QCOSTARICA — Mario Zamora, Minister of Public Security, reported that the majority of migrants who arrived in Costa Rica deported from the United States in the past two weeks have the economic conditions to return to their countries of origin. The official assured that many of them had businesses on […]
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QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica closed as one of the seven countries with the highest homicide rate in Latin America for 2024. Specifically, Costa Rica registered a rate of 16.6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (with 880 total homicides), only above Guatemala (16.1) and very close to Mexico (19.3), as shown by […]
Q24N — Daniel Ortega and his government made the decision to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council after learning of a report in which they sued Nicaragua before the International Court of Justice for depriving Nicaraguans of their nationality. “Nicaragua transmits its sovereign and irrevocable decision to withdraw […]
QCOSTARICA — Despite the constant cuts for hours and the complaints of Costa Ricans about the lack of water, the Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AyA) – water and sewer utility – reports a loss of 55.9% of the water resource within the Central Valley. According to a report […]
The misuse of the Tarjeta de Ciudadano de Oro (Golden Citizen card) in public transportation forced the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) to take measures. According to the BCCR, many relatives and even acquaintances of seniors use the card regularly to access discounts. That is why now bus drivers […]
QCOSTARICA — On Thursday, faction leaders of the Legislative Assembly decided to postpone the discussion on approving the reseal that would enable cheaper tickets to Central America for another week. The reseal initiative of the approved bill vetoed by President Rodrigo Chaves will be voted on March 11, after Fabricio […]
RICO’s Q — In an unexpected diplomatic turn, Costa Rica abstained from voting on a United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, despite having been one of the co-sponsors of the initiative. The UN General Assembly, meeting under the Eleventh Special Emergency Session, discussed two resolution proposals […]
QCOSTARICA — A request from the Minister of Finance, Nogui Acosta, will be received by President Rodrigo Chaves to veto the bill approved by lawmakers that seeks to reduce income tax (impuesto de renta in Spanish) for self-employed workers. The bill proposes that only self-employed workers with monthly incomes of […]
QCOSTARICA — Last year, 38 incidents of laser light interference to aircraft were reported, according to data from the AERIS Safety Management Department (SMS). Although the figure represents a decrease compared to the 46 cases recorded in 2023, it is still significant compared to previous years. The analysis reveals that […]
Q24N (EFE) The government of President Donald Trump has indefinitely frozen the immigration applications of people to the United States through a series of programs created by his successor, Joe Biden, which benefited people from several Latin American countries and Ukraine. In an internal document from the Department of Homeland Security […]