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Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:43:14 +0000“Macho Coca” the lastest Tico to be extadided to the U.S.
Q COSTA RICA — On Thursday, August 13, 2026, Costa Rican authorities extradited notorious drug kingpin Gilbert Bell Fernández, known as “Macho Coca,” to the United States, where he is facing federal international drug trafficking charg...
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:18:06 +0000
Industries suspend new investments and cut staff affected by exchange rate
Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rican industries have halted expansion plans, paused new investments, and cut staff as the colón strengthens against the U.S. dollar. This comes from the seventeenth annual Business Outlook and Competitiveness Factors Survey o...
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:01:31 +0000
Costa Rica takes a more forceful stance against the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship
Q COSTA RICA — The government of Laura Fernández has recalled its Chargé d’Affaires in Nicaragua, Óscar Julio Solís Rangel, the highest-ranking diplomatic official at the Costa Rican embassy in Managua since 2018, for consultations. The m...
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:52:52 +0000
Ariel Robles calls for plantón to demand resignation of Rodrigo Chaves
Q COSTA RICA — Former legislator for the Frente Amplio (FA) for the 2002-2026 and 2026 presidential candidate, Ariel Robles Barrante, proposed organizing a “plantón” (citizen mobilization and a sit-in) against former president and curr...
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:43:14 +0000
Despite initial doubts about her talents, it has now been revealed that President Laura Fernández talks to the dead
Costa Rican President Laura Virginia Fernández Delgado’s gift of communicating with the dead surprised many, given how rare such an ability is. At first, people doubted her, but it’s now clear she does have this unique skill. This could be a sou...