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Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's Participation at the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting on the Sidelines of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, 25 September 2025
Press Statement by the Global Governance Group (3G) on its Eighteenth Ministerial Meeting on 24 September 2025

Press Statement by the Global Governance Group (3G) on its Eighteenth Ministerial Meeting on 24 September 2025

1 The Global Governance Group (3G)[1] held its 18th Ministerial Meeting in New York on 24 September 2025, on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The 3G welcomed the participation of South Africa and...

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Costa Rica Bill Targets Pretrial Detention for Organized Crime Cases

Costa Rica Bill Targets Pretrial Detention for Organized Crime Cases

Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly is moving forward with a bill that aims to strengthen the rules around pretrial detention in response to growing threats from organized crime. The proposal, which reforms the Criminal Procedure Code, comes as the...

Owner:  Rob Hodel
Costa Rica is going to pass on Mrs. Universe 2025

Costa Rica is going to pass on Mrs. Universe 2025

Q COSTARICA — María Teresa Rodríguez, former Miss Costa Rica 2008 and current host at Teletica, has confirmed that Costa Rica will not participate in this year’s Mrs. Universe pageant. Rodríguez, who manages the Mrs. Universe franchise in Costa...

Owner:  Enrico Cacciatore
Costa Rica Court Orders Urgent Regulation of Tuna Fishing Law

Costa Rica Court Orders Urgent Regulation of Tuna Fishing Law

Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court has stepped in to push the government on a long-delayed tuna fishing law. The court partially backed an appeal from environmental lawyer Walter Brenes, who called out the Costa Rican Institute of Fisheries and...

Owner:  Rob Hodel
TAKING NO PRISONERS: Bad Bunny savagely roasts Fox News and President Trump in brutal Saturday Night Live opening monologue
Costa Rica Allows Cryptocurrency Donations for Political Parties

Costa Rica Allows Cryptocurrency Donations for Political Parties

Costa Rica’s electoral authorities have approved a groundbreaking shift, letting political parties accept donations in select cryptocurrencies for the first time. This move, led by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), aims to update campaign...

Owner:  Rob Hodel
Costa Rican bananas linking plantations to global markets

Costa Rican bananas linking plantations to global markets

It's easy to pass by a banana in the store. Another fruit among many. Grabbed quickly for breakfast on the move, added cereal, and packed it into lunchboxes. Familiar, routine. But that simplicity hides something remarkable: A banana can be the...

Owner:  Pieter Boekhout
Costa Rica Faces Rising Extortion from Informal Lenders, Says UN

Costa Rica Faces Rising Extortion from Informal Lenders, Says UN

A new United Nations study sheds light on the rapid spread of informal lending schemes called “gota a gota” across Costa Rica, where high-interest loans often lead to extortion and violence. These operations, once limited to certain communities,...

Owner:  Rob Hodel
Costa Rican Cacao Is in the World’s Top 50

Costa Rican Cacao Is in the World’s Top 50

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 which is produced by...

Owner:  Daniel Yepez
Costa Rica 2026 Elections Kick Off: 20 Candidates Vie for Presidency

Costa Rica 2026 Elections Kick Off: 20 Candidates Vie for Presidency

Costa Rica’s electoral season began yesterday with the Supreme Electoral Tribunal’s official call for the 2026 national elections. Eugenia Zamora, the TSE president, described the process as one of the country’s core traditions, emphasizing its...

Owner:  Rob Hodel
Older Adults in Costa Rica: Violence That Doesn’t Always Leave Bruises

Older Adults in Costa Rica: Violence That Doesn’t Always Leave Bruises

When we talk about violence against older adults, many think of blows or shoves. But the reality is much more painful and silent. Abandonment, scams, indifference, and humiliation hurt as much as, or more than, a blow, because they destroy trust,...

Owner:  Daniel Yepez
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