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Tue, 10 Aug 2021 06:01:53 +0000
Today’s Vehicle Restriction August 10: Plates ending in “3 & 4” CANNOT circulate
QCOSTARICA – For today, Tuesday, August 10, vehicles with plates ending in 3 & 4 CANNOT circulate. The measure is countrywide and applied between 5:00 am and 10:00 pm, save for those under the well-known exemption. From 10:00 pm to 5:00 am ...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 22:54:33 +0000
Inclusive, sustainable and timeless fashion was showcased at Costa Rica Fashion Week
QCOSTARICA – More than 17 thousand people followed through YouTube, the 20th edition of Costa Rica Fashion Week (CRFW), which took place over the weekend at the Antigua Aduana, San Jose, Costa Rica. To this are added more than 8,500 views on Fa...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 22:33:41 +0000
Inflation falls in July and changes the trend of the last four months
QCOSTARICA – Inflation, measured by the consumer price index (CPI), fell in July and changed the upward trend that it had maintained for the last four months. As published this Monday, August 9, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 22:18:25 +0000
“Cryptocurrencies are not prohibited”: Costa Rica’s Central Bank
QCOSTARICA – With the constant popularity of cryptocurrencies, even with Nayib Bukele in El Salvador making Bitcoin a legal tender in his country, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (Banco Central de Costa Rica) reiterates its position of being vig...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 21:59:15 +0000
Half of PAC legislators in isolation due to Covid-19
QCOSTARICA – Half of the Partido Acción Cuidadana (PAC) legislators have been in isolation due to Covid-19 since this Monday, according to the party leadership. Of the 10 PAC legislators, Paola Vega, Luis Ramón Carranza, Enrique Sánchez and ...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 14:46:50 +0000
Why is a major earthquake expected in the Osa Peninsula?
QCOSTARICA – The question is not if, but when, a major earthquake will strike Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula. A huge accumulation of energy that has been taking place for 40 years is the simplest explanation to illustrate the reason why a mor...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 13:12:11 +0000
KLM Boeing 787 taking off from the San Jose aiport
Q PHOTOS – KLM Boeing 787-9 taking off at 3:18 pm Sunday, August 8, 2021, from runway 25 of Juan Santamaría Airport (SJO) headed for the Daniel Oduber Airport (LIR) in Guanacaste, to later continue to the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), the ...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 11:57:22 +0000
275,000 vaccinations a week is key to beat the delta variant, report
QCOSTARICA – Lifting the covid-19 sanitary restrictions is to everyone’s benefit after almost 18 months since they were enacted. But how do we get there? The answer is in vaccinations. An analysis by the Central American Population Center...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 11:31:44 +0000
Venezuela: President Maduro Says Contacts With Guaido-Led Opposition Going Well
Q24N (CARACAS) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said that contacts between his government and the opposition led by Juan Guaido are going well, adding that the exact date and venue of negotiations will be decided in the coming days. “As ...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 11:21:37 +0000
Should COVID-19 vaccines be mandatory?
(TheStar.com) Heather MacDougall, the former acting chair of the history department at the University of Waterloo, is an expert on how Canada’s vaccine policy has evolved, but there is one question that she can’t yet answer — whether vaccines f...



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