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Wed, 16 Jun 2021 06:06:15 +0000
Today’s Vehicle Restriction June 16: 5 & 6 CANNOT circulate
Today, Wednesday, June 16, vehicles with plates ending 5 & 6 CANNOT circulate The measure is countrywide and applied between 5:00 am and 9:00 pm, save for those under the well-known exemption. This week and next, from Monday to Friday, there will...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 23:55:31 +0000
Lack of space on Racsa’s hard drive paralyzed immigration consultation at the airport this Monday
RICO’s DIGEST – We’ve all had this happen, your computer’s hard drive is full and your computer crashes. But we are not the Radiográfica Costarricense (Racsa), the State entity that promotes itself as “your trusted ally...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 23:14:15 +0000
Cynthia Ann Telles named new U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – Today, U.S. President Joe Biden announced his nomination of Dr. Cynthia Ann Telles as United States ambassador to Costa Rica. According to the White House statement, Telles is a Clinical Professor in the UCLA Department of Psychiat...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:59:15 +0000
Heavy downpours generated the first phreatic eruption of this year at the Turrialba volcano
QCOSTARICA – Several residents of La Pastora, La Central and Monte Calas, in the vicinity of the Turrialba volcano, heard a loud rumbling early Sunday morning and shortly after they noticed ashfall in a range of two to three kilometers to the s...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:48:34 +0000
College of Physicians negotiates donation of a million and a half vaccines against covid-19
QCOSTARICA – This week there could be very good news for the country in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic if the College of Physicians completes negotiations with the United States Government for the donation of more than one and a hal...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:35:51 +0000
Immigration system failure affected passengers at the San Jose airport Monday
QCOSTARICA –  In yet another system-wide failure in the immigration check-out, passengers looking to leave Costa Rica Monday morning by way of the Juan Santamaria international airport in San Jose had to endure long lines, and delays in flight...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:16:15 +0000
Rainy afternoons and nights this week in most of the country
QCOSTARICA – Characteristic of the rainy season, we will see rain in the afternoons and nights in the Central Valley, the entire Pacific coast, and the northern zone. According to Rebeca Morera, from the national weather service, the Instituto ...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 13:44:13 +0000
Bribed with cars, sexual favors and money in exchange for road works contracts
QCOSTARICA – The OIJ uncovered a big pothole on Monday when it was announced that public officials had allied with construction companies that, apparently, gave them money, cars, land, and even sexual favors so that they would give them road wo...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 07:05:59 +0000
Today’s Vehicle Restriction June 15: 3 & 4 CANNOT circulate
Today, Tuesday, June 15, vehicles with plates ending 3 & 4 CANNOT circulate The measure is countrywide and applied between 5:00 am and 9:00 pm, save for those under the well-known exemption. This week and next, from Monday to Friday, there will n...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:42:05 +0000
Diseases, weather and low prices hit the orange sector in Costa Rica
HQ – The appearance of pests and diseases, in particular the ‘dragón amarillo’ (yellow dragon), the impact of the weather and a sharp drop in international prices, have the orange sector in a difficult situation. Producers and indu...



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