Q COSTARICA — Thanks to a domino effect starting with fuel prices, the cost of living for Costa Ricans is expected to increase in the coming weeks due to the conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran. Economic experts and business leader...

Q COSTARICA — It is a matter of days before the extradition to the U.S. of former magistrate and prosecutor, Celso Gamboa, and Edwin López Vega, alias “Pecho de Rata” (Rat’s Chest), takes place to face charges of international dr...

Q COSTARICA — After accepting a writ of amparo for review, the justices of the Constitutional Court, or Sala IV as it is popularly referred to, will determine whether Costa Rica’s incorporation into the “Shield of the Americas” pr...

Q COSTARICA — Far from being bankrupt or collapsing due to a corruption crisis and potential mismanagement, the Banco de Costa Rica (BCR) stands out for its sufficient capital and liquidity, according to the international credit rating agency Moody...

Q COSTARICA — Amid the bidding process for the new 5G cellular network, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE)—Costa Rican Electricity Institute—reported on Thursday that it was the victim of cyber espionage. It also confirmed the th...

Q24N (LatinAmerica21) Increasingly, in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in everyday decision-making processes that affect millions of people: scholarship selection, social subsidies, alerts from social...

Q COSTARICA — One of the conditions Costa Rica demanded from the United States was that, if found guilty, former magistrate Celso Gamboa would not face a prison sentence longer than the one faced in Costa Rica: that is, not exceeding 50 years, rega...

Q COSTA RICA — The first speech of Costa Rica’s president-elect, Laura Fernández, was telling: it revealed both the central purpose of her continuity project and her own perception of the difficulties in fully implementing it. Her address ha...

Q24N (LatinAmerica21) — Latin America and the Caribbean is a region shaped by multiple transitions. While the term has traditionally been used to refer to transitions toward democracy, today the notion extends far beyond the political sphere. We sp...

Q COSTARICA — The Nadia Peraza case in Costa Rica has drawn significant attention due to its disturbing details and ongoing trial. Nadia Peraza, a young woman, was murdered, and the case has unveiled chilling forensic evidence. Her remains were fou...