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United States sending Costa Rica $40.7 million to fight narcotrafficking and crime

The funding, which is part of a budget signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, amounts to a 33-percent increase over last year, according to the Foreign Ministry. 
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Make Costa Rica great again?

The Tico Times is proud to present this new column from Álvaro Murillo, an experienced journalist who specializes in political coverage and has written...

Campaign aims to ‘defeat Trump’ by encouraging more U.S. expat votes

Activist group Avaaz is trying to get more U.S. citizens living abroad to vote in the upcoming presidential elections in an attempt to weaken Donald Trump's chances at the presidency.

Bernie Sanders’ CAFTA reversal pledge worries Costa Rica businesses

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has called for “reversing” the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement, which many local leaders see as critical to Costa Rica’s economy. Others would love to see it go.

Obama’s brutal assessment of the rise of Donald Trump

Obama: "There are thoughtful conservatives - good people in the Republican Party, good people who are Republican voters who care about poverty and they care about climate, and don't resort to insults, and are troubled by what's happening inside their own party."

Sanders to win Maine caucuses while Clinton nears half the delegates needed for nomination

After Saturday's contests, Hillary Clinton had 1,121 delegates, nearly half the 2,383 needed to win the Democratic nomination. But speaking at a CNN debate, Bernie Sanders sought to stress his campaign was on an upswing.

Bernie Sanders ‘wins’ Costa Rica in Democrats Global Primary

Senator Bernie Sanders ran away with the Democrats' Global Presidential Primary in Costa Rica this week, collecting 130 votes to Clinton’s 58, according to partial preliminary results reported by Democrats Abroad Costa Rica Chair Kathy Rothschild.

Expats ‘feel the Bern’ as Democrat Global Primary kicks off in Costa Rica

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is off to a head start over his opponent, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, for the Democratic presidential nomination after the first day of the Global Presidential Primary in Costa Rica.

Mexico to contact US candidates to rebut ‘disinformation’

Donald Trump's campaign may get a phone call from Mexico's government if the billionaire, who has railed against Mexican migrants, wins the Republican Party's presidential nomination.

Super Tuesday: Polls open in the South and New England on a fateful day

More delegates are up for grabs Tuesday than on any other single day in the Democratic nominating calendar.

Mexico’s Vicente Fox so mad at Trump he drops the F-bomb

MEXICO CITY – Donald Trump's rhetoric about Mexico got a tongue-lashing Thursday, with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden calling it "dangerous" and a former Mexican president dropping the F-bomb against his border wall plan.
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