RICO’s Q — One might expect President Laura Fernández to welcome the Organismo de Investigación Judicial’s (OIJ) efforts to uncover corruption. Instead, she appears concerned about the recent high-profile raids and arrests targeting leade...

Q COSTA RICA — Ana Elena Pinto Lizano is the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, assuming the role following the dismissal of Manuel Tovar Rivera on September 24. The appointment concludes the transition period that began after Tovar’s departure; he...

Q COSTA RICA — Southwest Airlines will expand its connectivity to Costa Rica in 2027 with new service from Austin, Texas, and Nashville, Tennessee, to Guanacaste Airport, as announced by the airport and the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT). The new ...

Q COSTA RICA — Guobin Tam Zhang—a naturalized Costa Rican citizen of Chinese origin wanted by the United States for alleged links to international drug trafficking and money laundering—will remain detained in the maximum-security wing of the Jo...

QCR — Recently, there has been persistent and repeated circulation of social media posts speculating that the U.S. government might revoke the U.S. visa of former president and dual-portfolio minister Rodrigo Chaves. There was even talk of the poss...