Yearly Archives: 2015

QCOSTARICA - The Minister of Seguridad Publica (Public Security), Gustavo Mata, is recommending Costa Ricans NOT travel to Nicaragua. The recommendation was made over the radio program, Nuestra Voz, following the alleged abuse suffered by Costa Rica's women's soccer coach, Jaqueline Alvarez, a case the Foreign Ministry is investigating. By all...

QCOSTARICA - Despite the political tensions between the governments of Costa Rica and Nicaragua, the transport company Transnica says the number of users has not decreased, and that it intends to open a new route from Limon to Managua. Diplomatic relations between the two countries has been rocky for years,...

QCOSTARICA - The country's national intelligence service, the Dirección Nacional de Inteligencia y Seguridad (DIS), confirms it is investigating at least two visits to Costa Rica by children of Mexican drug lord Joaquín el Chapo Guzmán, known as "Chapo". DIS director, Mariano Figueres, said the visits were in 2014, during...