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Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:44:36 +0000
ICT launches informative microsite for digital nomads
QCOSTARICA – Any foreigner who defines themself as a digital nomad and who wishes to choose Costa Rica for their telework, explore and live unique tourist experiences, can now have the necessary information at hand to prepare the trip. The Inst...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 13:45:42 +0000
Demographer warns that the number of deaths from Covid-19 is a sign that the country has reached an endemic
QCOSTARICA – Covid-19 keeps 324 people hospitalized, of which, on average, 52 per day in Intensive Care Units (ICU). Meanwhile, the daily average of deaths from this cause is five people What does this data mean? Is the country still under the ...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:59:09 +0000
Constitutional Court rejects appeals of drivers claiming impossibility of obtaining RTV
QCOSTARICA – The Constitutional Court, commonly known as Sala IV, flatly rejected three appeals (recursos de amparo in Spanish) filed by drivers who claimed that they cannot obtain the vehicle technical review due to the lack of a provider due ...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:30:22 +0000
number of cases of monkeypox in the country increases to three
QCOSTARICA – The Ministry of Health confirmed two more cases of monkeypox in Costa Rica, for a total of three cases of this disease. Of the two new cases, one, a 31-year-old Costa Rican, had direct contact with the 34-year-old American patient ...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 11:56:25 +0000
Rodrigo Chaves: “It is not that there is no water in Guanacaste, it is that investments have not been made to provide water”
QCOSTARICA – In Guanacaste over the weekend, to celebrate the Annexation of the Party of Nicoya, also known as Guanacaste Day, President Rodrigo Chaves took the opportunity to touch on a sensitive issue among the residents of the La Pampa provi...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 11:38:01 +0000
President Rodrigo Chaves takes call from Ukrainian president
QCOSTARICA – President Rodrigo Chaves Robles, on Thursday, July 21, took a call from his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after the latter requested to speak with him to explain the situation in his country. During the conversation, ...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 11:34:53 +0000
The “Mancha Rosa” returns to San Jose
QCOSTARICA – The traditional ‘Corre por Mí‘ race, which seeks to raise awareness about the early detection of cancer, will have a new edition this October 16 in San José and registrations are already on sale.   Those interest...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:53:52 +0000
Can Online Gambling Be Safely Regulated?
In Costa Rica, online gambling is officially illegal. There are online gambling companies which are based in the country and offer betting on casino and sportsbook markets to people located abroad, but no online gambling firm can legally take bets fr...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 09:36:02 +0000
President Chaves suspects that there is a ‘chorizo’ with appointments for driving tests
QCOSTARICA – New drivers have to go through hoops in Costa Rica to get their driver’s license, with the most difficult step in the process is getting an appointment for the road test. This was the subject of interest by President Rodrigo ...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 09:21:57 +0000
Costa Rica receives first requests from digital nomads
QCOSTARICA – The first formal requests from digital nomads to work in Costa Rica were received this week. Digital nomads (nómadas digitales) are foreigners who would work remotely in the country, alone or accompanied by their family, according...



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