Costa Rica News

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:03:35 +0000
Ortega and Murillo’s Greatest Fear Is Betrayal from Within Their Own Ranks
Q24N — Lawyer and former opposition legislator Eliseo Núñez told 100% Noticias that Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo’s main fear is not a foreign military intervention, but rather internal betrayal brought on by two years of sustained mist...

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:57:11 +0000
Nicaraguan Dictatorship Releases 20 Political Prisoners After US Pressure
Q24N (100% Noticias) The Nicaraguan dictatorship announced the release of “dozens” of political prisoners hours after the US Embassy reported that more than 60 people remained detained or missing in the country, amid growing accusations of human ...

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:23:49 +0000
Could Trump interfere in the Costa Rican elections?
Q COSTARICA — Washington’s increased presence in Latin American affairs has been noticeable since President Donald Trump began his second term last January. The most recent example was the intervention in Venezuela to remove dictator Nicolás...

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:16:18 +0000
The Guardian publishes the story of a Costa Rican man deported from the US in a vegetative state
Q COSTARICA — Under the headline, “Family seeks answers after ICE deports man in vegetative state to Costa Rica,” the prestigious UK-based newspaper The Guardian published the story of Gamboa Esquivel, the Costa Rican who was deported from the ...

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:50:55 +0000
Laura Fernández faces “fierce attacks” in TSE debate
Q COSTARICA — This Sunday, January 11, during her first national debate, Laura Fernández, the ruling party candidate from the Partido Pueblo Soberano (PPSO), had to dodge “fierce attacks” from her opponents in the event organized by th...

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:01:49 +0000
Presidential candidate Laura Fernandez increasingly seen as a puppet of President Rodrigo Chaves
RICO’s Q (OPINION) Laura Fernández, Costa Rica’s presidential candidate, has found herself at the center of a growing controversy as critics increasingly portray her as a puppet of President Rodrigo Chaves. The narrative has gained traction ...

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:41:17 +0000
Operation Nexus.2: 13 raids to dismantle a cyber fraud ring that falsified bank websites from Colombia
Q COSTARICA — Since early this Friday morning, agents from the Specialized Section Against Computer Fraud of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) have been conducting Operation Nexus.2. The operation consists of 13 raids with the intention of ar...

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:35:18 +0000
Carlos Alvarado apologizes to Costa Rica for bringing Rodrigo Chaves to the country
Q COSTARICA — In a video, former President Carlos Alvarado (2018-2022) apologized to all of Costa Rica for bringing Rodrigo Chaves to the country and appointing him as Minister of Finance in November 2019. He also called Chaves a liar for stating t...

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:08:28 +0000
The ‘Donroe doctrine’ jeopardizes two decades of Chinese progress in Latin America
Q REPORTS (EFE) — The U.S. intervention in Venezuela is testing China’s influence in Latin America and has left the region’s countries between a rock and a hard place, pressured by Washington but reluctant to turn their backs on Beijing...

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:59:39 +0000
Costa Rica is awarded as the best health and wellness destination
Q COSTARICA — The renowned Spanish lifestyle magazines and platforms Men’s Health and Women’s Health awarded Costa Rica the “Best International Destination” prize in their “Healthy Places 2025” awards. This recognition distinguishes de...

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