By Angela Fobbs on Substack — Every American citizen living overseas is eligible to vote in the midterms. The process is simple, but timing matters more than anything else. Request your ballot now. Go to VoteFromAbroad.org and submit your request t...

Working with one voter at a time will be the method in Atenas (Baruch Café 10 – 11:30 am) on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, exactly four weeks (November 3) before the mid-term election in the United States. It is the philosophy behind the extraordinary...

Q COSTA RICA — The Presidency announced on Sunday that the High-Security Center against Organized Crime (CACCO) will be inaugurated on October 14 at 12:30 PM. The ceremony will be broadcast live on YouTube, according to a government announcement ma...

Q COSTA RICA — For Gelina Abrego and her daughter Jessica, crossing from Panama’s Ngäbe-Buglé region into Costa Rica means more than just starting a work season. The journey involves immigration procedures, health screenings, and—in some case...

Q24N — AFP — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro faced off on Sunday in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election—a major leftist stronghold in a region experiencing a conservative wave. At nearly 81...

RICO’s Q — Juan Carlos Tam Cheong, as Goubin Tam Zhang is known, sought by the United States over alleged drug-trafficking and money-laundering offenses, attended a private electoral celebration organized by the ruling paryt, the Partido Pueb...

Q COSTA RICA — On Friday, October 2, Costa Rica condemned what it described as an “authoritarian drift” in Nicaragua and called for the creation of conditions for holding free, pluralistic elections with international observation during...

Q COSTA RICA — Juan Santamaría International Airport, known as the San José airport (SJO), has introduced new informational resources aimed at U.S. tourists to enhance the safety of those visiting Costa Rica. This initiative was developed in coor...

Q COSTA RICA — You may not have felt it yet, but you will. Fuel prices rose on Saturday, led by a sharp ¢97-per-liter increase for diesel. Super gasoline climbed ¢38 per liter, while regular rose ¢12. The price at the pumps today puts diesel at ...

Q COSTA RICA — Fuel prices in Costa Rica do not increase on a fixed seasonal schedule; instead, they fluctuate monthly based on global oil markets and a strict national regulatory process. The timing of a price change—whether it is an increase or...