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Tue, 08 Jun 2021 07:34:12 +0000
Today’s Vehicle Restriction: June 8, “ODDS”
Today, Tuesday, June 8, only ODDS can circulate. The measure is countrywide and applied between 5:00 am and 9:00 pm, save for those under the well-known exemption. The odd/even vehicle restriction that started on Wednesday, May 19 will be until June ...

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 11:02:16 +0000
Kamala Harris begins tour in Guatemala
Q24N – Arriving in the Guatemalan capital about two hours late, after the plane in which she was traveling had to turn around due to technical problems, U.S. vice-president Kamala Harris, on Sunday, began her mission to address the “root caus...

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 10:17:14 +0000
Figueres wins the PLN presidential nomination
QCOSTARICA – Former president, José María Figueres Olsen (1994-1998), on Sunday, became this Sunday the presidential candidate of the Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) for the general elections on February 6, 2022. Figueres placed first with...

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 09:12:27 +0000
Bus stops could be a covid-19 contagion bomb
QCOSTARICA – It’s five in the afternoon on any given Wednesday in San José. Hundreds of people returning to their homes begin to crowd a narrow sidewalk in the capital that was improvised as a bus stop for the San José – Los Guido...

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 08:25:14 +0000
Back in the 80’s Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – When CR was so beautiful, healthy, and safe! No motorcycles. No loud cars. No billboards. No traffic. When everyone walked to a pulpería, kids played on the streets, everyone greeted each other when walking by, and everyone knew e...

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 23:25:06 +0000
Costa Rica receives 204,000 doses of covid-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica received this Sunday morning, June 6, the second direct shipment from AstraZeneca of vaccines against covid-19. The flight landed at 11:05 am at the San Jose airport with 204,000 doses. So far, the country has received 4...

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 23:04:27 +0000
The Best Bingo Halls in Costa Rica
The small Central American country of Costa Rica is known to be one of the top locations to retire, but it is also known to be home of some of the most stunning natural wonders. The Manuel Antonio National Park, with its lush forest and diverse wildl...

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 22:56:41 +0000
Police intervenes in the Rincón Grande de Pavas school due to overcrowding
HQ – The Fuerza Publica (National Pollice) intervened an agglomeration of people on the outskirts of the Rincón Grande de Pavas school during the internal elections of a presidential candidate of the Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN). The pol...

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 22:48:48 +0000
Southwest resumes operations today at the Guanacaste Airport
QCOSTARICA – This Sunday, the Guanacaste Airport – a member of the VINCI Airports network – received the first of the daily flights from Southwest airlines, after more than a year of not offering the service due to the Covid-19 pand...

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 12:34:11 +0000
Puntarenas is the only province with a covid-19 infection rate greater than 1
QCOSTARICA – Puntarenas is the only province in the country that has a contagion rate or “r” rate greater than 1. This is detailed in the latest report on the situation of the pandemic given by the Universidad Hispanoamericana (UH) ...



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