Rico

QCOSTARICA — I can’t make this up, it took the passing of a bill in the Legislative Assembly to allow the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) and the Fiscalia (Attorney General’s Office) 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And for the president, Rodrigo Chaves, vetoing the bill for […]

QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica’s economy is showing signs of slowing. The Central Bank of Costa Rica (Banco Central) reported that national production has been slowing for four months in a row, according to the Monthly Index of Economic Activity (IMAE) for March 2025. Although national production registered a year-over-year change […]

RICO’s Q – If you see this vehicle parked outside your home (or workplace), get out, as there may be a “surprise” raid happening soon. Don’t know about you, but I’ve suspected that the television news channels are in on the action, they seem to be there before things happen, […]

QCOSTARICA — In the early hours of this Tuesday morning, the Fiscalia (Prosecutor’s Office) and the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) carried out 21 raids, and arrested, among others, the former MOPT Minister Mauricio Batalla, the president of the National Emergency Commission (CNE), Alejandro Picado and director of Civil Aviation, […]

QCOSTARICA — Mauricio Batalla, former minister of the Ministerio de Obras Publicas y Transportes (MOPT), was arrested this Tuesday, part of a series of 23 early morning raids by the Organismo de Investigacion Judicial (OIJ) in various areas of the metropolitan area. Present at the raid on the Batalla home […]

QCOSTARICA — Legislators, in their majority,  approved on Monday an amendment to Article 32 of the Constitution allowing the extradition of Costa Rican citizens accused abroad of terrorism or drug trafficking. The initiative received 45 votes in favor, without dissension by the legislators present in the Legislative Assembly, in the […]

QCOSTARICA — While reviewing the first years of President Rodrigo Chaves’ administration, Pilar Cisneros, head of the Partido Progreso Social Democrático (PPSD) – Social Democratic Progress party, addressed opposition criticism and put the challenges facing the government into perspective. Cisneros recalled the conditions under which, according to her, the Chaves […]

QCOSTARICA — Starting today, May 12, the fees for passport, DIMEX, and ControlPas processing will change, according to an official statement from RACSA and Correos de Costa Rica (Post Office). The new price for processing a passport or DIMEX will be ¢8,203.5 + VAT, while the ControlPas process will cost […]

QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica has been recognized as one of the friendliest countries in the world for international visitors, according to the World Population Review ranking updated to 2025. The list is based on the Expat Insider survey by InterNations, one of the largest global communities for people living and […]

QCOSTARICA — The labor force participation rate, that is, the percentage of people participating in the labor force relative to the working-age population in Costa Rica, has continued to decline since 2021. This is revealed by an analysis of data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos de Costa […]