Q COSTARICA — The Ministry of Finance’s new TRIBU-CR system, along with the Virtual Office (OVi), was presented as a modern tool to facilitate tax compliance. However, in practice, it has imposed unnecessary barriers and cumbersome proced...

Q COSTARICA — The results of the Third National Debt Survey 2025, prepared by the Oficina del Consumidor Financiero (OCF) – Financial Consumer Office, show that Costa Ricans are typically allocating less money each month to debt payments,...

Q24N — US forces attacked another vessel suspected of transporting drugs, this time in the Pacific Ocean, the Pentagon confirmed. The attack reportedly took place in international waters near Colombia, according to CBS, citing a Washington defe...

Q COSTARICA — Almost exactly 24 hours after Tuesday’s 6.1 earthquake, a new tremor hit Costa Rica’s South Pacific on Wednesday night, striking near Bahía Ballena, in the Osa region, in the South Pacific. The quake happened at 9:43 p.m. on ...

Italy used to be known for its political chaos. Over the last 70 years, the country has seen 31 prime ministers and 68 different governments—a dizzying turnover that turned crisis into the norm. But by 2025, the third year since Giorgia Meloni took...

Q COSTARICA — Luis Amador, presidential candidate for the Partido Integración Nacional (PIN), hinted that his former boss, President Rodrigo Chaves, might not be willing to relinquish power when his term ends at noon on May 8, 2026. Amador sta...

Q COSTARICA — Tuesday night, a significant earthquake rattled Costa Rica, catching residents by surprise. The main event, a 6.1 magnitude that shook buildings and sent tremors of up to 20 and 30 seconds in many parts of the country, occurred a...

Q24N (Confidencial) The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) proposed a series of measures, including the full or partial suspension of benefits for Nicaragua under the DR-CAFTA Free Trade Agreement and the imposition of tariffs of...

Q REPORTS (NicaraguaInvestiga) Yadira Hernández arrived in Costa Rica in June 2023, fleeing the harsh sociopolitical turmoil in Nicaragua. Despite over 20 years of working with civil society groups, she struggled to find formal work here. With two t...

Q REPORTS (NicaraguaInvestiga) Daniel Ortega has a terrible past for someone who assumes the presidency of a country. He’s a bank robber with a well-known history—and he’s even admitted to it. When he assumed leadership of the country in the 19...