Q Costa Rica
Reports by QCR staff
Bolsonaro’s ‘genocidal’ Covid response has led to Brazilian catastrophe, Dilma Rousseff says
Q REPORTS (TheGuardian) Jair Bolsonaro’s perverse and “genocidal” response to one of the world’s...
It wasn’t me… it was the Aresep.
The RECOPE, the Costa Rican refinery that doesn't refine anything, washes his hands and...
Cross-Border Investigation: Tracking the Covid-19 Money
Q REPORTS - Central American governments allocated millions of dollars to attend the pandemic....
Latin America exceeds 25 million infections in unstoppable advance virus
Q REPORTS - Latin America surpassed 25 million infections of covid-19 this Friday amid...
Fire consumes part of Turrialba market
HQ - Two wooden structures in the Turrialba market, in Cartago, raised the alarm...
Pfizer says Covid-19 vaccine protection lasts at least six months, protects against variants
(CNN)The ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial of Pfizer/BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine confirms its protection lasts...
Tárcoles, Costa Rica
Tárcoles, Costa Rica.
Photo by Joaquin Murillo Photography.
Arenal Volcano at sunrise
Sometimes Mother Nature rewards us with unique moments and wonderful scenes ... Arenal Volcano,...
Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste
Sunrise with a full moon in Playa Hermosa. Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Photo by Joaquin Murillo...
The moon over San Jose
Impossible not be seduced by its magical charm ...
Photo by Joaquin Murillo Photography.
President Signs Space Agency Bill Into Law
QCOSTAICA - Despite a large number of questions over the creation of the Agencia...
4 cantons will have a dry law for Semana Santa
QCOSTARICA - The Unión Nacional de Gobiernos Locales (UNGL) - National Union of Local...
Spanish police frustrate “hit” on Tico sent from Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA - A man in Costa Rica planned and ordered the murder of a...
Mexicans Are Pouring Back Into U.S. After Leaving Years Earlier
(BLOOMBERG) Swelling numbers of Mexicans are heading north across the border, propelled by a...
After a century of plunder, US imperialism turns away Central American refugees
Q REPORTS (WSWS.ORG) An unprecedented human exodus is underway across the Americas, as 2...
Government has the economic reactivation agenda paralyzed
Opposition blames government paralysis on reactivation agenda “Chayote” projects fill the patience of deputies,...
Thursday’s Downpour flooded the new Legislative Assembly building
HQ - The first downpour of 2021 - in March! - flooded part of...
IMF-Backed Bill Sets Up Clash With Costa Rica’s Powerful Unions
(BLOOMBERG) Costa Rica is trying to rein in one of the world’s highest public...
Impossible to forget: Arenal Volcano at sunrise!
Photo by Joaquin Murillo Photography, who wrote on his Facebook post: "The photo was...
DNA from Neanderthals affects vulnerability to covid-19
AS BEST AS scientists can tell, Neanderthals died out around 40,000 years ago. But...
More European Countries Halt Use of AstraZeneca Vaccine
(VOA News) LONDON - Venezuela says it will not authorize use of the COVID-19...
Pfizer Covid vaccine blocks 94% of asymptomatic infections and 97% of symptomatic cases in Israeli study
(CNBC) Pfizer said Thursday, March 11, its Covid-19 vaccine blocked 94% of asymptomatic infections...
Denmark, Norway and Iceland suspend use of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine over reports of blood clots
(CNBC) LONDON — Denmark, Norway and Iceland announced Thursday they will temporarily suspend the...
Extension of driving priviliges for tourists has not happened yet
EXPAT FOCUS - We wish that it were true, but claims that tourist driving...
Tourism entrepreneurs should coddle local tourists, not scare them away
EDITORIAL - The Central Government has mandated its civil servants holidays for Semana Santa,...
“Recovery is not just about seeing planes arriving with tourists”
QCOSTARICA - The tourism sector continues to recover slowly, while many companies struggle to...
Ofelia Fernandez: Inspiring young women all over Latin America
Q REPORTS - Ofelia Fernandez is certainly not shy. The 20-year-old is keen to...
The New Feminism in Latin America
Q REPORTS - The mobilizations against racism and machismo in Latin America are not...
Latin America Sees Rise in Vaccine-related Crimes
InSightcrime.org - As Latin American countries struggle to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination, crimes related...
Costa Rica approaching 500,000 doses
QCOSTARICA - The ninth batch with 86,580 doses of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine arrived in...
Global Dual Income and social charges would drown the Ticos
Global Dual Income and social charges would drown the Ticos.
More than 36,000 people in indigenous territories will have telephony and internet
QCOSTARICA - Some 36,000 people from 14 indigenous territories in the South and Atlantic...
