Sources: TicoTimes
Colombian bank Davivienda and Canadian bank Scotiabank announces a merger where Davivienda will absorb Scotiabank's operations in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama, and, Scotiabank will acquire 20% of Davidienda's stakes. 2025-01-6
Five people are killed and another is in critical condition when a Cessna 206 Stationair aircraft crashes into the Pico Blanco mountain near San José, Costa Rica. 2024-11-26
Hurricane watches are issued for Nicaragua and Costa Rica as Potential Tropical Cyclone Two is expected to form into Tropical Storm Bonnie in the coming hours. 2022-06-30
Costa Rica reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in an eight-year-old boy who recently travelled from the United States along with his family. 2021-12-20
South Korea signs free trade agreements with the Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama to eliminate duties on about 95% of traded goods and services. 2018-02-21
Costa Rica is hit by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake at Jacó near the capital San José. No immediate reports of casualties or damage. 2017-11-12
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination recommends that Costa Rica remove "Cocorí" from schools because of its perceived racial connotation. 2015-08-28
The United States launches a prosecution against Liberty Reserve, based in Costa Rica, for money laundering worth $6 billion. 2013-05-28
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake 87 miles west of the Costa Rican capital of San José triggers a tsunami alert for the coastlines of Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua. 2012-09-5
A high-ranking drug boss in the Mexican criminal group known as Gulf Cartel is apprehended in the country of Costa Rica. 2012-07-5