Q COSTARICA — The traffic nightmare at the Tárcoles bridge is finally coming to an end. Efraím Zeledón, the Minister of Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT), announced on Thursday that starting Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 7 a.m., the bridge ove...

Q COSTARICA — This Wednesday, the Legislative Assembly approved the ley de estafas bancarias (bank fraud law) designed to strengthen the protection of those who use financial services against the rise in digital theft. The legislation comes amid in...

Q COSTARICA — On World Obesity Day, the Colegio de Profesionales en Nutrición de Costa Rica (CPN)—Costa Rican College of Nutrition Professionals—warned that more than 60% of the adult population in Costa Rica is overweight or obese. Among chil...

Q COSTARICA — Transportation, including air travel for tourists, is also being impacted by the armed conflict in the Middle East, in which the United States, Israel, and Iran are actively involved. Just as with goods like oil, tourist traffic is no...

Q COSTARICA — On Wednesday morning, people woke up to shocking scenes: a pickup truck slammed right into the León Cortés monument on the east side of Parque Metropolitano La Sabana. The crash happened around 3:30 a.m. The driver, a 19 year-old ma...

RICO’s Q — In Costa Rica, the guachimanes (watchmen) are informal security guards who hang out on public streets keeping an eye on parked cars, offering unofficial security in exchange for cash. While some, through bad experiences—dishonest...

Q24N (EFE) Nicaragua’s newspaper, La Prensa, is celebrating a century of existence, though it does so with the majority of its staff operating from exile and its headquarters confiscated by the government. As the outlet emphasized, it remains r...

Q COSTARICA — On Tuesday, President Rodrigo Chaves signed and sent to the United Nations the diplomatic note officially presenting Costa Rica’s candidacy of Rebeca Grynspan for Secretary-General for the 2027-2031 term. The decision places a C...

Q COSTARICA — Suicide attempts in Costa Rica show the highest incidence among 10- to 19-year-olds, according to the Ministry of Health’s 2025 behavioral data. “In the 10- to 19-year-old age group, the female rate is between two and four...

Q COSTARICA — Even though the latest global conflict is happening halfway across the world, Costa Rica can’t just sit this one out. The oil market, how closely connected the global economy is, and who’s involved all mean that what happens in Ir...