Q COSTA RICA — President Laura Fernández expressed regret at having missed the meeting with Donald Trump and other leaders of the “Shield of the Americas” initiative, of which Costa Rica is a member, held on Tuesday, September 22, in N...

Q COSTA RICA — On the same day Donald Trump led a “Shield of the Americas” meeting in New York with heads of state and delegations from across the continent, Laura Fernández visited a clothing store in Colombia. According to Casa Presi...

By Barbara Steenstrup — An Inspiration. A combined US Embassy Town Hall and a Vote from Abroad (votefromabroad.org) assistance event showed great enthusiasm for voting in the 2026 US mid-term election. Sixty-one (61) people came to the Galeria Slow...

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica’s immigration service, the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGMR), refuted the belief that the majority of foreign nationals living in Costa Rica are in the country illegally and are overburdening the ...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica’s immigration authorities say they cannot remove groups of Venezuelan nationals who ask for money or sell products on public roads because many have pending asylum applications that grant them legal protection. Omer Badi...

Q COSTA RICA — The Constitutional Court, also known as Sala IV, unanimously endorsed a reform to Article 36 of Costa Rica’s Constitution that limits the right of family members to decline to testify in proceedings involving sexual offenses ag...

Q COSTA RICA — The Rincón de la Vieja volcano, an active volcanic complex 1,916 meters high located in the province of Guanacaste, erupted again early Wednesday morning, sending a plume rising up to 2,000 meters above the crater. According to the...

Q 24N — Photographs of Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez smiling alongside U.S. President Donald Trump have prompted frustration among Venezuelans who fear that the prospect of democratic change is being pushed aside in favor of energy ...

RICO’S Q —Costa Rican President Laura Fernández, during a joint press conference on Tuesday in Barranquilla with Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella, generated significant media coverage by using the word “basura” (garba...

Q COSTA RICA — The death of Costa Rican Carlos Josué Marchena Marchena—who died while in the custody of U.S. immigration authorities—sparked a confrontation on Monday, September 21, among the legislative blocs of Costa Rica’s Legislative...