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Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:59:09 +0000
OAS observer mission arrives in Costa Rica
Q COSTARICA — On Tuesday, January 29, the Justices of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) received a visit from the Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS), headed by Mr. Ope Pasquet. This group of experts will w...

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:51:07 +0000
Fine for not voting in Costa Rica?
RICO’s Q — With the national election only days away, a question is popping up everywhere—from social media to coffee shop chats and office break rooms: what really happens if you don’t vote? The conversation started because a television ...

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:40:29 +0000
Ortega’s Attorney General’s Office sentences Bayardo Arce for “money laundering”
Q24N — The regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo tried and convicted its longtime ally and economic advisor, Bayardo Arce, who had been detained last year. The swift justice followed the escape to Costa Rica of Arce’s wife, Amelia Ybarr...

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:21:06 +0000
Nicaraguans make up 75% of foreign homicide victims in Costa Rica
Q COSTARICA — Nicaraguan migrants topped the list of foreign homicide victims in Costa Rica during 2025, according to official data from the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ – the Judicial Investigation Agency. The figures confirm a ...

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:54:41 +0000
Neither Costa Rica nor Latin America will benefit from a tax on multinationals and great wealth
Q COSTARICA — The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently announced an agreement among 145 countries to implement a 15% minimum corporate tax on multinational corporations (a global minimum tax), which also includes a...

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