Costa Rica
Right-wing triumphs in Costa Rica’s presidential raceCosta Rica, Latin America Caribbean, REGIONS, Costa Rica, Nayib Bukele, Neoliberalism, Right wing government, Rodrigo Chaves, News Wire, Pablo Meriguet
Center-right candidate Rodrigo Chaves wins presidential elections in Costa RicaCosta Rica, Latin America Caribbean, REGIONS, Anti-IMF protests in Costa Rica, austerity in Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, Costa Rica elections 2022, COVID-19 in Costa Rica, International Monetary Fund (IMF), José María Figueres, National Liberation Party, Rodrigo Chaves, Social Democratic Progress Party, News Wire, Peoples Dispatch
Center-left candidates to face off in second round of presidential elections in Costa RicaCosta Rica, Latin America Caribbean, REGIONS, Anti-IMF protests in Costa Rica, austerity in Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, Costa Rica elections 2022, International Monetary Fund (IMF), José María Figueres, National Liberation Party, Rodrigo Chaves, Social Democratic Progress Party, News Wire, Tanya Wadhwa
Costa Rican social movements and trade unions prepare to mobilize against IMF dealCosta Rica, Latin America Caribbean, REGIONS, Anti-IMF protests in Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, International Monetary Fund (IMF), National Association of Public and Private Employees (ANEP), National Rescue Movement (MRN), Neoliberalism, Protest against IMF, Public Employment Law, News Wire, Peoples Dispatch
Protests against government’s economic plan continue in Costa RicaCosta Rica, Latin America Caribbean, REGIONS, Anti-IMF protests in Costa Rica, Association of Secondary Education Teachers (APSE), austerity in Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, Central of the Costa Rican Workers Movement (CMTC), International Monetary Fund (IMF), National Association of Public and Private Employees (ANEP), National Rescue Movement (MRN), Neoliberalism, Public Employment Law, Featured Stories Row-2, Peoples Dispatch
Costa Rica becomes a first Central American country to legalize same-sex marriagesCosta Rica, Latin America Caribbean, REGIONS, Carlos Alvarado, COVID-19 in Costa Rica, Equal marriage, lgbtq, LGBTQ rights, Marriage, News Wire, Peoples Dispatch
Costa Rican health care workers begin a two-day-long general strikeCosta Rica, Latin America Caribbean, REGIONS, Carlos Alvarado, healthcare, Healthcare workers, Neoliberalism, Public health, News Wire, Peoples Dispatch
Costa Rican teachers mobilize against regressive labor billsCosta Rica, Latin America Caribbean, REGIONS, Anti-worker policies, Association of Secondary Education Teachers (APSE), Attack on public education, Carlos Alvarado, labor, News Wire, Peoples Dispatch
Negotiations begin between the Costa Rican teachers union and the education ministryCosta Rica, Latin America Caribbean, REGIONS, Anti-worker policies, Association of Secondary Education Teachers (APSE), Attack on public education, Carlos Alvarado, Public education, Peoples Dispatch
Indigenous leader Sergio Rojas assassinated in Costa RicaCosta Rica, Latin America Caribbean, REGIONS, Assassination, Bribri indigenous people, Carlos Alvarado, Indigenous movements, Sergio Rojas, News Wire, Peoples Dispatch
Costa Rican strike reaches its third weekCosta Rica, Latin America Caribbean, REGIONS, Carlos Alvarado, Trade unions, News Wire, Peoples Dispatch
In Costa Rica, indefinite strike by workers greets govt. proposal for financial ‘reform’Costa Rica, Latin America Caribbean, REGIONS, Fiscal reform, Tax reform, News Wire, Peoples Dispatch