Rica news stories from 2015, according to social media
This year our top stories list has been selected by you, or readers, based on Facebook ‘likes’ and shares. We present you ICR's Top 10 news stories of 2015,…
Land of the Free: Thousands of Cubans stranded in Costa Rica to be transported to US border
Some of the thousands of Cuban refugees stranded in Central America are to be helped in their trek to reach the United States, the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry said Monday.…
BREAKTHROUGH: Central America nations agree to fly Cubans stranded in Costa Rica northward
The countries that comprise the Central American Integration System (SICA) agreed late Monday to carry out an initial "pilot humanitarian transfer" of thousands of Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica…
In little more than a month, Costa Rica has spent more than US $2 million caring for stranded Cubans
The Costa Rican government has spent more than US $2 million to care for the thousands of Cuban migrants who have been left stranded in the country since Nicaragua closed…
