Q COSTA RICA — The U.S. Embassy in Managua has issued a security alert in advance of the July 19 holiday in Nicaragua, Marches, large gatherings, and demonstrations are expected in Managua and throughout the country, leading to traffic disruption, ...

Q COSTA RICA — Money laundering cases and the amounts linked to this illicit activity continue to rise in Costa Rica, posing a threat that goes beyond the criminal sphere. These illegal funds increasingly infiltrate the formal economy, distorting m...

Q COSTA RICA — The high temperatures caused by El Niño in Costa Rica are already generating concern in the health sector, as the temperature increase of up to 2°C in the North Pacific region could continue for the next few months and extend into ...

Q COSTA RICA — Fuel prices will change starting in August, with super gasoline decreasing by ¢55 colones per liter, from ¢756 to ¢701 colones, and diesel decreasing by ¢79 colones, from ¢683 to ¢604 colones. Regular gasoline will remain at ¢...

Q COSTA RICA — The low dollar exchange comes at a price for all Costa Ricans, and the government is no exception. The Ministry of Finance acknowledged that the historically low exchange rate has been costly, this is due to a reduction in income tax...

Q COSTA RICA — Workers in three Latin American countries need significantly more hours to earn US$1,000 compared to workers in 38 OECD economies worldwide. Costa Rica ranks fourth worldwide, needing about 53 hours of work on average to earn that in...

GameZone Online Games continues attracting players across the Philippines as trust becomes an increasingly important factor in the online entertainment industry. While game variety and platform features remain important considerations, industry obser...

Q COSTA RICA — A man with the last names Carranza Vega was sentenced to 36 years in prison after being found guilty of two counts of rape and one count of sexual abuse against two minors. The San Carlos Prosecutor’s Office reported that the s...

Q COSTA RICA — The confirmation of two cases of monkeypox — also known as Mpox (viruela símica in Spanish) in San José has led Costa Rican health authorities to activate surveillance protocols and emphasize that the disease does not pose a high...

Q COSTA RICA — The Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) or San José Airport will debut biometric gates to expedite passenger flow through immigration control. Aeris, the airport’s concessionaire, aims to have the system operational b...