Q COSTARICA — Cancer patients at the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) —Costa Rica’s Social Security System—are waiting up to 648 days for an MRI, even though their cases are considered urgent. An Internal Audit report on the Centro ...

Q COSTARICA — In response to a question from the press, President Rodrigo Chaves stated that newly elected legislator Claudia Dobles “should be appointed to the Committee on Trivial Matters” of the next Legislative Assembly. The former presiden...

Q COSTARICA — Starting April 6, Banco Nacional de Costa Rica (BNCR) customers will notice changes to the methods for accessing the mobile application and online banking platform to access their accounts. The modifications will require customers to ...

Q COSTARICA — As part of its growth in key areas of the country, KFC Costa Rica has opened a new restaurant in Playas del Coco, Guanacaste, one of the most dynamic tourist and commercial areas. With this opening, the chain reaches 69 restaurants in...

Q COSTARICA — Irving Ayala left El Salvador with the goal of learning a new culture and gaining experience as a bus driver in Costa Rica, as part of a bilateral cooperation project that helps address the shortage of personnel for these positions an...

Q COSTARICA — The government of Rodrigo Chaves announced on Monday the signing of a non-binding migration cooperation agreement with the United States, which allows the U.S. to propose the transfer of foreign nationals, who are not U.S. citizens, t...

Q COSTARICA — In a press release, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) highlighted the extradition from Costa Rica of former judge Celso Gamboa and Edwin López, alias “Pecho de Rata” (Rat Chest). Both are in Texas, United States, to face charg...

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica’s president-elect, Laura Fernández, endorsed the agreement signed with the United States to receive up to 25 deportees per week. “We have an alliance. We are voluntary partners with the United States government...

By Barbara Steenstrup — On March 28, Democrats Abroad Costa Rica will participate in a protest as part of the global day of defiance against authoritarianism. The event is timed to coincide with the “No Kings” Day demonstrations taking place ac...

Q COSTARICA — Central America, a region heavily reliant on fuel imports, is feeling the effects of the Middle East crisis with gasoline prices rising to over US$4 per gallon (3.785 liters) after increases in recent weeks. This has sparked consumer ...