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Sun, 05 Sep 2021 06:01:39 +0000
Today’s Vehicle Restriction September 5: NO DAYTIME restrictions
QCOSTARICA – For today, Sunday, September 5, there are NO DAYTIME vehicle restrictions. This is the first weekend of relaxed measures. But please remember, the no restrictions apply only during the day, between 5:00 am and 10:00 pm. The nightti...

Sat, 04 Sep 2021 14:25:44 +0000
Taxman closes PUSC headquarters due to unpaid taxes
QCOSTARICA – The Ministerio de Hacienda (Ministry of Finance), Costa Rica’s version of the IRS, closed at 9:33 am Friday, the headquarters of the Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC) in Barrio Tournón, San José, due to a tax dispute. ...

Sat, 04 Sep 2021 12:39:57 +0000
BAC Customers Warned Of Online Banking Scams
QCOSTARICA – Users of BAC San José online should be careful with the emails they supposedly receive from the bank, given that the latest strategy for scammers is to use a fake website to collect personal data from customers. Through an email, ...

Sat, 04 Sep 2021 12:23:15 +0000
Passengers only cover 25% of Incofer train costs
QCOSTARICA – While President Carlos Alvarado promotes the electric train project that he could not get off the ground before his mandate runs out in 5 months, though promises to have ready to go for the next government, there is a more pressing...

Sat, 04 Sep 2021 12:00:52 +0000
Ecuador Puts Presidential Plane on Sale to Reduce Public Expenses – President
Q24N – Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso said on Wednesday that his plane would go on sale and the money raised will be used to replenish the state budget as the country struggles with the COVID-19 economic repercussions. “The sale of ...

Sat, 04 Sep 2021 11:41:12 +0000
Venezuela government, opposition return to talks in Mexico
Q24N – Delegations from the Venezuelan government and opposition resumed talks in Mexico City on Friday, with the two sides hoping to chart a joint path forward out of the country’s ongoing political crisis. Neither Venezuelan President N...

Sat, 04 Sep 2021 09:59:51 +0000
How will Delta evolve? Here’s what the theory tells us
The COVID-19 pandemic is a dramatic demonstration of evolution in action. Evolutionary theory explains much of what has already happened, predicts what will happen in the future and suggests which management strategies are likely to be the most effec...

Sat, 04 Sep 2021 06:01:22 +0000
Today’s Vehicle Restriction September 4: NO DAYTIME restrictions
QCOSTARICA – For today, Saturday, September 4, there are NO DAYTIME vehicle restrictions. This is the first weekend of relaxed measures. But please remember, the no restrictions apply only during the day, between 5:00 am and 10:00 pm. The night...

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:56:25 +0000
Canada donates 319,000 vaccines to Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – The Government of Canada confirmed the donation of 319,000 vaccines against covid-19, whose arrival is scheduled for Sunday, September 5. According to the announcement made by Casa Presidencial (Government House) on Thursday, they ...

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:34:16 +0000
Carlos Alvarado: Candidates and legislators have ‘electoral fear’
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica president Carlos Alvarado attributed “electoral fear” and “fear of telling the truth” to the candidates and legislators who oppose the tax projects included in the fiscal adjustment agenda agreed ...



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