QCOSTARICA – Through fast-track, legislators approved this Monday to extend the validity of Law No. 9577 that protects the occupants of the Maritime Terrestrial Zone (ZMT), the border mile and those areas declared natural heritage of the State,...

Today, Wednesday, June 30, only plates ending in EVENS (0,2,4,6,8) can circulate. The measure is countrywide and applied between 5:00 am and 9:00 pm, save for those under the well-known exemption. Alternating odds and evens will be in place until Jul...

There is only one thing better than a sunny holiday, and that is a holiday at one of the best all-inclusive resorts in Costa Rica. Costa Rica is one of the vacation destinations, whether you are looking for a beach resort, casino resort, or both. We ...

QCOSTARICA – The influx of customers to the ferias – farmer’s fairs fell by an average of 50%, from January to date, according to estimates made by the managers of those weekly vegetables and fruit markets. The situation is attribut...

Bishal Biswas <mail@bishalbiswas.com> In 2021, Costa Rica ranked 15th amongst all the countries in the Global Gender Gap Report with a score of 0.786. This report evaluates the gap that exists between men and women in various sectors like hea...

QCOSTARICA – An American Airlines plane was denied landing on Saturday night at the Liberia airport, in Guanacaste, due to an alleged “communication failure” between air traffic controllers. The director of Civil Aviation, Álvaro V...

QCOSTARICA – In a vote of 41 in favor and 1 against, the Legislative Assembly on Monday approved in first debate the Law to Attract More Foreigners to Work Remotely in the Country, known as digital nomads. The only against vote came from the Fr...

TODAY NICARAGUA – In July 1979, the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) overthrew the dictatorship of the Somoza dynasty in Nicaragua. At first, nine comandantes assumed joint leadership of the government. Ortega and his wife are not going ...

By Carlos F. Chamorro, Confidencial – The repressive onslaught aimed at eliminating all political competition from the November 7th elections began five weeks ago, on May 20. On that date, the police assaulted the Confidencial editorial offices f...

Today, Tuesday, June 29, only plates ending in ODDS (1,3,5,7,9) can circulate. The measure is countrywide and applied between 5:00 am and 9:00 pm, save for those under the well-known exemption. Alternating odds and evens will be in place until July 1...