Costa Rica Fights Drug Trafficking as Transit Hub Despite Resource Strains

Costa Rica remains a key route for drugs heading to North America, despite efforts to crack down on trafficking. The U.S. Department of State’s 2025 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report reveals a slight drop in drug seizures—32.1 metric tons (MT …

Bahamas vs Costa Rica LIVE Score Updates, Stream Info and How to Watch 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Match

11:17 PM2 minutes ago⏱️15 Attack Costa Rica The visitors are still the only team to be seen so far, the Bahamas do not generate danger and stay in their own half defending. The visitors must take advantage of the opportunities they generate to score a goal …

Costa Rica, Bahamas Face Off in World Cup Qualifier Clash

Wildey, Barbados — On June 8, Bahamas will host Costa Rica for a World Cup qualifying match at BFA Wildey Turf. This CONCACAF clash will determine the fate of the two teams in Group B. Bahamas is coming into this match already out of the tournament after …

OECS Youth Leader Michael Joseph Reflects on Agriculture Study Tour in Costa Rica by Shenequa Williams

OECS Youth Leader Michael Joseph Reflects on Agriculture Study Tour in Costa Rica by Shenequa Williams Michael Joseph, representing Antigua and Barbuda Agriculture Forum for Youth (ABAFY) and one of the youths from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean …

Costa Rica’s Bold Plan to End Plastic Pollution by 2040

On World Environment Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for action to tackle plastic pollution, a crisis clogging rivers, oceans, and wildlife worldwide. “By 2050, there could be more plastic in the ocean than fish,” he warned, noting that …

June 1st the Rincón de la Vieja Volcano in Northwestern Costa Rica Erupted

The eruption sent a column of ash 2,000 meters above its crater. The eruption, reported by the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica (Ovsicori) at 7:13 a.m. No immediate damage or injuries were reported, and local communities remain …

Sámara to Bring Together Nearly 400 Beach Volleyball Fans in Costa Rica

Beach volleyball will attract nearly 400 visitors (competitors and fans) to Sámara de Nicoya thanks to a competition that will take place on June 21 and 22. The Sámara Beach Volleyball Challenge 2025 is scheduled for that weekend, with 128 athletes already …

DuPont adds sterile packaging capacity of healthcare manufacturing site in Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s Soaring Incarceration Rate Fuels Debate Over New Prison

Costa Rica ranks fifth in Latin America for incarceration, with 343 people per 100,000 behind bars, trailing only El Salvador, Cuba, Panama, and Brazil, according to the World Prison Brief. Globally, it sits 22nd out of 224 jurisdictions. The prison …

DuPont adds sterile packaging capacity of healthcare manufacturing site in Costa Rica

DuPont announced that it has expanded its sterile operations via an addition to its healthcare manufacturing facility in Heredia, Costa Rica, enabling the site to produce sterile packaging for the global medical device industry while also increasing the …