Q Costa Rica

Q REPORTS (UNIVERSIDAD) – The morning sun forced us to squint, and the 32-degree Celsius temperature burned our skin, forcing us to seek shade. Meanwhile, a group of eight migrants, including a small child who was playing in the dirt, recounted what they had endured in the last seven months […]

Q TECH — If you also follow Donald Trump and JD Vance on Facebook and Instagram and don’t know why, pay attention, because recently, thousands of users of these platforms realized that they were following the president and vice president of the United States without having clicked on “follow.” Given […]

QCOSTARICA — When the evening papers told me about the magnificent gesture of José María Figueres Ferrer, swinging a demolition sledgehammer to knock down the walls of the Bella Vista Barracks and declaring the National Army dissolved, I did not want to believe it. The first was romantic and symbolic, […]

QCOSTARICA — After six years of its last participation, Costa Rican cinema returns to Korea this month, with participation in the Busan International Film Festival; to be held from October 2 to 11, and the Busan Latin Film Festival 2024, from October 17 to 20. In the two events, national […]

Barbara Steenstrup: Dear Readers who are US citizens, if you use social media or have a phone, you have probably been encouraged to register and vote in the November 5 United States Presidential election as well as to vote down ballot. I hope by now you have requested your ballot […]

QCOSTARICA — An analysis of a Center for Research and Political Studies (CIEP) of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) survey shows strong polarization between groups supporting President Rodrigo Chaves, who cling to elections to the detriment of other forms of political participation, and opponents who advocate protest, but are […]

Q24N (Confidencial) The Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo regime arrested nine priests in just ten days, between July 26 and August 5, 2024. Of those arrested, seven belonged to the Diocese of Matagalpa and one to the Diocese of Estelí, which are administered by Monsignor Rolando Álvarez, released from prison […]

Q REPORTS — Costa Rica and Colombia, are taking significantly different paths in their approach to cannabis legalization, as reported by Spanish-language media outlet El Planteo. While Costa Rica faces legislative roadblocks that have led to a shift in focus from full legalization to domestic cultivation, Colombia is making a […]

Q REPORTS (InsightCrime.org) María Amalia Matamoros found herself in a difficult position in late June 2024, when she got a message from her friend Marcos*, asking if it was possible to sell an organ for as much as $200,000. Matamoros, a Costa Rican surgeon and former president of the Latin […]

Q REPORTS (Confidencial) Dozens of people have been arbitrarily arrested in the last hours in Venezuela, following multiple protests in Caracas and other cities of the country, in view of the widely questioned victory of Nicolás Maduro, after the presidential elections of Sunday, July 28. The Chavista regime confirmed several […]