Q Costa Rica

Q24N (VozdeAmerica) The government of Daniel Ortega opted for an information blackout – which contrary to its intention – ended up promoting an ecosystem of independent digital media that is informing the audience in Nicaragua from exile, according to experts, journalists and organizations that defend freedom of the press. The […]

Q24N (VozdeAmerica) Argentina ordered the issuance of arrest warrants for the purposes of extradition against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his Minister of the Interior and Justice, Diosdado Cabello, so that they “face the law” for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity. The Federal Court of Argentina ordered this […]

Q24N (BBC Mundo) Mexico has once again turned to the Japanese market. On August 22, the country placed some 152.2 billion yen (about US$1.04 billion) there through the financial instrument known as samurai bonds, according to its Ministry of Finance and Loans. It is not the first time that Mexico […]

QCOSTARICA — “In Costa Rica, there has been a process of weakening of the Presidency (of the Republic),” were the words of President Rodrigo Chaves 28 months into his 4-year term, in an interview with El Observador. Chaves compares the current situation of the country with the French scenario of […]

Barbara Steenstrup: Dear Readers who are US citizens, if you use social media or have a phone, you have probably been encouraged to register and vote in the November 5 United States Presidential election as well as to vote down ballot. I hope by now you have requested your ballot […]

QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica’s Attorney General, Carlo Díaz, was quick to reply to the Government’s response to the raids of the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) officials on Monday, assuring that the Fiscalia (Public Prosecutor’s Office) will continue to carry out the raids without distinction against whoever it is. […]

QCOSTARICA — The La Cruz region of Guanacaste, in the upper northwest area of Costa Rica, stands out as the area with the greatest potential for the generation of offshore wind energy in the country, according to a socio-environmental and legal diagnostic study financed by the Central American Bank for […]

QCOSTARICA — Despite the judicial police operation, one of thirty by the Organismo de Investigacion Judicial (OIL) this Monday morning, including the home of Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) president Marta Esquivel, she was not at home at the time. Still, minutes before 8:00 am, she appeared voluntarily at […]

QCOSTARICA — Because the government’s actions have not been forceful in stopping drug trafficking, Sofía Guillén questioned the commitment of the Rodrigo Chaves administration to stop drug trafficking, while asserting that we live in a narco-state and that she believes that the government promotes it by action or omission. “I […]

QCOSTARICA — The growth of drug trafficking groups in the country is causing Costa Rica to challenge Mexico for first place in the region in cocaine transshipment to the United States and Europe, according to a report by The New York Times on Sunday under the title “How a tourist […]