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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:25:50 +0000Legislator calls two colleagues “escorts,” sparking division in Costa Rica’s Congress
Q COSTA RICA — Controversy has once again heightened tensions within Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly, where the exchange of accusations between the ruling party and the opposition has escalated in recent weeks. This time, the focus was on r...
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:11:25 +0000
Costa Rica changes the rules for managing healthcare waiting lists: patients will be prioritized according to their clinical risk
Q COSTA RICA — The Costa Rican Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud) has established new criteria for managing waiting lists in health services, through regulations that modify how priority is determined for people waiting for a consultation, di...
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:43:14 +0000
“Macho Coca” the lastest Tico to be extadided to the U.S.
Q COSTA RICA — On Thursday, August 13, 2026, Costa Rican authorities extradited notorious drug kingpin Gilbert Bell Fernández, known as “Macho Coca,” to the United States, where he is facing federal international drug trafficking charg...
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:18:06 +0000
Industries suspend new investments and cut staff affected by exchange rate
Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rican industries have halted expansion plans, paused new investments, and cut staff as the colón strengthens against the U.S. dollar. This comes from the seventeenth annual Business Outlook and Competitiveness Factors Survey o...
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:01:31 +0000
Costa Rica takes a more forceful stance against the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship
Q COSTA RICA — The government of Laura Fernández has recalled its Chargé d’Affaires in Nicaragua, Óscar Julio Solís Rangel, the highest-ranking diplomatic official at the Costa Rican embassy in Managua since 2018, for consultations. The m...