Costa Rica News
Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:38:09 +0000Montes de Oca plans building more apartment towers even as the canton is still flooded with fecal matter
Q COSTA RICA — The municipality of Montes de Oca (San Pedro), a major commercial, academic, and cultural hub on the eastern side of the San José metropolitan area, plans to build more apartment towers in the canton even as residents continue to ...
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:22:31 +0000
Brasil de Santa Ana District Council urges MOPT to focus on upgrading the interchange
Q COSTA RICA — The Brasil de Santa Ana District Council is urging the Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) to fast-track improvements at the Piedades interchange. While the Council believes an overpass would be the ideal fix for this ...
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:03:31 +0000
Attorney General’s Office takes drastic action to summon Pilar Cisneros
Q COSTA RICA — The Fiscalía General (Attorney General’s Office) confirmed it issued an immigration alert regarding presidential advisor and former legislator Pilar Cisneros, needing to summon her for an investigative statement and it had bee...
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:47:57 +0000
“Diablo” sister and 3 judicials under arrest for impunity, bribery, and corruption
Q COSTA RICA — The Deputy Prosecutor’s Office for Probity, Transparency, and Anti-Corruption (FAPTA) requested six months of pretrial detention (remand) for Judge Ricardo Valverde López and a woman, Gelen Magaly Arias Monge, sister of Alejan...
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:37:54 +0000
Deference or transparency? Fernández calls Chaves “president” live on air
Q COSTA RICA — President Laura Fernández referred to former president and minister Rodrigo Chaves as “president” Wednesday afternoon during the live broadcast of the weekly government news program, later justifying her continued use of...
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:34:34 +0000
Triathlete Victoria Arce wins silver in Peru and aims for the World Championships and Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games
Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rican Victoria Arce won the silver medal at the Americas Triathlon Junior Cup, held in Lima, Peru, after completing the race in 1:05:48 and delivering one of the day’s standout performances. The competition was a sprint f...
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:33:12 +0000
Two judges and an OIJ official arrested for alleged ties to a group linked to alias “Diablo”
Q COSTA RICA — The Costa Rican Prosecutor’s Office has ordered the detention of two judges and an official from the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) due to suspected links with a criminal group connected to the notorious Alejandro A...
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:11:22 +0000
Costa Rica could face increasingly younger criminal leaders if it doesn’t break the cycle of violence, warns expert
Q COSTA RICA — The police offensive against organized crime in Costa Rica may lead to arrests, seizures, and temporary weakening of criminal structures, but it will hardly be able to definitively stop the violence if the country does not address th...
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:46:24 +0000
Is the honeymoon with Laura Fernández over after 100 days?
Q COSTA RICA — When Laura Fernández took office as Costa Rica’s president on May 8, the air was filled with hope and optimism. But as the days rolled on, cracks started to show in the early enthusiasm surrounding her leadership. Having just pass...
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:09:26 +0000
Costa Rica was filled with music, color, and Afro-descendant pride at the Grand Gala Parade 2026
Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica commemorated Día de la Persona Negra y la Cultura Afrocostarricense (Black People’s Day and Afro-Costa Rican Culture Day) on Monday, August 31st, a date officially established by law that recognizes the heritage, le...