QCOSTARICA – The Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (ARESEP) – Public Services Regulatory Authority – approved an increase of ¢57 for a liter of super gasoline, ¢56 for regular and ¢53 for diesel. With this increase,...

Q24N – The nations of Central America and the Caribbean showed mixed reactions to the military operation that Vladimir Putin unleashed on Ukraine, in a crisis that puts security in eastern Europe at risk and global markets on edge. This is how ...

QCOSTARICA – The use of “force and the violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine” by Russia was condemned on Thursday by the Costa Rican government. Resuming dialogue and negotiations is the call made by Cost...

QCOSTARICA – The Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo (RECOPE) – Costa Rican Oil Refinery that refines nothing, announced that the next adjustment in fuel prices will have a strong upward impact due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. RE...

QCOSTARICA – Legislators accepted the Government’s partial veto of the hemp and cannabis bill, in a vote in the first debate. In the Comisión de Ambiente (Environment Commission), two articles had been eliminated and one modified to foll...

RICO’s DIGEST – Now that we will all soon be driving at night again, on March 7, to reduce the risk when traveling at night, whether as a pedestrian, driver, cyclist, and even as a passenger., here are some traffic behaviors that must be ...

QCOSTARICA – On May 1, eight newly elected legislators (Spanish: diputados) will take their seats in the Legislative Assembly with criminal cases under investigation  This was reported by the press office of the Ministerio Publico (Prosecutor&...

QCOSTARICA – The Ministry of Health notified Merck Sharp & Dohme on Wednesday of the emergency use authorization for the Molnupiravir 200 mg capsules, which enables the company to sell it in Costa Rica.   Molnupiravir is an oral, small...

QCOSTARICA – It was around 5:30 pm Wednesday when alarm bells went off of the first at the Emapaques Santa Ana plant in Coyol, Alajuela, which took 15 units and some 50 firefighters to bring the fire under control. The preliminary report detail...

QCOSTARICA – The announcement made on Wednesday by the Government to end the vehicle restrictions as of March 7 and the use of the QR code on April 1, was welcomed by Costa Rica’s business sector. Arturo Rosabal, vice president of the Cá...