Q COSTA RICA — The national weather service, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN),  has issued a new warning ahead of the imminent arrival of Tropical Wave #34, expected tonight, Thursday, August 20. This new atmospheric disturbance, curren...

Q COSTA RICA — A total of 24 Costa Ricans are facing extradition proceedings to the United States, Panama, and France for crimes related to international drug trafficking. This scenario was enabled by the reform of Article 32 of the Political Const...

RICO’s Q — A few days ago, journalist Juan Fernando Lara searched for and read Laura Fernández’s thesis, written for her Political Science degree at the University of Costa Rica (UCR). It turns out that the journalist found that in 201...

Q COSTA RICA — On Wednesday, President Laura Fernández pushed back against her Finance Minister and Minister of the Presidency, former president Rodrigo Chaves, and took a jab at former President Carlos Alvarado, making it clear that the Costa Ric...

Q COSTA RICA — Under the argument that “public funds cannot be spent in secret,” Costa Rica’s four opposition parties in the Legislature decided to challenge President Laura Fernández’s declaration of national security as a state secre...

Q COSTA RICA — The declaration of state secrecy on various security matters could also be used to spy on the government’s political rivals, according to former presidential candidate, former First Lady and legislator Claudia Dobles. “Pegasu...

Q COSTA RICA — In the fight against drug trafficking, it’s clear that Costa Ricans want a firm hand. In fact, 96% of those surveyed by the firm Opol Consultores believe that laws against organized crime should be strengthened, while 2.3% resp...

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Q COSTA RICA — Driving in Costa Rica has become dangerous. Walking isn’t much safer either, since many drivers ignore the rules and the traffic police can’t keep things under control. And the statistics prove it. According to data from the nati...

Q COSTA RICA — The advance of the meteorological drought on the Pacific slope has intensified in recent weeks, according to the national weather service, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN), now also encompassing the Central Valley and the ...