QCOSTARICA – The Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (Fedefútbol) –  Costa Rican Soccer Federation – already has US$10.5 million assured for participating in the World Cup 2022 in Qatar, although this amount will increase with ea...

QCOSTARICA – Mary Munive, the second vice president of Costa Rica will represent the county at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. President Rodrigo Chaves, who was invited by Qatari authorities to the sporting event, appointed Munive to take his...

QCOSTARICA – More than half of Costa Ricans consider that it is “necessary” to pay bribes (sobornos in Spanish) to speed up government procedures. According to a CID Gallup survey, 52% of respondents in Costa Rica say it is so, whil...

QCOSTARICA – Foreign Minister Arnoldo André Tinoco signed a letter addressed to the United Nations (UN) on Thursday to indicate that in the absence of international financial support, Costa Rica must strengthen its migration policy. That was t...

QCOSTARICA – Public servants from all over the country will be able to take a break from their working day to watch the games of the Costa Rican National Team, La Sele, in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The permit applies for the games against Sp...

QCOSTARICA (Travel Weekly) Waldorf Astoria is coming to Costa Rica, with the Hilton-owned luxury brand unveiling plans to open the Waldorf Astoria Guanacaste in 2025. The new property will be situated on Guanacaste’s Cacique Peninsula, spanning...

QCOSTARICA – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave final board approval to grant Costa Rica a us$725 million sustainability loan, the Fund said in a statement earlier this week, directed at the country’s climate agenda. The IMF also ...

QCOSTARICA – Merchants in Costa Rica reported an increase of up to 20% in the sale of “pantallas” (television screens), ahead of the start of the World Cup in Qatar next Sunday. This rise in sales is also influenced by the “Bl...

QCOSTARICA – The Municipal Police of San José (PMSJ) – Municipal police of San Jose – report an increase in crimes, fights and other illegal activities by groups of Venezuelan migrants in the country. According to the PMSJ, since t...

QCOSTARICA – Agents of the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) are investigating a woman suspected of having apparently assaulted two co-workers, in a retail store in downtown San José. The authorities arrested last Friday a 25-year-old...