Q COSTA RICA — A man with ties to Hamas will remain in custody in Costa Rica, awaiting extradition, after the Constitutional Chamber, known commonly in Costa Rica as Sala IV, on Friday rejected a petition for habeas corpus filed on his behalf and u...

Q COSTA RICA — The increase in measles cases in various countries across the Americas has led Costa Rica’s Ministerio de Salud (Ministry of Health) to issue a preventative alert for people planning to travel abroad in the coming weeks. The Mi...

Q COSTA RICA — The Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres (INAMU) — Costa Rica’s National Institute for Women – has raised the alarm, reporting that the World Cup finals have coincided with periods of high domestic violence reports in the ...

Q COSTA RICA — The acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, expressed her deep and heartfelt gratitude to the national and international rescue teams, with special emphasis on the Costa Rican Red Cross delegation, following the successful r...

Q COSTARICA — The number of collateral victims of homicides in Costa Rica during the first half of 2026 fell to 20, representing a 57% decrease compared to the same period of the previous year. This decline, which the Organismo de Investigación Ju...

Q COSTARICA — Criminal gangs have begun using schools and colleges as recruitment grounds for minors into commercial sexual exploitation networks, according to the report “Explotación sexual comercial de niños, niñas y adolescentes (ESCNNA...

RICO’s Q — Here’s a fresh take on the idea: What if legislators, instead of the Judiciary, chose the Fiscal (Attorney General)? Currently, the Attorney General is selected by the justices of the Supreme Court. If that change happened, t...

Q COSTARICA — The 2027 Marchamo (vehicular circulation permit) will undergo a dramatic change, as the national insurer, the Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS), will move from the traditional sticker to the new digital sticker. Without GPS, the ne...

RICO’s Q — Pickpockets often work in groups of three or more, especially around metro platforms, bus stops and crowded stations. While you are waiting, they are watching. They look at what you are doing, what you are carrying and where you ke...

Q COSTARICA — A new regulatory plan is set to limit vehicle owners to a maximum of three cars registered on ride-hailing platforms like Uber and Didi. The proposal aims to bring more control and order to these services, which have grown rapidly and...