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Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:59:46 +0000
The reflective vest and its use by drivers
QCOSTARICA – In recent weeks a rumor spread on WhatsApp that drivers who do not have their reflective vest in the glove compartment were going to be fined. While it is recommended that a reflective vest be handy, it is not required to be in the...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 15:24:12 +0000
Blame La Niña phenomenon for the cold that will prevail this dry season
QCOSTARICA – Though typical for the period between Christmas and the first week to ten days of January for temperatures to dip below normal, this dry season in the Central Valley, as well as in Guanacaste and the Central Pacific, temperatures a...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 14:30:53 +0000
Traffic official detained for asking a ¢35,000 bribe
QCOSTARICA – A traffic official was arrested on suspicion of charging a driver ¢35,000 in exchange for not fining him a ticket. The arrest was made by agents of the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) on Wednesday in the Traffic Police ...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:52:29 +0000
Costa Rica condemns acts of violence in the United States Capitol
QCOSTARICA – The Government of Costa Rica condemned the acts of violence that took place Wednesday in the United States Capitol, in Washington D.C. “Costa Rica reiterates its condemnation of any act of violence that interferes with the he...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:26:51 +0000
Finance Minister rules out VAT increase and tax on bank transactions
QCOSTARICA – The Minister of Finance, Elian Villegas, totally ruled out that the Government is going to propose an increase of one percentage point in Value Added Tax (VAT) – IVA in Spanish -, or the creation of a tax on banking transacti...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:05:44 +0000
5 Ways Technology is Making Staying in Fun
This year staying in has become the new going out. Many of us have found ourselves spending more time at home with restrictions invoked after a global pandemic. Travel has been restricted, and in many cases, we have not been able to go away abroad fo...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 08:05:37 +0000
Survey: Two out of every three Costa Rican households saw their economy affected by the pandemic
QCOSTARICA – The main concerns of people in the midst of the pandemic revolve around the economic situation of their homes, according to a survey carried out by the Instituto de Estudios Sociales en Población (Idespo) de la Universidad Naciona...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:55:27 +0000
Transport Minister: “We have to forget about the airport in Orotina for a few years”
QCOSTARICA – The Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) – Ministry of Public Works and Transport – intends to begin negotiations with the manager of the Juan Santamaría airport (SJO) this year to extend the contract, wh...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:33:36 +0000
Costa Rica receives third batch of 33,150 vaccines against covid-19
QCOSTARICA – A third batch of vaccines against covid-19 landed Tuesday night at the Juan Santamaría airport, with a total of 33,150 doses of the drug developed by Pfizer/BioNTech. As in the first two shipments, the vaccines were flown in by DH...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 06:59:13 +0000
Swapping a Junk Car For an Environmentally Friendly One
One of the worst feelings I get when driving is when I see an old coal plant in front of me. It’s usually an older and bigger car that keeps my mind wondering why mankind can let it be possible in this day and age. I think so negatively because I w...



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