QCOSTARICA — In an increasingly interconnected world, international payments present significant challenges due to the diversity of systems, regulations and technological adoption across the 195 countries around the globe. To address this complexity, the concept of Deep Payments emerges, which redefines global operations by integrating collaboration, local knowledge and technological […]
Yearly Archives: 2025
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QCOSTARICA — The Colegio de Contadores Públicos de Costa Rica (College of Public Accountants of Costa Rica) reminds taxpayers that January 15 is the deadline to file and pay the corresponding amount of the Solidarity Tax for the Strengthening of Housing Programs, known as the “Tax on Luxury Homes.” Dunia […]
RICO’ Q — Though the official start of the 2026 elections campaign is many months off, don’t be fooled that the parties and potential candidates will wait for the start line to kick off their campaigns. On Monday, former President Luis Guillermo Solís (2014-2018), stated on the radio program “Asiento […]
QCOSTARICA — After a sunny and windy weekend in most of the country, the question is, will rain again or not? As is usual in January, Costa Rica is in the dry season. However, last week more than 100 people were affected by the rains, and had to take refuge […]
The Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala (CSJ) suspended on Monday the revocation of house arrest for journalist José Rubén Zamora, preventing his return to prison, where he spent two years on a disputed money laundering charge, according to his defense team. The Chamber of Protection and Preliminary Hearing of […]
QCOSTARICA — Claudia Dobles Camargo, architect and former first lady of Costa Rica and wife of former President Carlos Alvarado (2018-2022), announced that she is considering running as a presidential candidate for the Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) for the 2026 national elections. In a statement shared on her social media […]
Q24N (EFE) Silence in the streets of Venezuela marks the first day of the questioned third term of Nicolás Maduro – sworn in on Friday amid accusations of electoral fraud – with little traffic and reduced commercial activity, while police and military patrols and controls continue. In Caracas, some sectors […]
At least 46 journalists had to leave Nicaragua for exile in 2024 and four were detained, according to a report published this Monday in Costa Rica by the NGO Foundation for Freedom of Expression and Democracy (FLED). The four captured were Fabiola Tercero, in “unknown whereabouts” since her arrest and […]
Today at the Melico Salazar Popular Theater, the Minister of Culture and Youth, Jorge Rodríguez Vives, together with the team of vice ministers and directors of the attached bodies of the Ministry of Culture and Youth (MCJ), announced the programming of more than 7,000 activities for 2025. The MCJ assured […]
In Costa Rica, there are several bills focused on the modification of working hours per week and vacations which, of course, has generated numerous debates, in which the pros and cons have prevailed. Everything arose after the pandemic, putting on the table the issue of tourism for Costa Ricans and […]