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Thu, 02 Jun 2022 16:12:00 +0000
Opponents promote a boycott of fuel purchases in Nicaragua
TODAY NICARAGUA (EFE) Opposition organizations in Nicaragua launched this Wednesday a boycott of fuel purchases for automobiles and electricity consumption, with the aim of showing “resistance” to the government of President Daniel Ortega, whom t...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:35:57 +0000
Households buy less, pay more and eliminate products due to high inflation
QCOSTARICA – n times of high inflation, consumers prioritize basic products or substitute items for cheaper brands. According to the consulting firm Kantar, Costa Ricans reflect this behavior and during April, compared to the same month in 2021...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 13:35:38 +0000
Bad news for the 2022 hurricane season: The Loop Current, a fueler of monster storms, is looking a lot like it did in 2005, the year of Katrina
The Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1, and the Gulf of Mexico is already warmer than average. Even more worrying is a current of warm tropical water that is looping unusually far into the Gulf for this time of year, with the power to turn tr...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 11:16:01 +0000
Norwegian tourist is the first suspected case of Monkeypox in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – The Minister of Health, Joselyn Chacón, at a press conference on Wednesday, confirmed the first case under investigation for suspected monkeypox in Costa Rica. The patient is a 21-year-old Norwegian who came to visit the country o...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 10:37:50 +0000
McDonald’s will hold a collection day for recoverable waste in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – Arcos Dorados, a franchise that operates the McDonald’s brand in Latin America and the Caribbean, in alliance with the Preserve Planet Collection Center, will carry out a collection day for ordinary recoverable waste that wil...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 10:24:06 +0000
Digital and automated systems are targets of cyber attacks in 2022
QCOSTARICA – The pandemic accelerated the adoption of technology, digitization, as well as the automation of processes and tasks within the different business, industrial, and service sectors. As the new formality advances in the region and the...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 10:09:45 +0000
Sustainable constructions gain ground due to the increase in the population in the GAM
QCOSTARICA – The development of offices, shopping centers, condominiums and houses under the sustainable concept with the environment is gaining ground in Costa Rica. Precisely the construction sector should lean towards this concept because da...

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 10:02:30 +0000
Salvadoran unionists protest and reject a possible re-election of Bukele
Q24N (EFE) About a hundred Salvadorans protested this Wednesday in rejection of President Nayib Bukele’s management, in the framework of his third year as head of the Executive, and the possibility of re-election, although the president has not...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 13:49:10 +0000
Hernández, Trump, Bolsonaro and Bukele, or how to capitalize on political fatigue
Q REPORTS (El Espectador) Rodolfo Hernández, the presidential candidate for the Liga de Gobernantes Anticorrupción (LIGA) -League of Anticorruption Leaders, reached 5,953,209 votes in Colombia’s first presidential round, consolidating himself...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 13:24:00 +0000
Government would subsidize bus drivers to avoid increases in fares
QCOSTARICA – The Government of Rodrigo Chaves is considering subsidizing bus operators to prevent fares from becoming prohibitive due to the increase in fuel prices. This was confirmed this Tuesday in the Legislative Assembly by the Minister of...



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