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Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:17:03 +0000
Nicaraguans barred the country are now being allowed to return
RICO’s Q — At least six Nicaraguans, whom the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo had banned from returning to Nicaragua after traveling abroad, have received emails from the Ministry of the Interior (MINT) informing them that t...

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:37:19 +0000
Is Costa Rica’s the financial system healthy after Coopeservidores and Desyfin?
Q COSTARICA — The National Financial System (Sistema Financiero Nacional) has maintained adequate levels of solvency and liquidity in recent years, but faces areas of risk in consumer lending, according to the Central Bank’s 2025 Annual Finan...

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:29:05 +0000
With Utility Bills at Record Highs, Insulation and Ventilation Emerges as a Low-Cost Defense Against Summer Heat
As summer temperatures rise, households across the country are facing soaring utility bills. The cost of electricity, in particular, has reached record highs in many regions, prompting homeowners and renters alike to look for ways to keep their homes...

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:18:55 +0000
Remembering DHL Flight 7216
Q COSTARICA — On April 7, 2022, a Boeing 757-200 cargo plane operated by DHL Aero Expresso took off from Juan Santamaría International Airport in Alajuela, headed for Guatemala City. The aircraft, registered in Panama as HP-2010DAE and crewed by t...

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:24:35 +0000
A wave of price increases is coming as oil barrel reaches $112
Q COSTARICA — Fuel and food prices are expected to rise in Costa Rica in the coming weeks due to the war in the Middle East. On Tuesday, the price of a barrel of WTI crude, the benchmark for the national economy, reached US$112, compared to US$67 i...

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