Q COSTARICA — With the arrest of 47-year-old Francisco Javier Alfaro Flores, the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ)—Judicial Investigation Agency—concluded a nearly decade-long investigation into an alleged money laundering network link...

Q COSTARICA — Travel between Orlando, Florida and Costa Rica , here’s something important to know. After Spirit Airlines shut down its operations earlier this month, JetBlue has now announced it will stop nonstop flights between Costa Rica and Or...

RICO’s Q — President Laura Fernández has had a busy week, diving straight into a series of meetings starting Monday with members of the Legislative Assembly and key figures from the judicial branches, including the Courts and the Fiscalía. ...

Q24N — The U.S. government on Wednesday indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro on charges of murder, conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens, and destruction of an aircraft in connection with the downing of two Cuban planes in 1996. These charges re...

The U.S. State Department updated its travel advisory for Nicaragua, maintaining the country at Level 3, a category that advises its citizens to reconsider travel due to critical security factors. U.S. News According to the alert shared by the U.S. E...

RICO’s Q — Former President Rodrigo Chaves had “a slip of the tongue” during a meeting held Tuesday morning at the Casa Presidencial with Frente Amplio faction leader, legislator José María Villalta. Chaves participated in the meeting b...

Q COSTARICA — The path was outlined by Rodrigo Chaves when he was still president: they took Zapote (Casa Presidencial), they took the Legislative Assembly, and now they will try to find the votes to seize the last bastion of resistance: the Judici...

Q COSTARICA — Aware that insecurity is the primary concern of Costa Ricans, President Laura Fernández announced that she will personally oversee weekly monitoring of actions against crime and homicides throughout her four-year term. Fernández amb...

Q COSTARICA — The German airline, Lufthansa, has confirmed an increase in flight frequencies between Frankfurt and San José for the 2026-2027 tourist season. The airline will increase its service from three to five weekly flights, beginning Octobe...

Q COSTARICA — In Costa Rica, police “pasadas”—checks—are a different concept from a criminal case. They do not necessarily equate to a criminal record; the Fiscalia (Public Prosecutor’s Office) clarified that, within the polic...