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Sat, 11 Oct 2025 11:48:07 +0000Celso Gamboa complained about the conditions at La Reforma: “We might see the president here.”
Q COSTARICA — Extraditable candidate Celso Gamboa Sánchez on Friday spoke publicly for the first time since his extradition to the United States. In his statement, the former magistrate and former minister asked for a clear acquittal in this c...
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 11:26:10 +0000
Costa Rica faces a silent mental health crisis
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica is experiencing a silent mental health crisis. Between 2023 and 2025, the country recorded 7,527 suicide attempts, an issue that took center stage on World Mental Health Day. According to reports from the Ministry of He...
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 11:20:02 +0000
María Corina Machado receives Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle for democracy in Venezuela
Q24N — Venezuelan activist and political leader María Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize this Friday, in recognition of her tireless work defending democratic rights in Venezuela and for her role in seeking a peaceful transi...
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:24:14 +0000
Costa Rica’s young who aren’t working or looking for work have hit 65%, the highest it’s been in ten years.
Q COSTARICA — Not even the pandemic has hit youth employment in Costa Rica as hard as it has in recent months: the number of young people outside the labor force has reached 65%, meaning that practically two out of three are out of the labor ma...
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:15:57 +0000
Celso Gamboa to be extradited to the United States
Q COSTARICA — The San José Criminal Court ruled this Tuesday to authorize the extradition of former magistrate and former minister Celso Manuel Gamboa Sánchez to the United States, where he is wanted for alleged international drug trafficking...