Q COSTA RICA — President Laura Fernández expressed regret at having missed the meeting with Donald Trump and other leaders of the “Shield of the Americas” initiative, of which Costa Rica is a member, held on Tuesday, September 22, in N...

Q COSTA RICA — On the same day Donald Trump led a “Shield of the Americas” meeting in New York with heads of state and delegations from across the continent, Laura Fernández visited a clothing store in Colombia. According to Casa Presi...

By Barbara Steenstrup — An Inspiration. A combined US Embassy Town Hall and a Vote from Abroad (votefromabroad.org) assistance event showed great enthusiasm for voting in the 2026 US mid-term election. Sixty-one (61) people came to the Galeria Slow...

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica’s immigration service, the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGMR), refuted the belief that the majority of foreign nationals living in Costa Rica are in the country illegally and are overburdening the ...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica’s immigration authorities say they cannot remove groups of Venezuelan nationals who ask for money or sell products on public roads because many have pending asylum applications that grant them legal protection. Omer Badi...