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The Legislative Assembly’s Environment Committee is analyzing a reform to the General Health Law to address the growing noise pollution in Costa Rica. The initiative contemplates stricter sanctions, ranging from gradual fines to the revocation of operating licenses for businesses that repeatedly violate permitted limits. Role of Law Enforcement One […]

The confrontations between China and the United States are also taking place in other parts of the world, and this time it’s Central America’s turn According to the State Department’s announcement on Thursday, visas will be withdrawn for people who have worked for Chinese interests in the region. Furthermore, the […]

The University of Costa Rica (UCR), through the Clodomiro Picado Institute (ICP), and the Costa Rican Red Cross signed a new agreement on Monday, September 8, 2025, that will expedite outpatient care for snakebite victims in rural areas and thus prevent deaths from these types of incidents. This is a […]

Is the public health system of Costa Rica facing a financial crisis? This is the opinion of several professionals from the Global Health Commission of the National Academy of Sciences. A democratic society requires a social protection and security system based on universal, equitable, and supportive principles. Among other areas, […]

Starting September 9, Costa Ricans will be able to carry their digital ID card on their cell phones. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) announced that the Costa Rican Digital Identity (IDC) costs ¢2,600, is valid for four years, and has the same legal validity as the physical ID card, except […]

An earthquake of a magnitude yet to be determined today collapsed the wall separating the active mouth of the Poás volcano from its internal lake, and the water altered its eruptive dynamics, a scientific institution reported. The reservoir of the geological structure in the northern province of Alajuela flooded an […]

Eleven archaeological objects will return to the land where they were created hundreds of years ago and from where they subsequently traveled internationally. This collection of artifacts was in the possession of Austro-Dutch physician Hans Feriz. His family recently completed the process of voluntary restitution of the artifacts to Costa […]

Stroke, also known as cerebrovascular accident, has established itself as the third leading cause of death among adults in Costa Rica, according to the Ministry of Health. According to authorities, 200 people are hospitalized each year in the country, and almost 29% die. Furthermore, around 1,000 people are treated for […]

From 2020 to 2024, the General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners (DGME) received 2,348 applications from foreign pensioners to remain in the country. Of these applications, 1,605 were from men and 743 were from women. During this period, the DGME approved 1,887 temporary residencies under the pensioner subcategory. This represents […]

Costa Rica managed to recover coverage above 90% in 2025 for most childhood vaccines, according to the Ministry of Health report as of June. However, gaps persist in vaccines administered to adolescents and adults, such as the tetanus and diphtheria (Td) vaccine and the second dose of the human papillomavirus […]