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
In a report published in "Biology Letters", researchers reveal the first-known case of facultative parthenogenesis or a "virgin birth" in a crocodile, where a female American crocodile living in isolation at a Costa Rican zoo laid an egg of a fully formed stillborn crocodile that exhibited parthenogenesis. Researchers suggest that the findings could provide insights into the reproduction of crocodile ancestors, including dinosaurs and pterosaurs. 2023-06-7
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 announces new COVID-19 restrictions on driving and businesses amidst a rise of new cases. 2021-04-29
Costa Rica becomes the first Central American country to legalize same-sex marriage. 2020-05-26
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 scorpion stings a passenger on a flight from Costa Rica to Spain, which forced the sealing of the Iberia airlines Airbus A340 at Madrid's Barajas International Airport. 2012-11-26
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
The Organization of American States urges Nicaragua and Costa Rica to withdraw their security forces from an island in the San Juan river. Google is blamed for the dispute and revises its maps. 2010-11-14