Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica’s domestic workers will receive a 5.88% increase in the minimum monthly wage starting Jan. 1, 2027, after the Consejo Nacional de Salarios (CNS)—National Wage Council—approved a special adjustment for the sector. The...

Q COSTA RICA — A 62-year-old man identified by the surname Mata was arrested in San Isidro del General, in Pérez Zeledón, on suspicion of sexually abusing a minor. Investigators allege he approached children and teenagers in public places—inclu...

Q COSTA RICA — Mónica Araya, former executive president of the Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS)—Costa Rica’s National Insurance Institute, has accused then-President Rodrigo Chaves of threatening and pressuring her in early 2024 to award a ...

Q COSTA RICA — Two people who financed President Laura Fernández’s 2026 campaign through purchases of political-debt bonds are linked to a Brazilian company in a consortium awarded a ¢6.5 billion contract to supply 40 ambulances to the Cuerpo ...

RICO’s Q — Alonso Calvo’s post reads, “Me disfrazaré de cremoleta. Será genial” — “I’ll dress up as a cremoleta. It’ll be great.” The attached image shows people dressed in what appears to be a formal gathering. The joke com...