“Extraordinary measures”: Once tranquil Costa Rica eyes Salvadoran-inspired response to crime surge
ALVARO MURILLO and ISABEL WOODFORD, of Reuters, report on President Rodrigo Chaves’ efforts to tackle rising crime…
Costa Rica’s homicide rate rises in deadliest year ever
San Jose, Costa RicaReuters More than 656 people have been killed so far in Costa Rica’s deadliest year on record, official homicide data showed on Friday, though the government expects this figure to soar past 900 by the end of this year. Costa Rica’s homicides hit a record 654 last year according to the historically […]
Drug onslaught pushes violence to record levels in Costa Rica – Security Minister
San Jose, Costa RicaReuters The influence of Mexican drug gangs and increased cocaine output in Colombia have pushed murders toward record levels in Costa Rica, a top official said, casting a shadow over a country that has long been a beacon of stability in the region. Costa Rica closed 2022 with a record 656 murders. […]
Costa Rica charges former president Solis with corruption
San Jose, Costa Rica Reuters Costa Rica said on Thursday it has charged former President Luis Guillermo Solis with corruption, accusing him of involvement in a 2017 improper transfer of government funds to state-owned Bancredito. The transfer was made to give the impression that the bank “would appear to have sufficient liquidity” to the benefit […]
Visa justice: Border rules block poorer nations from world summits
LIN TAYLOR, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how citizens with less powerful passports struggle to reach major conferences and climate talks where policy is shaped…
“I miss my people, my nation”: Fear, anxiety follow Nicaraguan faith leaders into exile
MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ, of Associated Press, reports on the plight of those exiled from Nicaragua because of their faith…
Camino de Costa Rica: Central American trail opens a path to cash for nature and people
TIM GAYNOR, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how the Camino de Costa Rica coast-to-coast route provides rural people with an income – and a stake in protecting nature…
Costa Rica prepares plan to regularise status of 200,000 mostly Nicaraguan migrants
San Jose, Costa Rica Reuters Costa Rica is readying a plan to regularise the status of some 200,000 migrants, largely from the Central American country’s northern neighbor Nicaragua, authorities told Reuters on Wednesday. The plan aims to formally include the migrants in the jobs market and healthcare system, Costa Rica’s migration head Marlen Luna told […]
Soundbite – The TCM Update: How evangelist Reinhard Bonnke inspired US singer Evan Craft
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Snapshot: Irazu Volcano National Park, Costa Rica
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