85% of the young population in the Greater Metropolitan Area of San José are interested in voting in the upcoming February elections. However, potential youth voter turnout is influenced by highly variable demographic factors and significant exposure to misinformation.
This...
The ballot for the 2026 elections is beginning to take shape, and at least five women are strengthening the process to be part of it. This is a numerical record, since, until now, the largest number of women aspiring...
Costa Rica once again earns a place on the world map of fine cacao. On September 23, 2025, in Rome, Italy, the organizers of the international "Cacao of Excellence 2025" competition announced this year's 50 best cacaos, one of...
The general hospitals of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) are facing a critical shortage of blood supplies, so they are calling on the public to come forward and donate this vital liquid. The director of the Rafael...
This past week, the Government of the Republic presented the $800 million electric train project, which will be financed through debt with the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) and the European Investment Bank.
The CABEI will contribute $550...
The ProMundo Foundation, recognized in Costa Rica for the impact of its "Chepe se Baña" project, today inaugurated +HUMANOS, a new health center designed to provide medical services to homeless people, people living in extreme poverty, and migrants in...
An earthquake of a magnitude yet to be determined today collapsed the wall separating the active mouth of the Poás volcano from its internal lake, and the water altered its eruptive dynamics, a scientific institution reported.
The reservoir of the...
The University of Costa Rica (UCR), through the Clodomiro Picado Institute (ICP), and the Costa Rican Red Cross signed a new agreement on Monday, September 8, 2025, that will expedite outpatient care for snakebite victims in rural areas and...
Starting September 9, Costa Ricans will be able to carry their digital ID card on their cell phones. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) announced that the Costa Rican Digital Identity (IDC) costs ¢2,600, is valid for four years, and...
On Wednesday evening, September 3rd, at 7 pm, the Spanish Cultural Center in Costa Rica will present the book "30 YEARS AND COUNTING OF THE CCE," written by Alexander Jiménez. The book will be presented by Eva Martínez Sánchez,...
