The possible 2022 presidential candidates
QCOSTARICA - In a little over a year, in February 2022, Costa Ricans will...
“You come to me” President Alvarado tells Congress
QCOSTARICA - Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado has asked Congress to go to him,...
Oxford Study: Electoral system allows politicians to camouflage the spread of ‘fake news’ in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA - The ambiguity with which the political parties' spending reports are written makes...
In Costa Rica we also have violent groups and angry Trumpists
QCOSTARICA - This week millions will watch the transfer of powers in the United...
At 11 months to delivery, the road to Limón missing 440 expropriations
QCOSTARICA - Road construction, more to the point, delivery of finish projects, has been...
Political pressure grows for medical marijuana and hemp
QCOSTARICA -A group of legislators is pressuring the government to take advantage of the...
Legislator questions Carlos Alvarado’s mental health for forgetting his cell phone and computer code
QCOSTARICA - Carlos Alvarado's forgetting of his personal codes for his computer and cell...
If the IMF option fails there would be no plan B
QCOSTARICA - On Monday, January 11, the central government began negotiations with the International...
Legislators urge President Alvarado to present the bill on medicinal cannabis and hemp
QCOSTARICA - Given the economic boost that the bill on Cannabis for Medicinal and...
Comptroller questions vehicle exemption to attract foreign pensioners
QCOSTARICA - The Comptroller General (CGR) detected a loophole in a bill that would...
Costa Rica condemns acts of violence in the United States Capitol
QCOSTARICA - The Government of Costa Rica condemned the acts of violence that took...
Finance Minister rules out VAT increase and tax on bank transactions
QCOSTARICA - The Minister of Finance, Elian Villegas, totally ruled out that the Government...
Government begins negotiations with the IMF this January 11
QCOSTARICA - The Government of Carlos Alvarado announced that the negotiation of a fiscal...
Banco Central faces 2021 with less room to intervene in the exchange market
QCOSTARICA - After spending about one billion dollars last year, the Banco Central de...
Closing of land borders extended to February 1
QCOSTARICA - The closure of land borders will continue until February 1, announced by...
Government evaluates increasing VAT by 1% or taxing bank transactions
QCOSTARICA - The Government of Carlos Alvarado is evaluating increasing the Value Added Tax...
Daniel Salas: “If people start dying in their homes, we will have to tighten closures”
QCOSTARICA - Many are waiting for the arrival of 2021, thinking that with the...
‘You’re fired’: Yamileth Astorga is out as head of AyA
QCOSTARICA - Yamileth Astorga Espineta, who as of Monday, became former president of Acueductos...
Central Bank forecasts inflation below 2% in the next two years
QCOSTARICA - Costa Rica's Central Bank forecasts continue to show that in 2021 and...
Laura Chinchilla declines offer for 2020 presidential candidacy
QCOSTARICA - Former president Laura Chinchilla (2010 - 2014) declined the offer by the...
Fundación Arias report: Nicaraguan refugees have a high academic level, but live in precarious conditions in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA - Since 2018, many children, youth, and adults have left Nicaragua to seek...
Uber and DiDi or watching Disney+ will be 13% more expensive from Friday
QCOSTARICA - Uber, DiDi, Disney +, Expedia, Booking, Despegar, and Aplaudir.com will, starting Friday,...
Every three days a street sexual harasser is arrested in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA - "Once a man told me some sh*t and since I didn't pay...
Immigration announces reprogramming of appointments
QCOSTARICA - From the folks at the immigration service, if you made your appointment...
Intel to reopen assembly operations in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA - Intel announced, this Thursday, December 10, the reopening of its assembly and...
Government shows disinterest with economic reactivation
QCOSTARICA - The economic reactivation of the country and the generation of employment are...
Bank of America Securities: Costa Rica seems to need a deep crisis for politicians to act
QCOSTARICA - Costa Rica seems to need a deeper financial crisis for the political...
Bankruptcy not a claim for employers to avoid paying Aguinaldo
QCOSTARICA - Some 215,772 workers will not receive their Aguinaldo (Christmas bonus) as they...
Costa Rica and Canada celebrate 100 years of official relations
QCOSTARICA - To celebrate 100 years of official relations between Costa Rica and Canada,...
Carlos Alvarado: ‘Yes, we are going to go to the IMF’
QCOSTARICA - Can Costa Rica come out from the current economic crisis without the...
Bill would allow invasive tracking with facial recognition
QCOSTARICA - Advancing in the Legislative Assembly, a bill that proposes an invasive tracking...
ECLAC: Foreign investment in Latin America will fall around 50% in 2020
QCOSTARICA - The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) estimates that...
