America Costa Rica The government has changed its migration policies in order to avoid “migratory excess”, which means that after years of accepting all migrants, it will now only accept political refugees and not those seeking to better their economic conditions
America Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves stated that the country is spending over US$300 million annually to host migrants, which is why he is requesting assistance from the US and Canada, countries that receive migrants who generally pass through the state to get there
America Costa Rica According to the World Happiness Report 2023, which is supervised by the United Nations, the country is the happiest in all of Latin America thanks to its income, health, and overall quality of life
America Costa Rica Local entrepreneur Lynne Corvaglia has founded a company that turns old airline seats into high-end leather products, and does so through teaching women in rural areas leather-working and business skills, to then recruit them and become paid artisans
America Costa Rica The state has issued a decree for the creation of a digital health strategy, aimed at digitizing the country’s health system, such as for the protection of personal data, interoperability of health systems, and the ethical use of AI in health