10+ hour, 42+ min ago  (387+ words) Panamanian authorities have announced the scrapping of a 5. 5% tax on winnings from table games and betting. The measure aims to attract foreign players and boost tourist arrivals that have declined in recent years for this niche. The Gambling Control Committee,…...

10+ hour, 56+ min ago  (370+ words) Nicoya authorities are pushing back against a proposal in Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly that would move the July 25 holiday commemorating the Annexation of the Partido de Nicoya to the following Monday, arguing that the date itself is part of Guanacaste's…...

11+ hour, 5+ min ago  (37+ words) Costa Rica Tornado Tears Roofs Off Homes in Grecia; Three Rescued, Red Cross Says The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Costa Rica Tornado Tears Roofs Off Homes in Grecia; Three Rescued, Red Cross Says...

11+ hour, 42+ min ago  (379+ words) Costa Rica's most important Catholic pilgrimage site was struck by gunfire during Saturday morning Mass, with two bullets shattering windows on the south side of the Bas'lica de Nuestra Se'ora de los "ngeles as worshippers gathered inside, the Organismo de…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (547+ words) Costa Rican cinema reached a new milestone Friday, May 22, when actresses Daniela Mar'n Navarro and Mari'ngel Villegas shared the Best Actress award in Cannes" Un Certain Regard section with Mexican actress Marina de Tavira for Siempre soy tu animal materno,…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (332+ words) What began after a swarm of bees appeared in the area has grown into an artisanal honey venture that now supports local families and draws visitors interested in the link between bees, mangroves and the Pacific coast. The community effort…...

1+ day, 48+ min ago  (197+ words) Peruvian qualifier Ignacio Buse outlasted American sixth seed Tommy Paul 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday to win the Bitpanda Hamburg Open, capturing his first ATP Tour title and ending Peru's longest drought between tour-level singles trophies in the Open Era. "It's the best…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (517+ words) Costa Rica's Constitutional Chamber has confirmed that the moratorium on tree-felling permits in the Gulf of Papagayo Tourism Pole remains fully in force, keeping a major legal freeze in place over parts of one of Guanacaste's most valuable resort development…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (407+ words) Costa Rica ranked 44th out of 82 countries in the 2026 Remitly Immigration Index, placing it in the middle of the global list of immigrant destinations but near the top of the world for happiness and social well-being. The index, which compares countries…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (306+ words) Years ago, I swore I would never own a cell phone. Now I rarely leave the house without it. I send messages via Whats App, read the news from Reuters, the BBC and The New York Times, check scores on…...