QCOSTARICA – With the signing of the “Agreement between the Government of Costa Rica and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for air services between and beyond their respective territories”, both countries seek to encourage trade, touri...

QCOSTARICA – Informality refers to the status of social lack of protection of working people who are not insured or quoting for a pension. The latest continuous employment survey of the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), determ...

QCOSTARICA – The country’s many urgent needs would cancel the traditional “honeymoon” for incoming President Rodrigo Chaves, who will be sworn in as the 49th president of Costa Rica at noon on Sunday. The honeymoon is a period of tran...

QCOSTARICA – The Ministry of Health reported on Friday that the authorized distributor for the sale of the Yellow Fever vaccine now has sufficient doses to cover the national demand. Due to dose shortage up to May 8, people were permitted to tr...

QCOSTARICA – On Thursday, the most recent increase – the fifth consecutive of the year –  in fuel prices came into effect and set a historical record in the country. On Friday, the regulatory authority, the Autoridad Reguladora de ...

QCOSTARICA (US Embassy Costa Rica) The US Department of State is offering a reward of up to US$10 million for information leading to the identification or location of any person(s) in a key leadership position in the Conti Ransomware transnational or...

QCOSTARICA – The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) places Costa Rica with the highest unemployment rate in people between 15 and 24 years old (40%), even when comparing us with other countries such as Colombia, Chile...

QCOSTARICA – President Carlos Alvarado, partially vetoed this Friday the Ley de Acceso a la Información Pública y Transparencia – Law on Access to Public Information and Transparency, also known as the “gag law”. The law, ap...

QCOSTARICA – Borrowers in dollars who earn in colones face greater difficulties in paying their loans because they have suffered two blows: an increase in the dollar exchange and a drop in income due to the pandemic. This was explained on Thurs...

QCOSTARICA – The Imperial beer, first produced by the Ortega brewery in 1924 and is the most popular beer in Costa Rica, will have a revamped image in its different presentations in cans and glass bottles as new stock hits the retailer stores a...