QCOSTARICA – The Government of Carlos Alvarado announced that the negotiation of a fiscal adjustment and a credit of US$1.75 billion with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will begin this Monday, January 11. Costa Rican authorities and the ...

QCOSTARICA – The Minister of Health, Daniel Salas Peraza, did not resign from his position. He is only enjoying “a well-deserved vacation,” said the Presidency. The Executive cleard up rumors that had circulated since early in the a...

QCOSTARICA – After spending about one billion dollars last year, the Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR) – Central Bank of Costa Rica – starts 2021 with less room for maneuver than it had at the beginning of 2020 to intervene in the ...

The Consejo Nacional de Concesiones (CNC) – National Council of Concessions – is currently waiting on a feasibility study by the private road builder MECO for the expansion of the Florencio del Castillo – the 21 km road that connect...

QCOSTARICA – A two-year-old girl is the youngest fatality of covid-19 in Costa Rica, among the 2,229 deaths registered up to January 4. The little girl suffered from advanced cancer and other diseases, which were not revealed by the Ministry of...

QCOSTARICA – The Traffic Police (Policia de Transito) registered, up to Monday afternoon, January 4, the seizure of license plates of 11,025 vehicles that did not have the Marchamo and/or Riteve vehicle inspection up to date. This was announced...

QCOSTARICA – The latest report from the Research Unit of the Universidad Hispanoamericana School of Medicine reports that the contagion rate of covid-19 in Costa Rica “decreased moderately.” According to the analysis, between Sunday...

QCOSTARICA – The first month of 2021 has a calendar abundant in declarations and payment of taxes. Ten different tax forms, in fact, must be filled out and remitted to the General Tax Office. January has the peculiarity that, unlike other month...

QCOSTARICA – A 5.5-degree earthquake struck southern Costa Rica and northern Panama at 6:55 pm Monday, January 4. The Red Sismológica Nacional (RSN) – National Seismological Network – located the epicenter 14 kilometers northwest o...

QCOSTARICA – The closure of land borders will continue until February 1, announced by the Government this Monday, January 4, 2021, after signing an extension to maintain the containment measure. Thus, only nationals or foreigners with permanent...