Q COSTA RICA — The Frente Amplio’s caucus leader, José María Villalta, presented a bill to the legislature seeking to guarantee that workers can choose their vacation dates. The bill, titled “Garantizar el Ejercicio Efectivo del Derecho a...

Q COSTA RICA — With the aim of increasing transparency and traceability of goods in transit, the Ministerio de Hacienda (Ministry of Finance) has opened a public consultation on a project to strengthen controls on the entry of goods. The main goal ...

Q COSTA RICA — The Costa Rican economy is projected to experience relative stability in the second half of 2026, although several risk factors could alter the outlook before the year’s end. This is the main conclusion of an analysis conducted...

Q COSTA RICA — The long arm of United States justice has requested the extradition of three Costa Ricans and one Mexican citizen accused of being part of a criminal organization allegedly linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, dedicated to international coc...

Q COSTA RICA — Between 2019 and 2026, police logs repeatedly added one name to their records, a familiar figure to law enforcement officers. Every intervention, every arrest, was recorded. The 51-year-old Costa Rican man was stopped by police 388 t...

Q COSTA RICA — At two months into her term, Costa Rica’s President Laura Fernández Delgado remains one of the most highly regarded leaders in Latin America. Fernández ranks third in the July 2026 Latin American Presidents Ranking compiled b...

Q COSTARICA — Uber Costa Rica has opened registration for “red” taxi drivers, who can now join the platform and earn income through Uber Taxi. This integration will allow taxi drivers to access a wider user base and combine traditional ...

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 ...