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Thu, 12 Aug 2021 06:04:58 +0000
Today’s Vehicle Restriction August 12: Plates ending in “7 & 8” CANNOT circulate
QCOSTARICA – For today, Thursday, August 12, vehicles with plates ending in 7 & 8 CANNOT circulate. The measure is countrywide and applied between 5:00 am and 10:00 pm, save for those under the well-known exemption. From 10:00 pm to 5:00 am...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 23:02:52 +0000
Batman’s sidekick Robin reveals he’s bisexual. It Makes Sense…
Q MAGAZINE (EW.com) There’s a new LGBTQ superhero on the block, but DC Comics readers already know him well. The latest issue of Batman: Urban Legends, a monthly anthology series, revealed that the Caped Crusader’s longtime sidekick Robin...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 22:53:08 +0000
Costa Rica signs law to attract digital nomads
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado, today, Wednesday, signed the Digital Nomads Law which seeks to attract foreign workers who work remotely from anywhere in the world. The legislation contemplates the creation of a special non-r...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 22:38:18 +0000
Apparent documents in the Cochinilla Case unearthed in Grecia cemetery
QCOSTARICA – The Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) unearthed, in the Grecia municipal cemetery, apparent documents related to the Cochinilla Case. Víctor Rodríguez Zamora, Grecia councilor for the New Generation Party (PNG), explaine...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 14:15:46 +0000
Accused of kidnapping and killing American will face trial
QCOSTARICA – The 11 defendants for the kidnapping and murder of American businessman William Creighton will face trial after a failed plea bargaining. The Prosecutor’s Office against Drug Trafficking and Related Crimes had expected that m...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 13:56:49 +0000
Covid-19 continues to rise, with a daily average of 1,450 infections and 13 deaths
QCOSTARICA – The number of new cases of covid-19 cases and hospital admissions related to covid-19 continued to increase this past week, according to the report by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday, August 10. In the last epidemiological week, ...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 13:46:30 +0000
Drivers will be able to retrieve retained plates through Correos
QCOSTARICA – Starting this week, license plates seized by the Policia de Transito (traffic police) can be recovered to the Correos de Costa Rica (CCR) – the post office. The cost of shipping with home delivery will be between ¢2,400 and ...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 13:22:53 +0000
Dollar exchange maintains an upward trend
QCOSTARICA – The dollar exchange has maintained an upward trend reaching, this August 10, a new maximum this year of ¢622.85. This, according to the weighted average traded in the Monex market. The Monex market is for those who trade at least ...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:33:45 +0000
Aresep announces a new increase in fuel prices
QCOSTARICA – Don’t freak out, expecting any less would be living an illusion, to think gasoline prices would not be maintaining its increasing trend. This time, however, the increase is not coming from the Recope, the Costa Rica refinery ...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:58:46 +0000
Nicaraguan opposition leader fled to Costa Rica to avoid arrest
QCOSTARICA – The president of the Ciudadanos por la Libertad (CxL) de Nicaragua – Nicaraguan Citizens for Freedom party, Carmella Rogers, known as Kitty Monterrey, 71, fled to Costa Rica on Monday, fearing to swell the list of opponents d...



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