Policy

SICA Moves Beyond Ortega-Era Deadlock and Elects New Secretary General

The regional organization has chosen Lina Eugenia Ajoy Rojas as its new Secretary General, making her the first woman and the first Costa Rican to hold the position.

The regional organization has chosen Lina Eugenia Ajoy Rojas as its new Secretary General, making her the first woman and the first Costa Rican to hold the position.

Juan Carlos Bow · 10 de June 2026

United States Revokes Visas of 100 Officials and Their Relatives Over the Death of Brooklyn Rivera

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accuses electoral magistrate Lumberto Campbell Hooker of involvement in the “death” of Brooklyn Rivera.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accuses electoral magistrate Lumberto Campbell Hooker of involvement in the “death” of Brooklyn Rivera.

Redacción Confidencial · 8 de June 2026

Sergio Ramírez: “The Ortega Family Will End Up Out of Power”

The dictatorship in the mirror of U.S. intervention in Venezuela and Cuba: “All military officers in the Army will become suspects,” Ramírez warns.

The dictatorship in the mirror of U.S. intervention in Venezuela and Cuba: “All military officers in the Army will become suspects,” Ramírez warns.

Carlos F. Chamorro · 26 de May 2026

Ortega Calls Trump “Mentally Unhinged”

At an event dubbed “For Peace,” he criticized Trump over “killings” and called on the United States to lift sanctions against his family and government officials.

At an event dubbed “For Peace,” he criticized Trump over “killings” and called on the United States to lift sanctions against his family and government officials.

Iván Olivares · 20 de April 2026

Rosa María Payá: “We Must Not Normalize Dictatorship in Nicaragua”

IACHR-OAS: Eight years after the April 2018 protests, “a regime of terror against dissenting voices remains inside and outside Nicaragua”

IACHR-OAS: Eight years after the April 2018 protests, “a regime of terror against dissenting voices remains inside and outside Nicaragua”

Carlos F. Chamorro · 20 de April 2026

A Nicaraguan Prisoner In Alajuela: The Link Between Roberto Samcam’s Killers And Carazo

A judicial file points to Nicaraguan Keny Navarrete, imprisoned in Costa Rica, as orchestrating the murder of the former military officer. The OIJ is investigating a possible political motive.

A judicial file points to Nicaraguan Keny Navarrete, imprisoned in Costa Rica, as orchestrating the murder of the former military officer. The OIJ is investigating a possible political motive.

Redacción Confidencial · 12 de April 2026