QCOSTARICA – For today, Wednesday, August 18, vehicles with plates ending in 5 & 6 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 a...

QCOSTARICA – In recent weeks, Costa Rica has experienced an increase in covid-19 cases, which for specialists is a new pandemic wave, characterized by an accelerated rate of infections and more hospitalizations of minors. How long will this pan...

QCOSTARICA – Two minors died of causes related to covid-19, this past weekend, one of them was almost two years old, and the other, 12, confirmed the acting director of the Hospital Nacional de Niños (National Children’s Hospital), in Sa...

HQ – The Nicaraguan National Police reported the arrest of a Costa Rican named Fernández Vargas, 43 years old, at the El Guasaule border police post in Somotillo de Chinandega, on Friday, August 13, at 9:30 am, when he was driving a truck carr...

QCOSTARICA – The percentage of the population that already has at least one dose against covid-19 increased to 57.11%, that is, 2,948,584 people, reported this Tuesday the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS). Of this group, a total of 89...

TODAY NICARAGUA – With virtually no opposition leader left to imprison, the government of Nicaragua has moved in on to its one remaining obstacle for securing reelection: The Catholic Church. According to Rosario Murillo, vice president and wife of...

QCOSTARICA – The Ministry of Health said no to Unafut’s request for the return of fans to soccer (fútbol in Spanish) games in Costa Rica. The intentions were that as of August 28 the return of the fans would be allowed, with a maximum ca...

QCOSTARICA – With 25 affirmative votes, it is approved in first debate a 20% tax on vapers and other accessories related to vaping. The tax rate is lower than the previously proposed 40%, but it is not the first time that the proposal was modif...

QCOSTARICA – For the February 2022 presidential election, voters could choose from up to 20 political options, a record since 1953 and possibly historical, according to data from the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE) – Supreme Electora...

Apple Pay could be coming to Central America for the first time with new reports suggesting BAC Credomatic is nearing a launch of the feature in Costa Rica. According to a report by 9to5Mac, BAC Credomatic is currently testing Apple Pay support for b...