Q Costa Rica

Q24N (EFE) An agreement between Panama and the United States to repatriate irregular migrants crossing the Darien Gap, in force since last July, has reduced the transit through that jungle of Ecuadorian citizens by 92% and that of Colombians by 65%, the US Embassy in Panama said last week. The […]

QCOSTARICA — In a context where financial security becomes crucial, opting to use debit cards becomes a smart and safe decision. Carrying cash can present multiple risks, from theft to loss of money, which makes more and more people look for safer alternatives to make their purchases. In fact, in […]

QCOSTARICA — Cell phone theft in Costa Rica is not new. What is, is the “criminal combo” where the victims are not only left without their phone but also lose money transferred through the Sinpe system. Francisco Velázquez, head of the theft section of the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ), […]

Q24N (EFE) The Nicaraguan government of Daniel Ortega ignored the social and political crisis that the country has been experiencing since April 2018 in a report presented ahead of the fourth cycle of the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) that will take place next November, the so-called Nicaragua Lucha Coalition […]

OP-ED by Rafe Martin — Old stories with good lessons. Let me be unequivocally clear about our current politics – I was just re-reading an older book (2002) of mine titled, “The World Before This One.” It uses Seneca (Iroquois) legends from around Rochester, NY, to create a novel about […]

Q24N (EFE) Copa Airlines and the Tourism Promotion Fund of Panama (Promtur) launched this week a million-dollar alliance to promote tourism in Panama by reinforcing the airline’s “Stopover” program, focused on attracting 300,000 visitors from the United States and South America. “We are very happy to launch the new stage […]

QCOSTARICA — The Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal (Senasa) – National Animal Health Service – was successful in obtaining a conviction of one year and three months in prison in the case of animal cruelty that affected the dog known as ‘Canelo’. “The decision, issued on October 1 by the […]

QCOSTARICA — Extreme rains is the forecast for Costa Rica for the last week of October and the first days of November. According to the national weather service, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN), in some regions of the country it will rain as much as in an entire month. “Extreme […]

QCOSTARICA — The numbers from Costa Rica’s Ministry of Health show that more than 100 people per week are requiring hospitalization for dengue. The situation has been occurring since the last three weeks of September and the first of October. According to Health, the accumulated cases of dengue this year, […]

OP-ED by Michale Gabriel — The Past. In 1977, at the age of 32, I had the honor of chairing Alaska’s exhibit for the International Women’s Conference in Houston, Texas. The exhibit featured powerful women, resilient women, women of purpose—including a judge from Barrow, who, after administering justice in her […]