RICO’s Q — Think about this for a moment. When a country’s president feels the need to go on international media to insist they’re not trying to create a dictatorship, it’s a clear warning sign. Every leader who’s made that ki...

Q COSTA RICA — To prevent drug traffickers from using illicit funds to hire legal defense lawyers, Frente Amplio (FA) party legislator Antonio Trejos Mazariegos introduced a bill requiring proof that the funds used to cover legal fees are legal. In...

Q COSTA RICA — After several months of analysis, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) — State power and telecom utility — decided to demolish the iconic Jorge Manuel Dengo Obregón building, located in La Sabana Norte. In its place...

Q COSTA RICA — Monday, August 31, is a holiday in Costa Rica, celebrating “Día de la Persona Negra y la Cultura Afrocostarricense” (Black People’s Day and Afro-Costa Rican Culture). The holiday is non-obligatory, so every worker ...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rican President Laura Fernández ordered a reinforcement of the police deployment in Cartago in response to the escalating violence plaguing the province, which has recorded 51 homicides. She also reiterated her strong criticis...