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Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:43:05 +0000
José María Figueres and Rodrigo Chaves in the second round
QCOSTARICA – Former president José María Figueres Olsen, 67, and former Minister of Finance, Rodrigo Chaves Robles, 60, will face off in the second electoral round, to be held on April 3. According to the 1:45 pm cut this Monday issued by the...

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 09:07:48 +0000
TSE ready for today’s elections in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – TheTribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE) de Costa Rica – Supreme Electoral Tribunal, reported this Friday that it has everything ready for today’s (Sunday) elections in the country, with 2,152 voting centers and 6,767 po...

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 08:49:13 +0000
“We are thinking of leaving the GAM”, director of McDonald’s Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – McDonald’s will focus its investment in Costa Rica, between this year and 2024, on increasing its presence in the country, mainly outside the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM). With an investment of more than US$20 million doll...

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 11:37:16 +0000
Covid-19 contagion rate continues to decline, but figures remain high
QCOSTARICA – The contagion rate of covid-19 in Costa Rica, which describes the speed with which the disease is transmitted, fell for the third consecutive week, but the numbers are still high and therefore cases continued to rise during the las...

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 11:24:15 +0000
Why is the women vote decisive for these elections?
QCOSTARICA – It has been 73 years since Costa Rica allowed women to vote, and now, the female vote, especially that of the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM), is the one that has the most weight in this Sunday’s elections. The presidential c...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:12:55 +0000
Gang paid poor mothers to film porn with their daughters
QCOSTARICA – A Costa Rican surnamed Ulate Picado appears as suspected of leading a small group of Panamanian women, who offered their own daughters and nieces, aged 4 to 16, to record pornographic material. Likewise, they were in charge of cont...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:14:18 +0000
Costa Rica and Canada sign agreement to exchange sports experiences
QCOSTRICA – The University of Ottawa (Canada) and the Instituto Costarricense del Deporte y la Recreación (ICODER) – Costa Rican Institute of Sport and Recreation, signed a cooperation memorandum of understanding on Tuesday, whose object...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:03:05 +0000
Banco Nacional projects the dollar exchange rate to hit ¢665
QCOSTARICA – The State bank, Banco Nacional (BNCR) reported it carried out an analysis of the projections of the country’s economic indicators and estimated that the dollar exchange rate could reach ¢665 to one US dollar this year. The s...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:01:10 +0000
How Your Company Can Benefit From a Total Health Management Solution
A flourishing workforce results in a high-performing organization. That’s just a fact. But that requires investing in your employees’ well-being now, not later— if you want to reap real rewards. However, you do need a solution that takes a holi...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:48:48 +0000
Most municipalities rule out applying ‘Ley Seca’ for national elections
QCOSTARICA – The majority of municipalities rule out applying the ‘Le Seca’ (Dry Law) for the national elections that will be held on Sunday, according to a survey carried out by the Unión Nacional de Gobiernos Locales (UNGL) ̵...



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