The Art City Tour (ACT) returns to San José with the event “For the Love of Chepe” (“Por Amor a Chepe”), inviting the public to explore the city’s art and urban culture while celebrating Valentine’s Day. Held four times a year, this special edition of the event will take place […]
Monthly Archives: February 2025
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My Tica wife was one of 14 kids. Twelve of the fourteen, all between the ages of early 50s to mid 70s are still alive. They communicate regularly, and by regularly, I mean daily. Every day I listen to my wife doing a video call with one or more of […]
Melinda Hildebrand has been nominated as the next U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, as officially announced. Hildebrand is a successful businesswoman and philanthropist who serves as Vice Chair of the Hildebrand Foundation and Vice President of Hilcorp Ventures Inc. She is also the President and Owner of the popular River […]
Q24N – US President Donald Trump likes the idea put forward by El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele of holding U.S. criminals in prison in exchange for money. Trump confirmed that his government is studying the possibility of sending those convicted in “the most serious cases” to serve their time in […]
QCOSTARICA — Starting today, February 7, and continuing to Sunday, February 9, the Costa Rica Convention Center will become the epicenter of technology, innovation and the best automotive deals with the arrival of Expo Motriz 2025. This event, designed for all in the automotive sector and the general public, will […]
QCOSTARICA — Cocaine is “no worse than whiskey” and is only illegal because it comes from Latin America, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said during a live broadcast of a government meeting. Colombia is the world’s largest producer and exporter of cocaine, with Costa Rica being a prime location for transshipments […]
QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) held the formal exchange of ratification notes of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on Trade and Investment (CEPA) at the offices of Dubai Chambers, during a formal ceremony headed by the Ministers of Commerce of both countries. This meeting marks […]
QCOSTARICA — The United States Embassy in San José, Costa Rica, warned about the attacks that vehicles traveling in the vicinity of the Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) are receiving. The alert for travelers traveling in Costa Rica arose on Wednesday, February 5, that is, one day after the visit […]
Q24N AFP – A “Guantanamo 2.0” that will bring problems or a favor from which one can take advantage: Salvadorans were divided on Tuesday over the unusual offer by President Nayib Bukele to receive migrants and “criminal” Americans from the United States. The measure proposed on Monday during the visit […]
The Panamanian government on Thursday called the U.S. government’s announcement that its ships would not pay for transiting the Panama Canal “absolutely false,” a toll that Washington considers “absurd.” Amid tensions over Donald Trump’s threat to retake control of the waterway, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said the information about […]