As the 2026 FIFA World Cup draws into focus, Costa Rica find themselves at a pivotal crossroads: one step away from a fourth consecutive World Cup berth. Staring down a qualifying group featuring Honduras, Haiti, and Nicaragua. The odds, driven by a decade of unbroken superiority, suggest a near inevitability […]
Monthly Archives: August 2025
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Fátima enjoys playing, painting, wearing dresses, and doing her hair; she also loves ice cream. José Ignacio enjoys trips to the beach, flying, eating good food, and reading. They, along with their mother, Susana, and father, Pablo, have been part of the Jiménez Ureña family for three years. Susana Ureña […]
Q COSTA RICA — On July 29, Costa Rica joined five other Latin American nations (Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, Panama, and Uruguay) and more than 40 countries and international organizations in adopting the definition of antisemitism, which is a form of prejudice, discrimination, or hostility directed against Jews. The International Holocaust […]
Q COSTARICA — Residents and activists in Santa Ana held a grand celebration Tuesday night after the City Council unanimously approved a modification to the Regulatory Plan that limits the land uses of the Lorne Ross Urban Natural Park to those defined in the Management Plan approved by the National […]
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 […]
“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 […]