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Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:05:53 +0000
Bonnie expected to directly impact on the northern border of Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – Tropical Storm Bonnie is expected to directly impact the northern part of Costa Rica with a trajectory very similar to that of Hurricane Otto in November. of 2016. Read more: 9 Deaths Confirmed From Hurricane Otto This was the word...

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:15:24 +0000
Tolls on ruta 27 will rise again starting Friday
QCOSTARICA – The tolls on ruta 27 will increase in price again. Globalvía, the company in charge of the concession of San José-Caldera, announced a new increase in the price of tolls that will come into force as of midnight, Friday, July 1. I...

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 10:52:05 +0000
Five drag queens will offer shows in three San Jose bars for the closing of Pride Month
Q MAGAZINE – Five of the best-known drag queens in Costa Rica will offer various shows in three bars in San José as part of the closure of the LGTBIQ+ Pride Month. The activities will take place this Saturday, July 2, starting at 7 p.m. in thr...

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 10:39:58 +0000
Costa Rica: A month without updating data due to covid-19
QCOSTARICA – May 30 was the last update on infections due to covid-19 in Costa Rica made by the Ministry of Health, with data from the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS). Two weeks later (June 14), the Ministry of Health reported that t...

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 10:19:48 +0000
CNE declares orange alert in almost the entire country
QCOSTARICA – The Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE) – National Emergency Commission – declared an orange alert in almost the entire country due to the passage of Tropical Wave No. 13, which has a high probability of becoming a ...

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 09:57:36 +0000
Riteve comes to an end in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – The Minister of the Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT), Luis Amador, and President Rodrigo Chaves, announced this Wednesday that the Revisión Técnica Vehicular (RTV) – vehicle inspection service – will be provided b...

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 13:35:20 +0000
Route 32 will remain closed through the weekend
QCOSTARICA – For drivers headed to or from Limon, a reminder that passage through Route 32, which connects San José with Limón, between Heredia and Rio Frio, will remain closed until the weekend, due to weather conditions, according to the Mi...

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 13:26:15 +0000
Costa Rica activates preventive measures against the possible impact of tropical waves
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica’s National Emergency Commission (CNE) activated a series of preventive measures in the face of the possible impact of Tropical Waves number 12 and 13 on the country. The national weather service, the Instituto Mete...

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:57:30 +0000
Constant rise in the exchange rate increases interest to invest in dollars
QCOSTARICA – The dollar exchange has shown an almost uninterrupted upward trend throughout the first half of the year, driven by several mainly external factors. This behavior has been dominant since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic, which im...

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:16:02 +0000
Panama launches a plan to face medicine shortages in social security
Q24N (EFE) The Government of Panama launched this Monday a plan that has a fund of US$10 million dollars to face the shortage of medicines in the Caja del Seguro Social (CSS) – Social Security Fund, a long-standing crisis that has worsened in r...



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