2024 has seen at least 17 people lose their lives in bar shootouts or violent brawls across Costa Rica. Whether it’s heated disputes or premeditated hits, bars have become hotspots for deadly encounters. The most recent tragedy took place in Barrio Cuba, San José, claiming the life of engineer Eugenio […]
Daily Archives: July 30, 2024
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Kattia Cambronero, a PLP Congresswoman, voiced her strong opposition to a recent initiative by INCOPESCA to reintroduce the capture and use of live bait in fishing for the longline sector. According to the legislator, this plan seriously endangers Costa Rican marine ecosystems and negatively affects artisanal and sport fishermen. “It […]
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled a set of radical reforms aimed at overhauling the U.S. Supreme Court. Republicans have wasted no time in condemning these proposals, labeling them as “outrageous” and a “threat to Democracy,” drawing parallels to judicial overhauls that paved the way for a […]
QCOSTARICA — The Sala Constitucional (Constitutional Court) or Sala IV as it is commonly known, declared unconstitutional the four articles of the bill known as “Ley Jaguar” that the Government intended to submit to a referendum and that was consulted by the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE), the elections tribunal. […]
Q24N (VOA) The suspension of diplomatic relations between the governments of Panama and Venezuela could have various repercussions, according to the Palacio de las Garzas, after demanding greater transparency in the electoral process that gave Nicolás Maduro the victory. “The millions of Venezuelans deserve that the genuine popular will be […]
Q24N (VOA) Venezuela’s opposition say they have proof that challenger Edmundo González defeated President Nicolás Maduro in Sunday’s presidential elections, as street demonstrations against Maduro’s victory turned deadly. González and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado told reporters Monday that they have obtained more than 70% of tally sheets from the […]
Costa Rica is a natural pearl of Central America for all lovers of photo hunting. There are countless large and small tropical forests on its territory where many living creatures live. Photos of each will be a natural decoration of any photo hunter’s collection and become a source of pride. […]
RICO’s Q – The joke is on Nicolas Maduro following his Foreign Minister on Monday announcing that his country would be withdrawing its ambassador and diplomatic staff in Costa Rica, Argentina, Peru, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Uruguay. The announcement further said it would be expelling from Venezuela the ambassadors […]
QCOSTARICA – The annual pilgrimage, “tomeria”, to Cartago officially kicked off over the weekend, with the faithful heading to the Basilica to pay homage to the Virgen de los Ángeles, the Patron Saint of Costa Rica. The romeria takes place every August 2. Up to 2 million or more faithful […]