QCOSTARICA – The Cruz Roja (Red Cross), on Saturday,  suspended the extraction of the body of nutritionist Marialis Blanco Vega, who was found dead early in the morning in Ventisqueros canyon, in Chirripó National Park. According to informati...

QCOSTARICA – The Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) says that its hospitalization figures for serious covid-19 patients are in the red. In a statement  Saturday night, the institution asserted that its resources are insufficient to att...

LONELY PLANET – Costa Rica is famous for its lush coasts, biodiverse jungles, stunning waterfalls, and dramatic volcanoes – not to mention a mix of eco resorts and urban attractions like museums and gardens. If you aren’t sure where to ...

Q24N   – Cuba is ready to join the COVAX vaccine-sharing mechanism led by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Latin American country’s ambassador to China, Carlos Miguel Pereira Hernandez said. “Yes, we are ready. Cuba is rea...

VICE.com – As the New York Times reported Monday morning, public health experts are worried that the elusive concept of reaching COVID-19 herd immunity in the United States will never happen.   Epidemiologists previously thought that the U...

QCOSTARICA – The Covid-19 infection rate in Costa Rica dropped, but not enough to reduce the rate of infection. While the indicator stands at 1.32, that is 100 people could infect 132, the concern of Health authorities is this number based on t...

Q24N – Mexico City will reduce social distancing measures as of next week in the face of a continuous decline in the spread of covid-19, the local government reported this Friday. “Derived from the continuous improvements that we have see...

QCOSTARICA – The National Customs Service (Aduanas) will carry out the first electronic auctions of unclaimed merchandise through the Sistema Integrado de Compras Públicas (Sicop) – Integrated Public Procurement System, starting this May...

QCOSTARICA – The Government of Carlos Alvarado confirmed on Friday that it does not plan to announce the expansion of the restrictive measures that are applied in the Central Valley from Monday, May 3 to tomorrow, Sunday, May 9. If so, non-esse...

Q REPORTS (The Economist) Technological change is upending finance. Bitcoin has gone from being an obsession of anarchists to a $1trn asset class that many fund managers insist belongs in any balanced portfolio. Swarms of digital day-traders have bec...