RICO’s COVID DIGEST – The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), this Monday, August 23, granted full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for people 16 and older. This is the first to move beyond emergency use s...

QCOSTARICA – Juan José Romero Zúñiga is an epidemiologist at the Universidad Nacional (UNA) – National University (UNA) – and one of the most media specialists in this pandemic. His reading of the data and the evolution of covid-...

QCOSTARICA – Half of the victims in traffic accidents are motorcyclists and the percentage of the total fatalities on the road has been increasing in the last decade. Since January 1 of this year and until August 16, the Policia de Transito (Tr...

QCOSTARICA – Tropical wave No. 26 Saturday afternoon and night affected 24 cantons, resulting in the Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE) – National Emergency Commission – having to attend 66 incidents, including a temporary shel...

QCOSTARICA – For today, Monday, August 23, vehicles with plates ending in 1 & 2 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 A...

QCOSTARICA – In June 2021, US-based Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies announced plans to open a medical device manufacturing facility in Costa Rica, creating 700 new jobs in the country over the next year and a half. The global leader in blood...

QCOSTARICA – Several Latin American countries have unveiled new digital development agendas during 2021 for the coming years. The most recent case was Mexico, which three years after the start of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s ...

QCOSTARICA – With 6.3 million subscribers in 12 countries and US$4.5 billion in annual revenues, Liberty Latin America is one of the largest telecom groups operating in the region. The company is also known for being among very active in Merger...

QCOSTARICA – For today, Sunday, August 22, vehicles with “ODD” (1, 2, 3, 7, & 9) ending plates CANNOT circulate.   The measure is countrywide and applied between 5:00 am and 10:00 pm, save for those under the well-known exe...

QCOSTARICA – American Airlines announced the opening of direct flights between Chicago and the Juan Santamaría and Daniel Oduber airports starting next November. The service to Juan Santamaría, in San Jose, will be three times a week, on Tues...