RICO’s Q — At least six Nicaraguans, whom the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo had banned from returning to Nicaragua after traveling abroad, have received emails from the Ministry of the Interior (MINT) informing them that t...

Q COSTARICA — The National Financial System (Sistema Financiero Nacional) has maintained adequate levels of solvency and liquidity in recent years, but faces areas of risk in consumer lending, according to the Central Bank’s 2025 Annual Finan...

As summer temperatures rise, households across the country are facing soaring utility bills. The cost of electricity, in particular, has reached record highs in many regions, prompting homeowners and renters alike to look for ways to keep their homes...

Q COSTARICA — On April 7, 2022, a Boeing 757-200 cargo plane operated by DHL Aero Expresso took off from Juan Santamaría International Airport in Alajuela, headed for Guatemala City. The aircraft, registered in Panama as HP-2010DAE and crewed by t...

Q COSTARICA — Fuel and food prices are expected to rise in Costa Rica in the coming weeks due to the war in the Middle East. On Tuesday, the price of a barrel of WTI crude, the benchmark for the national economy, reached US$112, compared to US$67 i...

Q COSTARICA — Road safety in Costa Rica faces structural challenges. This is evidenced by the Estudio de Movilidad Segura 2025 (Safe Mobility Study 2025), an analysis that provides a snapshot of road accidents in the country between 2012 and 2024 a...

Q COSTARICA — A 29-year-old Nicaraguan woman, identified as a TikTok content creator, was reported missing in Costa Rica after her family lost contact with her in late March. Junieysis Adely Merlo Espinoza (known online as “Juni Merlo”)...

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica has launched a joint investigation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to clarify the circumstances behind the seizure of 1,312 kilograms of cocaine in Nicaragua, announced days ago by the regime of Daniel O...

Q24N (Reuters) Cuban activists paraded on Thursday ​on bikes and electric tricycles along Havana’s waterfront Malecon ‌boulevard, accompanied by Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, in a show of defiance amid U.S. efforts to starve the island...

Q COSTARICA — In the first months of the year, homicides have decreased by over 20%, according to figures from the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ). The work of the police at all levels and joint operations with the United States Drug En...