Costa Rica News
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:30:25 +0000Costa Rica is no longer “a haven for organized crime”
Q COSTARICA — The historic extradition of the first two Costa Ricans to the United States last Friday, to face justice for international drug trafficking, has demonstrated that Costa Rica is no longer “a haven for organized crime.” Several poli...
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:09:53 +0000
Rodrigo Chaves hopes Celso Gamboa “sings better than Pavarotti”
Q COSTARICA — After being extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking charges, President Rodrigo Chaves hopes that the former politician, lawyer, former Minister of Security, former magistrate of the Third Chamber of the Judicial Branc...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:53:14 +0000
Historic! Former Supreme Court Justice Celso Gamboa Extradited to the U.S. on Drug Trafficking Charges
Q COSTARICA — It was 8:53 am when the Beechcraft Super King Air 350 took off from the Juan Santamaria International Airport in San José (SJO), with the two extraditables, Celso Gamboa Sanchez and Edwin Lopez Vega, the first two Costa Ricans to be ...
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:35:26 +0000
Cuba to allow exiles to invest in businesses on the island
Q COSTARICA — The Cuban government has declared it will permit Cuban citizens living overseas to invest in and own businesses back home, including starting private companies and forming partnerships with state-owned firms. Cuba said on Monday the &...
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:19:43 +0000
Costa Rica closes its embassy in Cuba and breaks off diplomatic relations
Q COSTARICA — After asserting that America must be cleansed of communism and that Cubans should be free and live in prosperity, not under a regime of terror and suffering, the government of Rodrigo Chaves announced on Wednesday the closure of its e...
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:11:00 +0000
Legislator calls Rodrigo Chaves “lapdog” of the U.S.
Q COSTARICA — Legislator Rocío Alfaro, head of the Frente Amplio (FA) legislative faction, called President Rodrigo Chaves a “lapdog” for announcing at Wednesday’s press conference that Costa Rica will sever diplomatic relations ...
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:47:33 +0000
British Airways will increase its flights to Costa Rica to five per week starting in October
Q COSTARICA — brish Airways confirmed it will increase its flights to Costa Rica from three to five weekly frequencies starting in October 2026. The increase will be in effect until March 2027, during the European winter season. The flights will ar...
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:45:11 +0000
Income tax payments and tourism push the dollar to a new all-time low
Q COSTARICA — The deadline for paying the annual Income Tax in Costa Rica for most individuals and corporations, which was March 16, 2026, drove the dollar exchange rate to a new all-time low on the Mercado de Monedas Extranjeras (MONEX) — Foreig...
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:35:02 +0000
Fernando Cruz on having his visa revoked: “It is an honor that the Donald Trump administration has revoked my visa to enter the U.S.”
Q COSTARICA — Far from being upset by the revocation of his U.S. visa, Fernando Cruz, a magistrate of Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court or Sala IV, stated that “it is an honor that the Donald Trump administration” has revoked his ...
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:16:22 +0000
A fragile fiscal situation awaits Laura Fernández amidst major challenges in security, education, and health
Q COSTARICA — Maintaining healthy public finances amidst significant challenges in security, education, and health will be President-elect Laura Fernández’s primary task upon taking office on May 8, as the 50th president. The challenge is no...