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Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:47:57 +0000“Diablo” sister and 3 judicials under arrest for impunity, bribery, and corruption
Q COSTA RICA — The Deputy Prosecutor’s Office for Probity, Transparency, and Anti-Corruption (FAPTA) requested six months of pretrial detention (remand) for Judge Ricardo Valverde López and a woman, Gelen Magaly Arias Monge, sister of Alejan...
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:37:54 +0000
Deference or transparency? Fernández calls Chaves “president” live on air
Q COSTA RICA — President Laura Fernández referred to former president and minister Rodrigo Chaves as “president” Wednesday afternoon during the live broadcast of the weekly government news program, later justifying her continued use of...
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:34:34 +0000
Triathlete Victoria Arce wins silver in Peru and aims for the World Championships and Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games
Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rican Victoria Arce won the silver medal at the Americas Triathlon Junior Cup, held in Lima, Peru, after completing the race in 1:05:48 and delivering one of the day’s standout performances. The competition was a sprint f...
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:33:12 +0000
Two judges and an OIJ official arrested for alleged ties to a group linked to alias “Diablo”
Q COSTA RICA — The Costa Rican Prosecutor’s Office has ordered the detention of two judges and an official from the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) due to suspected links with a criminal group connected to the notorious Alejandro A...
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:11:22 +0000
Costa Rica could face increasingly younger criminal leaders if it doesn’t break the cycle of violence, warns expert
Q COSTA RICA — The police offensive against organized crime in Costa Rica may lead to arrests, seizures, and temporary weakening of criminal structures, but it will hardly be able to definitively stop the violence if the country does not address th...