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Mon, 01 Mar 2021 23:18:42 +0000
Don’t forget to move forward!
RICO’s DIGET – As we begin the month of March, I can’t help but think back on what we have been through over the course of the past year. The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbr...

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 18:37:52 +0000
CCSS reports 149,812 vaccines applied against covid-19
QCOSTARICA – The Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) reports applying a total of 149,812 vaccines against covid-19, reaching a national application rate of 2.90 per 100 inhabitants; this according to the Vaccination Information System (S...

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:00:16 +0000
Bukele is on track to obtain a majority in the Congress of El Salvador
Q24N – The Nuevas Ideas (NI) party of President Nayib Bukele and partner Gran Alianza Nacional (GANA) party would obtain at least 56 of the 84 seats in the Congress of El Salvador, which would give them a qualified majority and great strength t...

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:31:09 +0000
US Latin America Policy Won’t Change Much, New ‘Thaw’ With Cuba Can’t be Ruled Out,
Q REPORTS – U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to outline his vision of Washington’s Latin America policy at the next Summit of the Americas, to be held in the United States in April 2021. However, the contours of the new administration...

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:53:48 +0000
Franklin Chang: “Space Agency Doesn’t Have to Be a Bureaucratic Elephant”
QCOSTARICA – The so-called Costa Rican space agency, recently approved by Congress, does not have to be a bureaucratic giant, with a large office that requires a lot of investment, argued Franklin Chang, former NASA astronaut, and director of t...

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:25:05 +0000
Loans in dollars loses attractiveness for those who earn in colones
QCOSTARICA – Loans in dollars, which had a great boom in 2000, began to slow down since 2016 and today, despite the fact that rates are still lower than in colones, it is no longer so attractive for those who do not have income in colones In 20...

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 11:30:40 +0000
The race to replace Carlos Alvarado in 2022
QCOSTARICA  – Twenty eight Costa Rican’s are lining up who want the position that Carlos Alvarado when he leaves office on May 8, 2022, when his term is up and cannot be reelected for a consecutive term. As established by Costa Rica̵...

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:39:15 +0000
South Korea company to conduct Costa Rica rail feasibility study
QCOSTARICA – Korea National Railway (KR) will conduct a feasibility study for the restoration of 98.3km of Costa Rica’s San José-Puntarenas rail line. The study will be conducted together with Costa Rica’s railway, the Instituto Costar...

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:24:24 +0000
Discovery Channel began filming the second season of “Reversed” in Costa Rica
The filming of the second season of the reality show “ReverseD” on the Discovery Channel officially began last Sunday, February 21, in Atenas, in the province of Alajuela. Under the direction and production of Charles Mattocks, the filming will t...

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 09:57:22 +0000
The Quijongo!
QCOSTARICA – The quijongo is now in very good health thanks to the care of the people of Guanacaste, who are dedicated to protecting it and making it known in that province and throughout the country. Ten years ago the story was different. Ther...



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