COSTARICA

Corruption surpasses jobless total as Costa Rica’s major issue

Published on: November 24, 2021
17:15

San Jose, Nov 24 (Prensa Latina) Costa Ricans consider corruption as Costa Rica's major issue, surpassing jobless, according to the most recent survey by the Center for Research and Political Studies of the University of Costa Rica (CIEP-UCR).

Former president Figueres loses lead for Costa Rican presidency

Published on: November 24, 2021
13:57

San Jose, Nov 24 (Prensa Latina) Former President Jose Maria Figueres (1994-1998) lost the lead he had a month ago in his attempt to return to the presidency of Costa Rica, according to the results of a recent poll.

Costa Rican president wound up State visit to South Korea

Published on: November 24, 2021
08:55

Seoul, Nov 24 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado on Wednesday wound up a State visit to South Korea, which aims to promote his country as an investment destination and strengthen bilateral ties.

Costa Rican president to promote his country for S Korean investments

Published on: November 23, 2021
07:41

Seoul, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado on Tuesday is promoting his country as an investment destination for South Korean companies and businessmen in an effort to boost post-Covid-19 economic recovery.

Malaysian and Costa Rican institutions win UNESCO prize

Published on: November 17, 2021
11:18

Paris, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) The Forestry Research Institute in Malaysia and the University for International Cooperation in Costa Rica won the 2021 UNESCO-Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Conservation, the multilateral organization announced on Wednesday.

Cuba, Costa Rica hold talks for safe migration

Published on: October 21, 2021
15:04

Havana, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's and Costa Rica's representatives will participate today online at the 2nd Round of Migration Talks, to analyze problems of mutual interest and develop mechanisms that contribute to regular, orderly and safe migration.

Alert in Costa Rica for increase in deaths from breast cancer

Published on: October 18, 2021
14:18

San José, Oct 18 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Health revealed today that in 2020, 427 women died in Costa Rica from breast cancer, which continues to be the leading cause of death from this disease among Costa Rican women.

Costa Rica calls for fair food production and trade mechanisms

Published on: September 23, 2021
14:34

United Nations, Sep 23 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado advocated on Thursday at the Summit on Sustainable Food Systems for a fair trade, in which prices ought to cover the costs of production, post-harvest, marketing and investment.

Costa Rican Libertad newspaper condemns new US attack on Cuba

Published on: July 5, 2021
07:12

San José, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) The Libertad newspaper, an organ of the Central Committee of the Popular Vanguard Party (PVP, communist) on Sunday condemned that pointing to Cuba as human trafficking is a new visceral attack by the United States on Cuba.

CCSS reports 15.7% of Costa Ricans vaccinated against Covid-19

Published on: June 23, 2021
07:10

San Jose, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) reported Tuesday that as many as 795,063 people (15.7% of the country´s 5,075,000 inhabitants) have been vaccinated against Covid-19.

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