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Costa Rican security minister Jorge Torres says that a search is underway for a plane carrying five German citizens and a Swiss pilot, which disappeared near the city of Limón. Among the passengers on board is Rainer Schaller, CEO of McFit.
2022-10-22

Nine people are killed and 55 others are rescued after a bus crashes in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, during heavy rains.
2022-09-17

Costa Rican president Carlos Alvarado Quesada tests positive for COVID-19.
2022-02-10

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

Costa Rica issues a new mandate that would require children over the age of five years old to be vaccinated against COVID-19, making it one of the first countries to introduce such a mandate as part of its basic vaccination campaign.
2021-11-6

Costa Rica announces new COVID-19 restrictions on driving and businesses amidst a rise of new cases.
2021-04-29

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

A Princess Tours catamaran, "Pura Vida Princess", catches fire and capsizes off the coast of Punta Leona, Costa Rica, while carrying 98 passengers and ten crew; the Costa Rican Red Cross confirms that three are dead.
2015-01-8

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

Laura Chinchilla is elected President of Costa Rica, the first woman to take the office, following the 2010 general election.
2010-02-7