Costa Rica News
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:56:09 +0000No Bond, No Way Out: Why More Immigrants Are Being Locked Up While Their Cases Drag On
For thousands of immigrants in the United States, a single mistake on an immigration form or a minor legal violation can now mean weeks, months, or even years behind bars. Although immigrants have historically been allowed to post bond to get out of ...
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 01:27:19 +0000What Venezuela’s “war” against the US will be like
Q24N — Venezuela’s Minister of the Interior, Justice, and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, escalated his belligerent tone toward the United States by warning that his country will respond with internal retaliation if Washington takes any military...
Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:45:03 +0000Uber ordered to pay labor rights confirming the existence of an employment relationship between the company and one of its drivers
The Labor Appeals Court of the First Judicial Circuit of San José confirmed the existence of an employment relationship between an Uber driver and the company, ruling in favor of one of its drivers who claimed payment of labor rights, such as paid v...
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 23:17:32 +0000U.S. Calls on Its Citizens to Report Confiscation of Their Properties in Nicaragua
Q24N (Confidencial) The United States Embassy in Managua has warned its citizens about the risks of investing in or purchasing property in Nicaragua. It urged anyone who has been a victim of confiscation, expropriation, or restrictions on the sale of...
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 22:58:06 +0000Chirripó: Half a Century of History Turned into Canvas and Song
Q COSTARICA — The Chirripó National Park commemorated its 50th anniversary on August 19 with a cultural event held in the multipurpose hall of San Gerardo de Rivas. The community was the first to see the official commemorative art collection. ...
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:26:54 +0000Beyond Tren de Aragua: Venezuelan Gangs Spread Across Latin America
Q24N (InsightCrime.org) While headlines and political speeches have focused predominantly on Tren de Aragua, another criminal group from Venezuela has expanded its operations in Latin America, leaving a quieter but no less violent mark than the more ...
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:17:44 +0000The Right to Care: A Feminist Legal Victory That Could Change the Americas
Q24N (IPS) On 7 August, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights delivered a groundbreaking decision that could transform women’s lives across the Americas. For the first time in international law, an international tribunal recognised care as an au...
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:11:04 +0000Rodrigo Chaves: “I will never waive my immunity”
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves categorically ruled out waiving his immunity in the context of the investigation he faces by the Prosecutor’s Office related to the CABEI case. “Gentlemen, I will never waive my immunity...
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:00:47 +0000Extremely rare bright orange shark surprises in Costa Rica’s Caribbean waters
Q COSTARICA — Recently, a bright orange nurse shark was accidentally captured off Barra de Parismina, in the province of Limón. The nurse shark, which measured more than 2 meters (six feet) long, stood out from the species’ usual brown colou...
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:44:19 +0000Do “dangerous dogs” exist? Debate returns after incident involving a pit bull and a child in a shopping mall
Q COSTARICA — The attack by a pit bull on a 7-year-old boy in Multiplaza Escazú recently reopened the debate about the existence of dog breeds considered dangerous. Silvia Quesada, a veterinarian at the San Francisco de Asís School of Veterin...