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It’s An “Honour,” Not To Win The Election, PLN Party Plans To Continue With Presidential Campaign

Johnny Araya may be done with the presidential elections, the Partido Liberacion Nacional (PLN) presidential candidate withdrawing from the race last Wednesday. But the party is not. Leiner Vargas, head of the presidential candidate's economic team, said over the weekend...

Costa Rica’s Central Ban Announces Intervention Plans

The Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR) - Central Bank - said on Monday that it will intervene against any "violent fluctuations" in the exchange rate, based on wholesale trades in the Mercado Cambiario Mayorista (Monex). In the press release,...

Muni Plans to Open Route Between Samara Beaches

By: Arianna McKinney, Vozdeguanacaste | The Municipality of Nicoya is currently conducting studies to open a roadway to connect the beaches of Barrigona and Barco Quebrado, as well as a road to connect the smaller beaches of Pavones and...

“Diosito” Has Other Plans For Me

Accepting defeat, Movimiento Libertario (ML) candidate, Otto Guevara, said "God" has other plans for him. "Thanks to all the people who were working for the good change. Today we accept reality of a second round and we're not there," were...

Presidenta Chinchilla Says Has No Definite Plans Post May 8

In a few short months, Doña Laura Chinchilla, will no longer be president and returns to private life. On Tuesday, Presidenta Chinchilla told the press that she has not yet made plans after May 8, when her term expires. However,...

New Legislative Building Plans Approved

Costa Rica's legislators will be getting a new home soon, with the approval of plans for a Legislative Assembly building by the Legislature president, Luis Fernando Mendosa. The design for the new legislative building was submitted on Tuesda by the...

Plans For Costa Rica’s New International Airport Moving Forward

If all goes according to plan, the San José international airport will be located in Orotina, some 40 kilometres west of the current international airport. The planning for the new airport is expected to begin next year. Costa Rica's Civil...

Presidenta Chinchilla Calls Legilslators Two Month Vacation Plans a “Vaganbunderia”

Presidenta Laura Chinchilla described the intended two month vacation by the country's legislators as "vaganbunderia" (vagrancy). Doña Laura made the comment following a government cabinet meeting Tuesday. Some legislators dismissed the Presidenta's comments saying that no agreement (on the leave) has...

Costa Ricans Do Not Include Family Pet in Emergency Plans

97% of Costa Ricans do not include the family pet in their emergency plans for earthquakes, flood and volcanic eruptions, for example, reveals a study published this week by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and...

SATIRE: Costa Rica Plans To Resurrect Its Army, Says Nicaragua

From QMentiras - The Sandinista intelligence in Nicaragua has discovered the true intentions of Costa Rica's government: militarize the country by resurrecting its army abolished in 1948! The CIA and KGB are a joke compare to the Nicaragua's intelligence service. Of...

ICE’s Plans For High Speed Internet Services Crashes

The plan by the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) to build the Red Abierta de Nueva Generación (RANGE) towards the convergence of internet services and bailing out the Radiográfica Costarricense (RACSA) has crashed against a wall, after the  Contraloría...

[Video] Users Comment on Multiplaza’s Plans To Charge For Outdoor Parking

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Starbucks Plans To Buy Costa Rica Coffee Farm

The Seattle coffee store chain Starbucks announced it plans to buy its first coffee farm, a nearly 600-acre estate on the slopes of the Poás Volcano in Costa Rica. It would be the first farm the chain purchases. Starbucks on...

Costa Rica Plans To Raise Tax Take, Cut Deficit

(Reuters) - Costa Rica's government will submit to lawmakers in 2014 a fiscal reform bill to boost consumption taxes and cut the deficit as it seeks to tap global debt markets, the country's finance minister said on Tuesday. Presidenta Laura...

JetBlue plans new Fort Lauderdale-San Jose, Costa Rica service on June 27

JetBlue Airways plans new daily, nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale and San José (SJO), Costa Rica starting June 27, the airline announced Wednesday. To celebrate, JetBlue is offering sale fares from $129 one-way from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Juan...

Delta adds new route between New York and Guanacaste Airport

Q COSTARICA — Air connectivity between New York and Guanacaste takes another step forward with the addition of a Delta Airlines route. Guanacaste Airport, in Liberia (LIR), a member of the VINCI Airports network, and the Costa Rican Tourism Institute...

ICE considers demolishing historic building in La Sabana

Q COSTARICA — In just a few weeks, we’ll find out whether the state power and telecom utility, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), will tear down the historic building that has long been a landmark in La Sabana’s...

Playa Blanca reopens to the public after clash between Garabito Municipality and Punta Leona Beach Club

Q COSTARICA — After removing the access gates (agujas) controlling vehicular access, the Municipality of Garabito confirmed that Playa Blanca is now open to the public 24 hours a day. The municipality emphasizes that it acted in compliance with a...

“First Star Of The Night”, Paul McCartney’s new song features Costa Rica’s rain

RICO's Q — I heard Paul McCartney's new song "First Star Of The Night" for the first time last night, and I couldn't stop thinking about one thing: the rain. Specifically, the rain from Costa Rica — and yes,...

Jeff Bezos, from deliveries around the block to the Moon

Q24N (InfoBae) The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has decided to entrust Jeff Bezos and his company Blue Origin to take the first step in building a lunar base, as part of a plan that envisions collaborating...

Ferrari’s former boss: “A car that at least the Chinese won’t copy from us”

RICO's Q — Lately, I’ve been talking to some of the other “older” folks, and we all keep circling back to the same idea: the world just doesn’t make sense to us anymore. Honestly? I’m with them—at least, part of...

ICE affirms that Costa Rica does not and did not plan to buy energy from Panama

Q COSTARICA — The state-owned Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) affirmed Thursday that Costa Rica has no plans to purchase energy from Panama and that it has sufficient resources to meet demand. "Costa Rica does not have firm energy purchase...

Panama suspends electricity sales to Costa Rica after criticism from Laura Fernández

Q COSTARICA — Hours after President Laura Fernández indicated she would activate “all mechanisms at her disposal” to eliminate the trade embargo Panama has imposed on several Costa Rican products since 2019, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino ordered the...

Agro faces a “perfect storm” this 2026

Q COSTARICA — The combination of various adverse factors brought relief to the Costa Rican agricultural sector with a "perfect storm" this year. Producers and exporters of banana, coffee, melon, and pineapple face multiple obstacles: the strong appreciation of the...

Airlines show solidarity and offer special conditions for Spirit Airlines

Q COSTARICA — The closure of Spirit Airlines' operations, officially announced on May 2nd, resulted in the complete cancellation of its flights and disrupted the plans of thousands of travelers. In Costa Rica, Spirit operated daily non-stop flights between the...

The ‘lawless’ roads of Costa Rica

RICO's Q — Think back to your last daily drive—when was the last time you spotted a traffic officer, known locally as tránsitos or tráficos? And the time before that? I could keep going, but the truth is, there...

5 key points in the case of the young Nicaraguan woman found dead in a shallow grave in Santa Ana

Q COSTARICA — After nine days of reported missing, Costa Rica awoke Thursday morning to the news of the discovery of the body of 29-year-old Junieysis Adely Merlo Espinoza in a shallow grave at the Los Pericos condominium complex...

UCR launches app to identify venomous snakes in Costa Rica

Q COSTARICA — The Clodomiro Picado Institute (ICP) of the Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) announced the launch of the free mobile application "ICP App", which makes it easier for people to identify the 25 venomous snakes found in...

Rodrigo Chaves hopes Celso Gamboa “sings better than Pavarotti”

Q COSTARICA — After being extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking charges, President Rodrigo Chaves hopes that the former politician, lawyer, former Minister of Security, former magistrate of the Third Chamber of the Judicial Branch, and...

A fragile fiscal situation awaits Laura Fernández amidst major challenges in security, education, and health

Q COSTARICA — Maintaining healthy public finances amidst significant challenges in security, education, and health will be President-elect Laura Fernández's primary task upon taking office on May 8, as the 50th president. The challenge is not easy, as the government...

This Tuesday: Winds of 100 km/h and a drop in temperature

Q COSTARICA — Wind gusts of up to 100 km/h, a general drop in temperature, and even rain are expected, is the forecast for today, Tuesday, February 24, according to the national weather service. The Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) says...

Rodrigo Chaves keeps everyone in suspense about his role in the new government

RICO's Q (Commentary) True to his usual style, outgoing president Rodrigo Chaves is keeping everyone in suspense about whether he’ll have a role in the new government until the very last moment. The big reveal is expected on May 7,...
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