Q COSTARICA — After it was proven that a traffic police officer (transito) attempted to accept a bribe, the Criminal Court for Finance and Public Service sentenced the former officer, named Araya, to two years in prison. For these actions, he was a...

Q COSTARICA — Five Costa Rican coffee shops have entered The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops ranking for North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The list was presented during World of Coffee in San Diego, California, one of the most impo...

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica tops the list of the best countries for women traveling alone in 2026, according to a ranking published by the BBC. The article analyzes Georgetown University’s Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Index, the Global Peace ...

Q COSTARICA — In the final days of the current Legislative Assembly, legislators will be debating and voting on a bill that will not allow minors to create social media profiles in Costa Rica. Companies that allow it could face fines of up to ¢23 ...

Q24N (La Estrella) In a bid to transform air connections into direct revenue for the local economy, the Panama Stopover program will expand its main benefit: starting in 2026, passengers will be able to stay in the country for between 7 and 15 days a...

Q COSTARICA — A chain reaction starting by rising fuel prices is about to hit Costa Rica hard, thanks to the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran. Federico Quesada Chaves, head of the School of Administrative Sciences at U...

Q COSTARICA — On Monday, the Costa Rican government presented the “Hello Brete” strategy, a free English language teaching program designed to improve job opportunities through accessible and widespread training. As part of the initiati...

RICO’s Q — Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua’s longtime president, has not been seen in public, staying in El Carmen, his private residence that doubles as a presidential house, for 50 days, sparking speculation and concern both inside the country a...

Q COSTARICA — An elderly woman from San Carlos found herself needing to appeal to the Constitutional Court (Sala Constitucional or Sala IV as it is often referred to) to guarantee her right to timely health and medical care. The woman, whose identi...

Q COSTARICA — Most cybercrimes in Costa Rica fall into two categories: online fraud and identity theft, which together account for 84% of reported cases, according to a cybersecurity report prepared by the Cybersecurity Research, Development, and I...