Costa Rica’s Tourism Challenges Continue In 2025
After being named by Travel + Leasure as 'Destination of the Year' in 2024, when Costa Rica welcomed about 2.6 million tourists, a few headwinds have confronted this Central...
US Deports More Alleged Gang Members To El Salvador
The Trump administration has deported 17 more alleged gang members to El Salvador, the US state department has said, despite legal battles over removing people to the Central American...
U.S. Revokes Visa of Ex-President Óscar Arias, Celebrated Nobel Laureate
The U.S. government has revoked the visa of former Costa Rican President Óscar Arias, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, as of April 1, 2025, amid escalating tensions with China...
Trump Tariffs Updates: ‘Reciprocal’ Levies Shake Up Global Trade
US President Donald Trump announced a 10 percent “minimum baseline tariff” for all imports into the US, with dozens of countries hit with rates multiple times higher.
Trump’s tariffs trigger...
The Americas React to Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs
Most leaders conveyed frustration or made requests to negotiate while some expressed gratitude for only getting the baseline rate.
On April 2, shortly after Donald Trump’s announcement of global reciprocal...
Panamanian Ex-Leader Martinelli Remains in The Nicaraguan Embassy After Window to Leave Expired
Panamanian ex-President Ricardo Martinelli, a convicted felon granted asylum by Nicaragua, remained inside that country’s embassy Friday more than a year after he first entered and a week after...
