Q COSTARICA — Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves kept the public guessing about whether he would step down from his presidency until the very last moment when he revealed that he would not. Despite speculation about his potential candidacy as a legislator in the 2026 elections, Chaves had actually made […]
Daily Archives: August 7, 2025
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“Costa Rica, a country of flavors to discover” is the name of the reality show that the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) is launching on its social media, featuring four gastronomy students tasked with preparing emblematic dishes of Costa Rican cuisine. Luis Enrique Herrera, a resident of Hatillo and a […]
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves explained away on Wednesday why he believes the United States increased taxes on Costa Rican products by up to 15%, despite the “close” relationship he boasts about with the Donald Trump administration. At his weekly briefing following a cabinet session, insisting on […]
Q COSTARICA — Behind the banking cyberfraud epidemic hitting Costa Rica, there are no independent criminals, but rather complex structures that operate as criminal enterprises, according to various experts who spoke to SemanarioUniversidad.com. “We have been able to detect that they are coordinated structures. In many of these cases, they […]
Panama is promoting the Science Against Cancer Program (PC3), an initiative signed by leading health authorities to promote cancer research and innovation, it was announced today. According to a statement from the Social Security Fund (CSS), the joint project signed with the Ministry of Health (MINSA) and the National Secretariat […]
Q COSTARICA — For the country’s producers and productive sectors, the news that the United States has imposed 15% tariffs, higher than the 10% announced last April, is unexpected and disappointing, especially since the Ministry of Foreign Trade (Comex) had assured that negotiations were on track. Business chambers were quick […]
Q COSTARICA — “In an act shameful to history, the current Costa Rican government illegally deprived 200 foreigners deported by Trump, including 79 children,” writes Mauricio Herrera Ulloa, journalist, communications and human rights consultant, on his social media after being notified by the Constitutional Court or Sala IV on the […]