With more than 10% of the national workforce linked to the agricultural sector and a growing need for productive modernization, Agrotransformation 2025 is consolidating its position as the main meeting and exchange of ideas for the Costa Rican agricultural sector. This event, sponsored by the DESCUBRE program and led by […]
Monthly Archives: June 2025
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The Costa Rican Congress today approved a motion to implement a bill known as the 4×3 bill, which would allow for the implementation of 12-hour workweeks for four days a week in certain jobs. The initiative, approved through the “fast-track” procedure (accelerated mechanism) and approved by 42 votes in favor […]
Guanacaste Airport, a member of the VINCI Airports network, and the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) announce the launch of Canadian airline Porter Airlines starting December 4, with direct flights from Toronto (YYZ) and Ottawa (YOW). According to the airline’s schedule, the Toronto (YYZ) – Guanacaste (LIR) route will be […]
Costa Rica, June 2025 – On Wednesday, Costa Rica vaulted into the fast lane of U.S. immigration when Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and President Rodrigo Chaves inked the long-awaited Global Entry agreement at Casa Presidencial. This landmark moment promises to turbocharge tourism—one of Costa Rica’s economic lifelines—by granting […]
Costa Rica, June 2025 – Costa Rica may be known for its “Pura Vida” lifestyle, but in 2024 it also earned a spot among the world’s top 30 most earthquake-active nations. According to a May report from Ranking Royals—drawing on data from earthquakelist.org, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and […]
World News, June 30, 2025 – In a revealing snapshot of the nation’s psychological pulse, a 2020 Pew Research Center survey found that white adults identifying as liberal report markedly higher rates of professional mental health diagnoses than their moderate or conservative peers. Nowhere is this more striking than among […]
Costa Rica, June 2025 – Get ready, padres y madres: this July, the National Insurance Institute’s (INS) Jade and Pre-Columbian Culture Museum transforms into a playground of ancient wonders—completely free for kiddos! From July 5th through July 20th, pint-sized explorers can dive into Costa Rica’s millennia-old traditions through five action-packed […]
Costa Rica, June 2025 – The United States men’s national soccer team (USMNT) booked its 17th straight Concacaf Gold Cup semifinal berth after a pulsating quarterfinal in which goalkeeper Matt Freese emerged as the unlikely hero. With regulation and extra time ending in a 2-2 deadlock at U.S. Bank Stadium, […]
Montreal, June 2025 — The cold streets of Montreal just got a tropical makeover as Costa Rica rolled out its vibrant debut at the 13th annual MURAL Festival. In a bold bid to capture the hearts—and passports—of Canadian travelers, the Tourism Institute of Costa Rica (ICT) enlisted local artist Sebastián […]
In a dramatic turn fit for a telenovela, judicial agents from Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) swooped in on Wednesday to arrest a prominent Tico male identified as Arias-Alfaro, acting on an international arrest warrant issued by the U.S. Department of Justice. The sting, orchestrated in coordination with the […]