RICO’s Q — The numbers should raise alarm bells. According to the released information, 99,000 Costa Ricans dropped out of free English learning courses offered through the Hello Brete program, a partnership between the government, the Instit...

Q COSTA RICA — Comic Con Costa Rica will return on October 24 and 25 with a family-friendly event that will expand its free activities and interactive spaces. The 2026 edition will bring together international guests associated with franchises such...

Q COSTA RICA — Public sector employees in Costa Rica would be excluded from the so-called “4×3 work” schedule, which would allow employees to work up to 12 hours a day for four days a week in exchange for three consecutive days off...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica’s public health system, the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) or “Caja”, implanted, for the first time in Costa Rica, a personalized cranial prosthesis designed and manufactured by the institutio...

Q COSTA RICA — In two weeks, on September 15, Costa Rica prepares to celebrate its 205th anniversary of independence, which includes receiving the “La Antorcha de la Independencia” (Independece Torch) at Peñas Blancas and carrying appr...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica is facing a sustained surge in dengue cases, with 385 new infections reported in just seven days, according to the latest Epidemiological Bulletin published by the Ministry of Health. The official report recorded 3,437 cum...

Q COSTA RICA — The Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE), or National Emergency Commission, announced a green alert for Poás Volcano National Park after registering increased seismic activity, eruptions, and gas emissions. According to the CNE,...

Q COSTA RICA — For the principal reason for lottery tickets, the former treasurer of the Banco Nacional de Costa Rica (BNCR) will spend the next 30 years behind bars for his role in the case known as “Gallo Tapado” (Hidden Rooster), the embezzl...

RICO’s Q — Think about this for a moment. When a country’s president feels the need to go on international media to insist they’re not trying to create a dictatorship, it’s a clear warning sign. Every leader who’s made that ki...

Q COSTA RICA — To prevent drug traffickers from using illicit funds to hire legal defense lawyers, Frente Amplio (FA) party legislator Antonio Trejos Mazariegos introduced a bill requiring proof that the funds used to cover legal fees are legal. In...