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Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:47:34 +0000Bill seeks to give employees more freedom to choose their vacation days
Q COSTA RICA — The Frente Amplio’s caucus leader, José María Villalta, presented a bill to the legislature seeking to guarantee that workers can choose their vacation dates. The bill, titled “Garantizar el Ejercicio Efectivo del Derecho a...
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:32:00 +0000
Stricter controls on customs declarations aim to curb smuggling and tax evasion
Q COSTA RICA — With the aim of increasing transparency and traceability of goods in transit, the Ministerio de Hacienda (Ministry of Finance) has opened a public consultation on a project to strengthen controls on the entry of goods. The main goal ...
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:19:58 +0000
Stable dollar, largely unchanged interest rates, and fuel price threats: this is how Costa Rica is projected to end 2026
Q COSTA RICA — The Costa Rican economy is projected to experience relative stability in the second half of 2026, although several risk factors could alter the outlook before the year’s end. This is the main conclusion of an analysis conducted...
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:04:00 +0000
U.S. is seeking the extradition of three Costa Ricans linked to the Sinaloa Cartel
Q COSTA RICA — The long arm of United States justice has requested the extradition of three Costa Ricans and one Mexican citizen accused of being part of a criminal organization allegedly linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, dedicated to international coc...
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:55:59 +0000
The man with 388 arrests who was never convicted or imprisoned
Q COSTA RICA — Between 2019 and 2026, police logs repeatedly added one name to their records, a familiar figure to law enforcement officers. Every intervention, every arrest, was recorded. The 51-year-old Costa Rican man was stopped by police 388 t...