Q Costa Rica

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, […]

Q24N (DW) Jose Mujica, widely known by his nickname, “Pepe,” was beloved for his modesty and progressive social reforms. At the height of his political career as president of Uruguay, Mujica’s monthly salary was $12,500 (€7,200) — but he only drew one-tenth of it. The rest he gave away. – […]

Q24N (DW) Argentina’s Supreme Court has found dozens of boxes filled with Nazi material among its archives in its basement. The 83 boxes hold documents including postcards, photographs and notebooks, as well as propaganda material, the court said on Sunday. Court employees discovered the material by chance while preparing for […]

Q24N (Wire services) Argentine President Javier Milei’s office on Wednesday said that the leader had issued a decree to tighten migration into the country, cracking down on those with criminal records and requiring travelers to hold health insurance. Milei’s office said in a statement that the measures were to ensure […]

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 […]