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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:55:58 +0000
Fuel price hike approved: diesel will rise ¢17 and regular ¢14 per liter
Q COSTARICA — The regulatory authority on public prices and services, the Autoridad Reguladora de Servicios Públicos (Aresep), announced a new increase in fuel prices as part of an extraordinary adjustment for February. According to the resolution...

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:25:23 +0000
The End of Impunity? Venezuela Seeks Out the Hidden Fortune Ortega “Diverted” from Oil
Q24N — There is a growing possibility that a potential transitional government in Venezuela, or even the current factions vying for power, will initiate legal proceedings to recover the billions of dollars that Daniel Ortega managed with impunity. ...

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:13:50 +0000
More than 6,500 women doctors practice in Costa Rica
Q COSTARICA — In Costa Rica, the presence of women in medicine continues to grow and consolidate in various areas of the healthcare system. Currently, 6,582 professionals practice as general practitioners and surgeons, while 2,880 have a specialty,...

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:11:38 +0000
U.S. Uses Costa Rican Flag in Military Images of Regional Alliance
Q COSTARICA — The U.S. Department of Defense, rebranded as the Department of War (DOW) as of late 2025, has released a video on Sunday officially launching the Anti-Cartel Coalition of the Americas (Triple C), and at one point in the recording, Co...

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:58:47 +0000
Tarcoles traffic nightmare has an end date: tomorrow Saturday!
Q COSTARICA — The traffic nightmare at the Tárcoles bridge is finally coming to an end. Efraím Zeledón, the Minister of Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT), announced on Thursday that starting Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 7 a.m., the bridge ove...

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