Q REPORTS (Felix Wiebrecht, Lecturer in Politics, University of Liverpool) Since being elected for a second term as Nicaraguan president in 2006, Daniel Ortega – the former Sandinista freedom fighter-turned-authoritarian leader – has extended his...

Q COSTA RICA — Amid escalating political tensions in Nicaragua, public statements by four former Costa Rican presidents have strengthened international condemnation of Daniel Ortega’s regime. The former Costa Rican leaders described the direc...

Q COSTA RICA — Despite the request on Sunday from the Ministry of Justice that the hearing on precautionary measures against Alejandro Arias Monge, alias “Diablo,” and Jonathan Pérez, alias “Tan,” be held virtually due to t...

Q COSTA RICA — The Dirección de Inteligencia y Seguridad Nacional (DIS) and the Fuerza Pública (National Police) located a woman identified as Arias Fonseca, daughter of Alejandro Arias Monge, known as alias “Diablo,” during an operation near...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica’s Penitentiary Police removed a total of 187 television screens, 20 converter boxes, and 123 remote controls from seven prisons in Costa Rica, as part of new measures announced by the Ministry of Justice to strengthe...

Q COSTA RICA — Accustomed to answering questions about security, the economy, or government decisions, this time Laura Fernández spoke from a much more intimate place. Without political speeches and in a relaxed tone, the President of Costa Rica o...

Q COSTA RICA — The Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) — Costa Rica’S Judicial Investigation Agency — confirmed the arrest of Alejandro Arias Monge, known as “Diablo,” during an operation carried out this Friday morning...

Q COSTA RICA — This coming weekend and next are holiday weekends in Costa Rica, but with a difference: among them is the way these holidays are paid, which varies depending on the type of holiday, the employee’s payment method, and whether th...

Q COSTA RICA — The problem of waiting lists at public hospitals of the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) is worsening rapidly. An audit report of the institution, released by Legislator Ángela Aguilar of the Partido Liberación Nacional (...

Q COSTA RICA — The Guanacaste Airport in Liberia (LIR) will add a new direct flight from Ottawa, Canada’s capital city, with the addition of a WestJet route that will begin operations on December 20, 2026. The connection will link Ottawa Macd...