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Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:19:19 +00005 key points in the case of the young Nicaraguan woman found dead in a shallow grave in Santa Ana
Q COSTARICA — After nine days of reported missing, Costa Rica awoke Thursday morning to the news of the discovery of the body of 29-year-old Junieysis Adely Merlo Espinoza in a shallow grave at the Los Pericos condominium complex in Santa Ana. The ...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:45:08 +0000
You’re fired! ICE Dismisses General Manager One Month Before Change of Government
Q COSTARICA — The Board of Directors of the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) on April 9, just one month before Laura Fernández’s government takes office, dismissed its General Manager, Harold Cordero. Cordero’s dismissal t...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:20:44 +0000
In his mind, Rodrigo Chaves sees himself as “incredibly important”
RICO’s Q — I came across a post by Libertad Y Propiedad II on Facebook that caught my attention and felt it was worth sharing. The post takes aim at Rodrigo Chaves for pulling us into the conflict that Donald Trump started with Iran on Februa...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:29:08 +0000
Chaves laments wasted time negotiating criminal policy with an opposition “without interest”
Q COSTARICA — As background, President Rodrigo Chaves acknowledged some decisions he made during his time in office, which he now regrets, just weeks before the end of his term. As he begins the final stretch of his four-year presidential term, Cha...
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:23:08 +0000
March marks the eleventh consecutive month with negative inflation
Q COSTARICA — Inflation in Costa Rica maintained its negative trend in March, settling at -2.09% year-on-year, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC). With this result, the indicator has now remained below the...