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Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:35:35 +0000US avoids backing Laura Fernández and reaffirms that Ortega and Murillo are a threat to the region’s security
Q COSTARICA — The U.S. State Department chose not to back recent remarks from Costa Rican President Laura Fernández, who claimed that Nicaraguans have “the form of government they have chosen.” Instead, the department reaffirmed its st...
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:19:02 +0000Daniel Ortega corneded by Europe
Q24N — Historic, Europe abandons diplomacy and goes for the total suffocation of Nicaragua’s Ortega-Murillo regime: international criminal trial and the end of free trade. Reports say that Europe has grown tired of lukewarm diplomacy and ster...
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:41:25 +0000IMN predicts El Niño phenomenon strongest between October 2026 and March 2027
Q COSTARICA — The national weather service, Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN), forecasts that the El Niño phenomenon will maintain strong intensity during the coming months and will reach a very strong category between October of this year a...
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:25:06 +0000Court halts CCSS retroactive collections from self-employed workers
Q COSTARICA — The Administrative Court has put a stop to the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) — Costa Rican Social Security Fund, charging retroactive payments to self-employed workers (Trabajadores independientes in Spanish). The rulin...
Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:44:31 +0000She fires back: Laura Fernández refuses to stay quiet after facing harsh criticism for praising the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica’s president, Laura Fernández, didn’t remain silent too long, in the face of strong criticism for “praising” the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo in Nicaragua The president responded, making...