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Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:53:14 +0000Historic! Former Supreme Court Justice Celso Gamboa Extradited to the U.S. on Drug Trafficking Charges
Q COSTARICA — It was 8:53 am when the Beechcraft Super King Air 350 took off from the Juan Santamaria International Airport in San José (SJO), with the two extraditables, Celso Gamboa Sanchez and Edwin Lopez Vega, the first two Costa Ricans to be ...
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:35:26 +0000
Cuba to allow exiles to invest in businesses on the island
Q COSTARICA — The Cuban government has declared it will permit Cuban citizens living overseas to invest in and own businesses back home, including starting private companies and forming partnerships with state-owned firms. Cuba said on Monday the &...
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:19:43 +0000
Costa Rica closes its embassy in Cuba and breaks off diplomatic relations
Q COSTARICA — After asserting that America must be cleansed of communism and that Cubans should be free and live in prosperity, not under a regime of terror and suffering, the government of Rodrigo Chaves announced on Wednesday the closure of its e...
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:11:00 +0000
Legislator calls Rodrigo Chaves “lapdog” of the U.S.
Q COSTARICA — Legislator Rocío Alfaro, head of the Frente Amplio (FA) legislative faction, called President Rodrigo Chaves a “lapdog” for announcing at Wednesday’s press conference that Costa Rica will sever diplomatic relations ...
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:47:33 +0000
British Airways will increase its flights to Costa Rica to five per week starting in October
Q COSTARICA — brish Airways confirmed it will increase its flights to Costa Rica from three to five weekly frequencies starting in October 2026. The increase will be in effect until March 2027, during the European winter season. The flights will ar...