Costa Rica News
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:40:14 +0000What will be the economic impact of Nicolás Maduro’s fall in Nicaragua?
Q24N (Nicaragua Investiga) The detention of Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in Caracas, following a U.S. military incursion into Venezuela last weekend, raises questions about how the Sandinista regime may be affected in various ways, inclu...
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:36:55 +0000Central Bank sets interest rate caps in colones and dollars for 2026
Q COSTARICA — The Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR)—Central Bank of Costa Rica —established the new maximum annual interest rates that financial institutions can charge for loans and microloans during the first half of 2026, following their of...
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:29:40 +0000Claudia Dobles to Laura Fernández: “Those who run from debate today will run from problems tomorrow”
Q COSTARICA — Presidential candidate Claudia Dobles, of the Agenda Ciudadana,, questioned Laura Fernández’s decision on Tuesday to boycott several presidential debates organized by media outlets, asserting that this stance reflects a lack of...
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:25:24 +0000Laura Fernández, who is shying from public debates, would win in the first round, according to CID Gallup
Q COSTARICA — With three weeks to the presidential elections, Laura Fernández, the candidate for Partido Pueblo Soberano (PPSO), is on track to win the presidency. According to the polling firm CID Gallup, which revealed on Tuesday that the candid...
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:04:11 +0000Former President Miguel Angel Rodriguez: “It is very difficult for me to congratulate or support the invasion, but I justify it”
Q COSTARICA — Former president of Costa Rica, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, commented on the capture of Nicolás Maduro by the United States in a video posted on social media. Rodríguez stated that he does not celebrate an invasion, but believes the a...
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:18:54 +0000Nicaraguan regime is named in indictment against Maduro in the U.S.
Q24N (100% Noticias) The indictment filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against Nicolás Maduro not only targets the Venezuelan power elite but also includes direct references to Nicaragua within the charges outlined. Specifically, subsection (h)...
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:03:15 +0000Will Nicolás Maduro’s Removal Shake Up Costa Rica’s Economy?
Q COSTARICA (OPINION) The removal of Nicolás Maduro following a US military operation in Venezuela last Saturday will undoubtedly send shockwaves through Latin America. But the question on many minds in Costa Rica is whether such a major political e...
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:43:13 +0000Venezuelans in Costa Rica celebrate capture of Nicolás Maduro
Q COSTARICA — A large group of Venezuelans living in Costa Rica gathered on Sunday, January 4th, in the Plaza de la Democracia, in downtown San José, to celebrate the capture of Nicolás Maduro by the United States, confirmed in the early hours of...
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:33:14 +0000South Pacific and Guanacaste among the six most seismically active zones in Costa Rica in 2025
Q COSTARICA — The South Pacific and Guanacaste are among the six areas where the highest seismic activity was recorded in Costa Rica during 2025, this is according to an analysis by the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of the National U...
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:25:31 +00002026 Elections could see the highest abstention rate in history
Q COSTARICA — If the outcome is any indication of what’s to come, the 2026 presidential elections could see the highest abstention rate in Costa Rican history. Rónald Alfaro, director of the Center for Political Research and Studies (CIEP) a...