Insecurity and crime have soared to unprecedented levels in Costa Rica, emerging as one of our country’s most ... Other pressing issues include corruption (13.9%), poor governance (10.4%), and the ...

The attorney general's office of Costa Rica has filed charges against President Rodrigo Chaves and Culture Minister Jorge Rodriguez. The charges pertain to an alleged influence scheme involving a ...

After being deported from the U.S. with his wife and 6-year-old son, German Smirnov, a Russian national, is being held at a migrant camp in the Central American country.

A small team of Venezuelans and former U.S. officials with deep connections to police and intelligence in the South American country has been providing information to the Trump administration about ...

The World Bank’s new study shows that digital land registries can greatly improve governance, equity, and economic efficiency, if supported by proper regulation, interoperability, and public access.

Apologies to the good people of Finland, but as a young adult, I knew only one thing about them – that they drank, a lot. No amateurs in ...

Georgian diaspora groups gathered outside the European Parliament in Brussels, further supporting the protests shaking ...

Top and mid-level government officials donned expensive ... of peace overtly displayed on their national emblems. Japan, Costa Rica, Switzerland and the Vatican are for more peaceful countries ...

A group of human rights lawyers is suing Costa Rica, alleging the Central American nation violated the rights of dozens of ...

A legal challenge filed Thursday aims to encourage Central American countries to push back against the Trump administration’s ...

Yet I fear Chaves and Costa Rica could be poised to move in that direction — and for reasons that are about more than just reining in narco-thugs. Simply put, Chaves is under the corruption ...