OP-ED—For over a century, the United States has been known as the land of opportunity—a place where people from all corners of the globe have sought refuge, a fresh start, or a chance to build a better life. Immigrants have fueled everything from...

Q COSTARICA—The Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) and Davivienda said on Monday that they received regulatory approval for the transfer of Scotiabank’s banking operations in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama to Davivienda. The combined operatio...

Q COSTARICA—The Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT)—Costa Rican Tourism Board—has launched an urban activation that combines music, art, and sustainable mobility to promote cultural tourism in San José. The initiative is part of the “Sa...

Q COSTARICA (Euronews)—You won’t be able to travel to the UK without advance permission from early next year. Visitors from 85 countries, who do not currently need a visa, will not be able to travel to the UK without an Electronic Travel Authoris...

Q COSTARICA—The U.S. Embassy in San Jose and its Consular Section will be closed on Thursday, November 27, for Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving is one of those traditions that really captures what America’s about—pausing to be grateful for what w...

Q COSTARICA—After a decade of operations in Costa Rica, Corporación Lady Lee celebrates a milestone that combines growth, consolidation, and a vision for the future. The Honduran company, which began its journey in 1971, has expanded to form a rob...

Q24N (EFE)—The suspension of flights to Venezuela, in response to the U.S. alert urging “extreme caution” when flying over the country, heightened tensions in the region on Sunday, with the number of airlines taking this decision rising...

Q COSTARICA—Although artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly advancing in Costa Rican workplaces, its adoption still generates mistrust. This is the main conclusion of the regional study “Percepciones del uso de la inteligencia artificial en ...

RICO’s Q—A good friend sent me an email the other day, rhetorically asking me why the dollar is so cheap in Costa Rica. He’s been here for decades, even longer than me, and remembers when the rate was about 200 colones to one US dollar. I d...

Q COSTARICA — With the arrival of year-end holidays and the trade winds, the US dollar exchange rate has plummeted, reaching its lowest values ​​in almost 20 years on the Mercado de Monedas Extranjeras (Monex)—Foreign Exchange Market. Last we...