Q COSTA RICA —Fertility in Costa Rica is projected to reach 1.12 children per woman in 2026, down from the previously forecast 1.20. This estimate comes from the Central American Population Center at the University of Costa Rica (UCR). The Civil Re...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rican authorities are urging families to watch for behavioral changes in children after warning that people investigated for sexual offenses against minors are often relatives, family acquaintances, or others within the victimâ...

Q COSTA RICA — The Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS)—Costa Rica’s Social Security Fund— has pledged to resolve salary delays affecting 482 employees after administrative failures contributed to a nationwide strike that forced hospita...

Q COSTA RICA —  “I’m out again. I’m struggling to get the first word out. There is nothing more important to say than ‘thank you.’ You have no idea how grateful I am to you (…).” were the words of Julián Valverde, a Costa Ri...

Q COSTA RICA — José Flores, a Costa Rican native of the Nicoya Peninsula, is waiting for the paperwork needed to verify his age and submit his case for official recognition, to be recognized as the world’s oldest man at the age of 119. Acco...

The following are the upcoming events on September 22 and 24: Heredia, Sept. 22 (Tuesday) U.S. Embassy Town Hallplus U.S. passport renewal, notarial services & voter ballot assistance 9:30 – 11 am, U.S. voter ballot assistance 11 am – noon, t...

In case someone should ask about faxing ballots, several states allow overseas and military voters to return their voted ballots by fax for the US midterm elections Five states give overseas voters the option of returning their ballots either by post...

Q COSTA RICA — Through a technology platform called UNIDOS, Costa Rica’s  Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos (College of Physicians and Surgeons of Costa Rica, also known as the Medical Association) aims to have 15,000 private doctors handle th...

The Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación, Tecnología y Telecomunicaciones (Micitt)—Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology, and Telecommunications—has launched an investigation into an alleged massive data leak of a Costa Rican credit reportin...

Q COSTA RICA — On Wednesday, opposition legislators in Costa Rica questioned the conduct of former President and Minister of the Presidency and Finance, Rodrigo Chaves, during official events held on September 14 in Cartago; some even called for hi...