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Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:52:48 +0000
Legislator José Miguel Villalobos’s salary garnished due to debt with the Caja
Q COSTARICA — The Juzgado Especializado de Cobro del Segundo Circuito Judicial de Goicoechea (Specialized Collection Court of the Second Judicial Circuit of Goicoechea) ordered the seizure of the allowances received by legislator José Miguel Villa...

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:36:57 +0000
Man allegedly linked to Hamas arrested in Costa Rica
Q COSTARICA — Police authorities arrested a Palestinian man on Monday morning, Jun 22, in Desamparados de Alajuela, who is believed to have ties to Hamas, an organization considered a terrorist by Israel, the United States, the European Union, and ...

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:27:00 +0000
Manuel Tovar denounces before the OAS the “presence of Russian troops” and “groups like Hamas and Hezbollah” in Nicaragua
Q COSTARICA — A day after President Laura Fernández announced the arrest on Costa Rican soil of a man linked to the Hamas terrorist group, Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar denounced concerning developments in Nicaragua before the General Assembly of ...

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:09:13 +0000
US avoids backing Laura Fernández and reaffirms that Ortega and Murillo are a threat to the region’s security
Q COSTA RICA — The U.S. State Department declined to endorse recent statements by President Laura Fernández, who asserted that Nicaraguans have “the form of government they have chosen,” and instead reiterated its view that the regime ...

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:55:51 +0000
‘Permissive’ area for prostitution and eventual regulated drug use in Jacó proposed
Q COSTARICA — The mayor of Garabito, Francisco González, the canton that includes the beach town of Playa Jacó, has proposed creating a designated “permissive” area where prostitution would be tolerated and where, in the future, regul...

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