Costa Rican police arrested ten in a cocaine trafficking bust involving a judicial official and cartel ties. Explore the ...

Bayardo Arce, a longtime Sandinista commander and adviser to President Daniel Ortega, has been placed under house arrest.

Laura Fernández announced her 2026 presidential bid in Costa Rica with PPSO, joined by Francisco Gamboa and Douglas Soto, ...

Costa Rica has adopted the IHRA working definition of antisemitism, becoming the sixth Latin American country to take this step ...

Costa Rica has recorded 502 homicides so far in 2025, driven by gang wars and firearm violence. OIJ projects up to 900 killings by year’s end despite intensified police crackdowns.