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Q COSTARICA — During the elections cycle that began on October 1, the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE) – elections tribunal – has rules that the news service of the National Radio and Television System (SINART) – State television –  that it cannot serve as a broadcasting platform for President […]

Q COSTARICA — In a forceful clarification, the coordinator of legal counsel for the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE) – Supreme Electoral Tribunal – Juan Luis Rivera, explained that if political belligerence is proven, the Constitution empowers the electoral body to apply the maximum sanction: the removal and disqualification of […]

RICO’s q — Cyber fraud took a serious hit this Wednesday when agents from the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) – Judicial Investigation Agency – swooped in with coordinated raids across Heredia, Palmares, and downtown San José. Their target: four individuals—two Costa Ricans and two foreigners—tied to a criminal ring […]

Q COSTARICA — The section of the Interamericana Norte (Ruta 1) highway that crosses Cambronero will remain closed indefinitely after the landslide that destroyed part of the highway last weekend. Initially, the Ministerio de Obras Publicas y Transportes (MOPT) -Ministry of Public Works and Transport in Costa Rica, Pablo Camacho […]

Q COSTARICA — The implementation of the Ministerio de Hacienda’s new Tribu-CR system will mark a turning point in the way Costa Rican taxpayers comply with their tax obligations. For this reason, starting this Monday, October 6, Hacienda (Ministry of Finance) will migrate its main current platforms (ATV, TRAVI, DeclaraWeb, […]

Q COSTARICA  (EFE) Almost six months after the United States implemented the 10% universal tariff (15% in Costa Rica and 18% in Nicaragua), exports from Central America and the Dominican Republic to the United States, its main trading partner, continue an upward trend driven by rising international prices and uncertainty […]

Q COSTARICA — María Teresa Rodríguez, former Miss Costa Rica 2008 and current host at Teletica, has confirmed that Costa Rica will not participate in this year’s Mrs. Universe pageant. Rodríguez, who manages the Mrs. Universe franchise in Costa Rica alongside her friend, model Johanna García, shared the news in […]

Q COSTARICA — A steady increase in traffic accidents and the number of people injured and killed in accidents is also causing the Compulsory Auto Insurance (SOA) premium to rise in Costa Rica. This is one of the components of the annual vehicle circulation permit known as the Marchamo, and […]

Q COSTARICA — Vehicle traffic on Route 1 in the Cambronero sector remains completely closed after a massive landslide caused by heavy rains in recent hours washed away most of the road surface. Several images circulating on social media show the impact of the landslide that occurred between the Piedra […]

Q COSTARICA — Before even moving a centimeter, the electric train project proposed by Rodrigo Chaves’s government could derail on the departure platform. The plan hinges on legislative approval for a US$800 million loan, and that’s where it could it could derail. Without the backing from the Partido Liberación Nacional […]