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Monday, May 11, 2026
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Referendum is Laura Fernández’s “ace in the hole”
Q COSTARICA — With an ambitious agenda that includes the approval of the 4x3 work schedule, the sale of the Banco de Costa Rica (BCR), gold mining in Crucitas, and the development of the...
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Referendum is Laura Fernández’s “ace in the hole”
Q COSTARICA — With an ambitious agenda that includes the approval of the 4x3 work schedule,...
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Hot and windy conditions on tap for the coming days
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Presidencia website: “Under Maintenance”
RICO's Q: Could this hint at what is to be? When I checked the Presidencia’s official...
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RICO's Q — Costa Rica holds its presidential 'traspaso de poderes'—the formal transfer of power—today, May...
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Sharp increase in fuel prices takes effect tomorrow
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Sharp increase in fuel prices takes effect tomorrow
Regular gasoline will cost more than super starting this week
Banco Nacional will charge customers with less than 25,000 colones in their accounts
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Referendum is Laura Fernández’s “ace in the hole”
Without Rodrigo Chaves’s support, 70% of Laura Fernández’s voters would have voted different
Chaves is the star; Fernández is the chorus girl
Sharp increase in fuel prices takes effect tomorrow
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Presidencia website: “Under Maintenance”
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Rodrigo Chaves is confident there won’t be any betrayal within the ruling party’s caucus
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