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Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:03:22 +0000
Mexico’s New Medical Cannabis Rules Underscore the Need for Similar Reform in Costa Rica
After years of delay, Mexican authorities have finally released the rules that will regulate the production, distribution, and use of medical cannabis in the country. Back in 2017, former Mexican president, Enrique Peña Nieto, legalized the limited ...

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 16:51:28 +0000
WHO team visits Wuhan wet market to find COVID clues
A World Health Organization (WHO) team tracing the origins of COVID-19 on Sunday visited a food market in Wuhan, where the virus was initially detected. The 10-strong international team walked through sections of the Baishazhou seafood center — on...

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 16:45:45 +0000
‘Please, Wait’: Biden Administration Pleads to Be Patient, as Migrant Camp on US-Mexico Border Grows
Q REPORTS – US President Joe Biden’s senior aide Roberta Jacobson said on Friday, January 29, that the administration is working on a system to process the migrants who are waiting in Mexico under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) progra...

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 16:22:38 +0000
Mexico: Who to vote for, a Comedian or an “Alleged” Rapist?
Q REPORTS – Would you vote for a masked wrestler, a boxer, a singer, a comedian, or even an alleged rapist? In Mexico, the candidacies for the June 6 elections have been opened to those who are not involved in politics. Some parties have resort...

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 16:13:26 +0000
Cuba will isolate tourists in hotels due to outbreak of covid-19
Q24N – La Habana (Havana). Cuba announced on Saturday a new peak of 910 cases of COVID-19 infection and released new confinement measures in hotels for tourists entering the country, the Ministry of Public Health reported. The island country ha...

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 13:16:29 +0000
Yokasta Valle successfully defended her World Title (Photos)
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica’s Yokasta Valle appealed to her good combination of hooks and uppercuts to retain her 105-pound belt by defeating Japan’s Sana Hazuki by unanimous decision, this Saturday night at the Mall Oxígeno, in Heredi...

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 23:39:45 +0000
Covid-19 Costa Rica: Deaths associated with covid-19 exceed 2,600 in Costa Rica
RICO’s COVID-19 DIGEST – It’s been days since the last report and frankly not much has been going covid-wise. And that is a good thing. This past week we have seen a drop in daily cases, a drop in the contagion rate, fewer people in...

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 21:51:54 +0000
Legislators open the way for venture capital investors to arrive in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – Legislators adjusted the bill that aims to encourage the attraction of rentier pensioners to the country, to include among its beneficiaries those foreigners who invest in venture capital funds or in sustainable tourism infrastruct...

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 10:33:57 +0000
70% of unemployed due to Covid-19 show signs of depression, study shows
QCOSTARICA – During the pandemic, the main concerns that affect people’s mental health are related to the effects of Covid-19 on their family, social and economic stability, indicated an investigation carried out by the Universidad Estata...

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 10:27:48 +0000
ICE will carry out maintenance work on the submarine cable that provides Internet access
HQ – The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) – Costa Rica’s power utility and telecom – announced it will be carrying out various preventive maintenance works in the land segment of the International MAYA-1 submarine...



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