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Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:35:08 +0000Prime suspect in murder of American in Guanacaste remains at large
The Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) arrested early this Friday morning, following a raid in San Miguel de Desamparados, a woman as part of an investigation into the homicide of a 74-year-old American man in Playas del Coco, Guanacaste. The...
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:07:48 +0000
Government Tries to Move Past Questions Over Proximity to DEA-Tracked Drug Suspect
Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica’s government is seeking to shift public attention away from unanswered questions about the apparent proximity of businessman Guobin Tam Zhang to senior figures in the ruling party, the Partido Pueblo Soberano (PPSO). Tam...
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:11:22 +0000
Legislator files criminal complaint over intelligence chief’s appointment
Q COSTA RICA — Legislator Antonio Trejos Mazariegos has filed a criminal complaint against President Laura Fernández and former President Rodrigo Chaves over the appointment of Pablo Esteban Martínez Bertozzi as director of the country’s intell...
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:04:04 +0000
Costa Rica debates social media ban for under-15s as experts question effectiveness
Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica is debating legislation that would prohibit minors under 15 from creating and maintaining accounts on certain social media platforms, intensifying a regional debate over how governments should protect minors online. The pr...
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:57:04 +0000
Why Costa Rica is unlikely to record an 8.0-Magnitude Earthquake
Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica’s geology places a natural limit on the size of earthquakes the country can generate, according to seismologist Marino Protti of the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica (Ovsicori)—Costa Rican Volca...