Q Costa Rica
Reports by QCR staff
Minimum wages in the private sector will increase by ¢300 for every ¢100,000 as of January 1
QCOSTARICA - Private sector employees can see some relief come January 1, with an...
Gasoline prices will be cheaper on Wednesday
QCOSTARICA - On Wednesday, October 28, the lower fuel prices for Super, Plus 91...
Reduction in Marchamo pending
It is expected that this Tuesday, October 27, Congress will approve the reduction in...
CCSS hires 4,000 temporary employees to reinforce the fight against COVID-19
QCOSTARICA - More than 4,000 temporary workers join the payroll of the Costa Rican...
Now your dog can accompany you to the bank
QCOSTARICA - BAC Credomatic adopted the “pet friendly” policy in Costa Rica, allowing customers...
EV Imports brings the Tesla Model 3 to Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA - EV Imports, a Costa Rican company dedicated exclusively to the sale of...
Parks opening begins: Mora announced reopening on November 1
QCOSTARICA - Last month, the Central Government announced that the reopening of public areas...
Recent trend of the R rate in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA - The R rate of COVID-19 in Costa Rica, estimated with the most...
14 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in new Congress building
QCOSTARICA - Fourteen officials of the Legislative Assembly were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Tuesday.
The...
Exercise their powers effectively and with a sense of urgency
"Exercise their powers effectively and with a sense of urgency"
Chile mine rescue: 10 years on, survivors left to fend for themselves
In 2010, the San Jose copper-gold mine located in the Atacama Desert in northern...
Legislators breaking new Assembly floor by cutting annuities for officials
QCOSTARICA - One of the first laws that the legislators will approve in the...
Enigma persists due to the disappearance of an American in Heredia for 18 days
QCOSTARICA - An employee saw him leave San Isidro de Heredia in his car...
Protesters maintain blockade in Perez
QCOSTARICA - Despite the announcement last night by the Ministerio de Seguridad Publica (MSP)...
The U.S. votes on Tuesdays to comply with God and Caesar
QREPORTS - Why is election day in the United States on a Tuesday in...
Tickets issued for not buckling up and use of cell phone at the wheel increased this year
QCOSTARICA - The increase in the number of fines issued for not wearing a...
New rapid antigen tests could transform COVID-19 response in the Americas
QREPORTS - The new affordable, reliable antigen diagnostic tests recently approved by WHO that...
Roche to launch new COVID-19 antigen test with results in 18 minutes
QCOSTARICA - Roche announced Tuesday that it intends to launch a high-volume Antigen test...
KISS concert in Costa Rica definitively canceled
QENTERTIANMENT - Move Concerts announced this Tuesday, October 13, that the concert in Costa...
Johnson & Johnson pauses Covid vaccine trial after participant’s ‘adverse reaction’
US drugmaker Johnson & Johnson has paused all trials of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine...
Attempted bank robbery in Sarapiquí leaves security guard dead
QCOSTARICA - An attempted robbery of the Banco Nacional de Río Frío in Sarapiquí,...
BCCR injected almost US$54 million in two weeks to avoid a further escalation of the dollar price
QCOSTARICA - The Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) sold US$53.6 million in the...
Stuck in your ‘smart’ chastity device? Use a screwdriver, manufacturer says
QTRENDS - The maker of a 'smart' male chastity device has recommended using a...
October 12 is NOT a holiday, student community the commemorations mandatory
QCOSTARICA - The October 12, Día de las Culturas, is not a holiday. However,...
#DEBUNKED: No girl died in clashes in Cañas
#DEBUNKED - The Ministry of Public Security (MSP) categorically rejected that a young girl...
Police identify infiltrated drug traffickers using blockades to “divert police”
QCOSTARICA - The Minister of Public Security, Michael Soto, confirmed that the Fuerza Publica...
Salvatore Ponzo and the Italian Mafia’s Infiltration of Costa Rica
InSight Crime - In photos published by the Costa Rican press, Salvatore Ponzo, an...
Coronavirus vaccine: Is Chilean tree bark a key ingredient?
The quillaja tree, which grows in the Chilean Andes, has traditionally been used by...
U.S. Imposes New Restrictions on Tourism in Cuba
PANAM POST - The president of the United States, Donald Trump, advances in his...
The Failure of Socialism: Lessons for Latin America
PANAM POST - The fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, is...
Immigration will not sanction foreign carriers affected by blockades
QCOSTARICA - Given the national blockades that have affected transit, the Dirección General de...
No words
The caricature sums it up: you have President Alvarado on one side, Jose Miguel...
