Q24N (The Guardian) Felix Valdés García was just nine when the revolutionaries came to destroy his family’s trees, a symbol of a sweeping change that would ripple through Cuba for decades. In the late 1960s, as Cuba’s communist regime launched ...

Q COSTARICA — Yesterday, Wednesday, 18 February, the dollar exchange rate reached its lowest value in the Mercado de Monedas Extranjeras (Monex) — Foreign Exchange Market, since 2005, according to the Central Bank. The U.S. dollar surpassed the r...

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica could once again hold a referendum similar to the one in 2007, when Costa Ricans voted to join the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. Laura Fernández, Costa Rica’s president-elect, confirmed in an exc...

RICO’s Q—This week, the US dollar is at a very low point against the Costa Rican Colón, trading around ¢470–¢485. This is a translated and adapted excerpt from economist Oswald Céspedes Torres’s opinion piece, “Estas son las ví...

Q COSTARICA — The therian trend continues to generate reactions worldwide, and Costa Rica is no exception: one Costa Rican business has already taken a proactive measure across all its locations. Perro Café, a pet supply store, announced on its so...

Q COSTARICA — Legislators have approved reforms to the Ley de Tránsito (Traffic Law) and the Código Penal (Penal Code) aimed at cracking down on drivers under the influence of illicit drugs. The legislation, passed in the second and final debate,...

Q COSTARICA — After warning that the possibility of a rescue is very limited, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Costa Ricans in Cuba to leave the island as soon as possible. This is due to the unprecedented energy crisis in Cuba. The number of ...

Q COSTARICA — Royal Caribbean presented its annual launch event in Costa Rica, aligned with its global “It’s Big Time” campaign, which reflects its leadership within the cruise industry. During the presentation, the brand’s ...

Q REPORTS — To justify its capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and its threats to acquire Greenland, the United States has declared authority over its hemisphere. Meanwhile, Russia pursues its war in Ukraine, and China claims Taiwan as ...

Q24N — Cuba is experiencing the worst economic and energy crisis in decades, and in light of the worsening fuel shortages, the regime has announced the implementation of what is called “Option Zero,” a plan conceived in the 1990s as a c...