According to the Global Climate Action Survey 2024, conducted by Gensler, Costa Rica is among the countries most severely impacted by extreme weather events attributed to climate change. The survey, which offers a global perspective on the perceptions of climate change and its effects, highlights the significant challenges faced by […]
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If you live in a predominantly Tico barrio, you are likely familiar with vendedores ambulantes. These are the door-to-door salespeople who pass through selling eggs, mora, pejibaye, mamón chino, tamales, tomates, pasteles, and mucho mucho más. They may be on foot or in a vehicle that slowly passes by the […]
Q24N — In a move to tie up loose ends to consolidate himself as dictator and have complete control over the other powers of the State, Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega proposed a constitutional reform that would extend the presidential term by one more year, from five to six years, and […]
QCOSTARICA — By majority vote, Costa Rica’s legislators approved in the second and final debate the reform that allows the extradition of Costa Ricans who incur in crimes of international drug trafficking and terrorism. This in cases where the participation of Costa Ricans in international borders is proven. Bill 23,701, […]
RICO’s Q — Earlier this week, the dollar exchange ‘buy’ dipped below ¢500 colones to one US dollar, while the ‘sell’ remained above that level. The dollar exchange, in both the buy and sell, has not been below the ¢500 barrier since May 2008, however, it may be so in […]
QCOSTARICA — The repairs to the runway at the Guanacaste Airpoty (LIR) in Liberia were achieved in record time thanks to donations from two private companies. Due to the heavy rains affecting the province of Guanacaste in recent days, airport operations were shut down last Friday and Saturday and again […]
QCOSTARICA — The Legislative Branch is the institution with the lowest level of trust for Costa Ricans, according to the second report of the Freedom of Expression and Right to Information Program of the University of Costa Rica (Proledi). In a matter of one year, legislators lost three percentage points […]
Q24N (VOA) A new group of about 1,500 migrants left southern Mexico on Wednesday with the intention of reaching the United States before Donald Trump assumes the presidency on January 20, according to its members. They fear that after that date, legal options for migration will close and mass deportations […]
Nicaragua’s President, Daniel Ortega, submitted a constitutional reform to Congress on Wednesday to consolidate total control over all branches of power alongside his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, who would be granted the title of “co-president.” The proposal, which extends the presidential term from five to six years, will be […]
Q24N (VOA) There are three major challenges that will mark the relations between the new US government with El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, according to analysts: immigration, drug trafficking and insecurity, and the region’s relations with China. Of the three countries of the Northern Triangle of Central America, El Salvador […]