Costa Rica

Costa Rica's ruling party heads for victory in February elections, poll shows

Costa Rica presidential candidate Laura Fernandez of the Sovereign People Party (PPSO) takes part in a debate organized by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal ahead of the February 1 general election, in San Jose, Costa Rica, January 11, 2026. REUTERS/Mayela Lopez

Costa Rica, weeks before election, hosts El Salvador President Bukele to inaugurate new mega-prison

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele attends a welcome ceremony upon arrival at Juan Santamaria International Airport in Alajuela, Costa Rica, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Mayela Lopez

The Year of the Right is looming in Latin America

Chile’s President-elect Jose Antonio Kast (right) and Argentina's President Javier Milei, a fellow right-winger, with a chainsaw - a symbol of Mr Milei's anti-public spending campaign - during their meeting in Buenos Aires on Dec 16, 2025.

UN hopeful Grynspan vows to rebuild trust after Trump criticism

Rebeca Grynspan, former Vice President of Costa Rica, and Secretary-General of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), poses for a portrait during an interview with Reuters in London, Britain, December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes

Haiti’s French coach leading country he has never been to

Haiti head coach Sebastien Migne has never set foot in Haiti since being appointed 18 months ago.

The hunted: Nicaraguan exiles try to outrun long arm of Ortega

FILE PHOTO: Claudia Vargas, wife of exiled former Nicaraguan military officer Roberto Samcam, a retired Sandinista major who was shot dead in his condominium on June 19, embraces her children Gabriel and Shantal, during Samcam's burial, in San Jose, Costa Rica June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Costa Rica nominates ex-VP Grynspan to head UN

Rebeca Grynspan, former Vice President of Costa Rica, and Costa Rica's Foreign Affairs Minister Arnoldo Andre Tinoco shake hands after a news conference where the government announced her nomination for United Nations secretary-general, in San Jose, Costa Rica, October 8, 2025. REUTERS/Mayela Lopez

Costa Rica reopens airspace after radar outage forces nationwide shutdown

A view of Costa Rica's Juan Santamaria International Airport where all flights were cancelled after the country was forced to close its airspace and suspend flights at International airports after a power outage hit a radar system, in Alajuela, Costa Rica, September 24, 2025. REUTERS/Mayela Lopez

Costa Rican police arrest 4 in killing of Nicaraguan opposition figure

FILE PHOTO: Claudia Vargas and other relatives arrive for the funeral Mass of her husband, exiled former Nicaraguan military officer Roberto Samcam, a retired Sandinista major who was shot to death in his condo on June 19, in San Jose, Costa Rica June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Costa Rica to start building massive El Salvador-inspired prison

Wardens in anti-riot gear take part in a practice, during a tour in the \"Terrorism Confinement Center\" (CECOT) complex, which according to El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele, is designed to hold 40,000 inmates, in Tecoluca, El Salvador October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.