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  • January 7, 2026

Dobles Unveils Plan to Overhaul Public Sector Salaries

San José, Costa Rica — San José – Presidential candidate Claudia Dobles of the Citizen Agenda Coalition has unveiled a…
  • January 6, 2026

Comptroller Blocks Carrillo’s 30-Job Expansion Plan

Guanacaste, Costa Rica — CARRILLO, Guanacaste – In a decisive move underscoring a push for fiscal discipline among local governments,…
  • December 30, 2025

Fernández Vows Immediate Action with No Presidential Learning Curve

San José, Costa Rica — San José, Costa Rica – In a political landscape defined by institutional fatigue and widespread…
  • December 24, 2025

Costa Rica Sets January 23 Payout for 2026 School Bonus

San José, Costa Rica — SAN JOSÉ – Thousands of public sector employees in Costa Rica can now mark their…
  • December 21, 2025

Public Sector Pay Raise May Be Short-Lived as Fiscal Constraints Tighten

San José, Costa Rica — San José – After a grueling five-year salary freeze, Costa Rica’s public sector employees are…
  • December 10, 2025

Costa Rica Greenlights ¢32.7 Billion Public Sector Pay Raise

San José, Costa Rica — SAN JOSÉ – After a five-year period of fiscal austerity and frozen wages, Costa Rica’s…
  • December 10, 2025

Union Chief Hints at Prison Time for President in Salary War

San José, Costa Rica — SAN JOSÉ – Any semblance of a truce between Costa Rica’s public sector unions and…
  • December 3, 2025

Costa Rican Government Announces Extended Year-End Holiday Shutdown

San José, Costa Rica — SAN JOSÉ – The Government of Costa Rica has officially announced the year-end holiday schedule…
  • November 21, 2025

Finance Ministry Confirms ¢168 Billion Aguinaldo Payment Date

San José, Costa Rica — San José, Costa Rica – As the holiday season approaches, thousands of public sector employees…
  • November 19, 2025

Crushing Debt Burdens Costa Rican Educators

San José, Costa Rica — A sweeping new survey has exposed a severe and deepening financial crisis within Costa Rica’s…