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...

Q COSTA RICA — Mid-month salary payments, combined with foreign currency inflows from exports, tourism, and foreign investment—among other factors—pushed the dollar exchange rate to a new all-time low. At the close of the Mercado de Monedas Ext...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica ended 2025 with the lowest number of registered births in a decade—a drop that confirms the rapid demographic shift already beginning to be felt in schools. The Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE)—Supreme Electoral Tr...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rican singer-songwriter Debi Nova has been nominated for a Latin Grammy for her album Todo puede convertirse en canción, adding another international recognition to her career. The nomination highlights the artist’s work on ...

RICO’s Q — President Laura Fernández said this afternoon that she considered Rodrigo Chaves to have made a mistake by responding to a citizen with a taunting “Lero, Lero” (“nyah, nyah”) during the September 14th event...

RICO’s Q — Former President and Minister of Finance and the Presidency, Rodrigo Chaves, had a confrontation with several protesters on Monday night in Cartago during official events marking the 205th anniversary of Costa Rica’s independ...