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Sat, 29 May 2021 06:08:38 +0000
Today’s Vehicle Restriction: May 29, “ODDS”
Today, Saturday, May 29, 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. Starting Wednesday, May 19 and to May 30, daytime driving is restricted to one day on...

Sat, 29 May 2021 06:07:46 +0000
A Bicentennial Celebration in Costa Rica: The Case of a Singular Democracy
OP-ED By Rodolfo Solano Quirós, Costa Rica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. Costa Rica is celebrating its Bicentenary of Independence in 2021. After signing the 1821 Act of Independence, our country has been characterized from the start for its ...

Sat, 29 May 2021 05:56:19 +0000
Repeating ‘Semana Santa’ effect could be fatal in this pandemic wave
QCOSTARICA – If people flock to the beaches during the mid-term holidays, which run from June 28 to July 9, it is very likely that Costa Rica will again suffer the so-called “Semana Santa” effect, whose hangover is still strong pressure on ...

Fri, 28 May 2021 20:38:39 +0000
Dozens fall victim to Mexico’s brutal election campaign
Q24N – “Today is a special day,” said Alma Barragan with excitement in a video she shared with her supporters. The video extended an invitation to a campaign event in the city of Moroleon in central Mexico on Tuesday. It was to be t...

Fri, 28 May 2021 20:35:16 +0000
Peru: Over a dozen killed in attack ahead of presidential vote
Q24N – More than a dozen people were killed in a remote area of central Peru known for coca production, authorities said on Monday, accusing the Shining Path rebel group. The killings came just two weeks ahead of the presidential runoff electio...

Fri, 28 May 2021 20:32:11 +0000
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken to travel to Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – In a press release, the U.S. Department of State, confirmed that U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel on June 1-2 to San José, Costa Rica, where he will engage with senior leaders from Central America, Mexico, and...

Fri, 28 May 2021 20:12:50 +0000
One more week of “odds” and “evens”
QCOSTARICA – The Minister of Health, Daniel Salas, announced this Friday afternoon that current vehicle restriction with alternation between odd and even plates throughout the national territory will continue until June 6. In the same way, the ...

Fri, 28 May 2021 10:47:37 +0000
Bombshell Tina Louise flaunts her tiny bikini after celebrating her 40th in Costa Rica
Q MAGAZINE – She’s the ever-youthful model who recently celebrated her 40th birthday in tropical Costa Rica. And on Wednesday, Tina Louise set hearts racing with a series of racy bikini photos shared to Instagram. The businesswoman put on...

Fri, 28 May 2021 10:16:52 +0000
Costa Rica’s electric train ‘more political than a public transport solution’
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica’s US$1.55 billion dollar electric train project has finally reached the tendering stage with President Carlos Alvarado determined to leave his successor with concrete proposals. A number of the country’s infrastructu...

Fri, 28 May 2021 07:31:07 +0000
Corrupt and incompetent health system
Letter to the Editor –   In May of 2019 I saw a doctor who referred me to both a doctor to treat gallstones and a doctor to treat kidney stones. Nov 1st 2019 I saw Dr. Carlos Francisco Quesada Ramirez at Hospital National De Geriatria. I was t...



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