RICO’s COVID-19 DIGEST – The Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) or Caja, through the local clinics known as Ebais, are responsible for carrying out the covid-19 vaccination campaign in Costa Rica. Due to the characteristics of the...

QCOSTARICA – If the arrival of vaccines to Costa Rica against Covid-19 continue to without delays, by June the vaccination of Group 3, which includes people between 18 and 58 years old with risk factors, would begin. Currently, the Caja Costarr...

QCOSTARICA – The tourism sector continues to recover slowly, while many companies struggle to see the light in an environment of uncertainty. Hotel occupancy in January was barely 30%, when normally the figure is 70% for the month in high seaso...

QCOSTARICA – The Governing Council accepted a request from the Minister of Tourism and for mandatory vacations for all Central Government officials during Semana Santa (Easter Week) with the purpose of contributing to the reactivation of the to...

QCOSTARICA – Regaining the highest category of air safety on February 11 is good news for Costa Rica’s flag airlines, such as Avianca Costa Rica and Volaris, which renewed their plans thanks to the possibilities offered by complying with ...

Q REPORTS – Ofelia Fernandez is certainly not shy. The 20-year-old is keen to share her opinions about the deeply-rooted macho culture in Argentina and Latin America as a whole, women’s rights, and how the younger generation needs to be a...

Q24N – Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday passed legislation that would legalize marijuana for recreational, medical, and scientific uses. The bill would make Mexico one of the largest markets for the legal marijuana industry, alon...

Q24N (DW) Ecuador’s Sangay volcano erupted on Thursday, spewing clouds of ash as high as 8,500 meters (about 28, 890 feet) into the sky. The sky of Riobamba, the capital of the province of Chimborazo, was overcast by an ash cloud. Riobamba is a...

QCOSTARICA – Consumers in Costa Rica will enjoy a better quality honey, produced under the implementation of good environmental practices and biodiversity conservation measures. This is thanks to a cooperation alliance between the Costa Rican p...

QCOSTARICA – The expansion of Ruta 27, the San Jose – Puerto Caldera road, will cost about US$646 million dollars, according to the estimates by Globalvia, the concessionaire. This is indicated by the proposal and the costs to specify tha...