Q COSTARICA — Heavy rains on Saturday afternoon hit much of the greater metropolitan area (GAM), flooding streets to car level in some neighborhoods and forcing people from their homes in others. In Guadalupe, Goicoechea, the damage was specifically reported on 19th Avenue and 25th Street. Incidents were also reported […]
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Q COSTARICA — A new measure has been taken to increase control over imports from outlet stores, aduanas (customs) detaining all containers to verify compliance with regulations. Business closures, product seizures, and criminal charges will be part of the measures against those who break the law in the trade of […]
Q COSTARICA — In Costa Rica, most people have just one cell phone line, but it’s not unusual for some to have two or three. While many Costa Ricans stick with a single line for personal use, some—especially those who travel for work or want to take advantage of different […]
Q COSTARICA — In 2024, Costa Rica recorded an infant mortality rate of 10.3 deaths per 1,000 live births—the highest the country has seen in two decades. This uptick has sparked concern within the health community, especially since most of these deaths—about 75 percent—happen during the first 28 days of […]
Q COSTARICA — The United States on Wednesday denounced the disappearance in Nicaragua of a doctor with dual Nicaraguan and Costa Rican nationality, for which it held co-presidents and husband and wife Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo responsible. The “forced disappearance” of 30-year-old doctor, Yerri Estrada, had been reported to […]
Q COSTARICA — 43 of 57 legislators voted this Wednesday to reseal the bill by Monserrat Ruiz, a legislator from the Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN), which would allow the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) to conduct raids 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including statutory holidays. Currently, raids […]
Q COSTARICA — Expectations for the dollar exchange for the second half of the year point to an increase, as two factors are pushing it upward: the implementation of tariffs by the United States and fewer tourist arrivals, said Federico Quesada, director of the School of Administrative Sciences at the […]
Q COSTARICA — Negotiations between Costa Rica and the United States to reduce tariffs will remain active, assured Indiana Trejos, Costa Rica’s Vice Minister of Foreign Trade. However, they are optimistic that the United States Supreme Court will analyze the legality of these measures imposed by President Donald Trump in […]
Q COSTARICA — San Carlos authorities report a massive influx of Nicaraguan gold miners known as “coligalleros” to the Crucitas area, following Daniel Ortega’s government’s decision to grant mining concessions to China near the San Juan River. The Municipality of San Carlos has warned of an increase in the irregular […]
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rican associates of Johnny Angulo Fernández, alias “John Cadenas”, in the alleged cocaine shipment to Italy have become the new targets of Italy’s Central Anti-Narcotics Division. Members of that Italian agency met in Nashville, Tennessee, with representatives of Costa Rica’s Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ), who […]