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Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:36:47 +0000
Costa Rica and Nicaragua in the same ‘barrio’… and the same vaccination
QCOSTARICA – The dusty soil of the border trail made the midday heat of Thursday, February 17, feel even more intense in El Bochinche. The vaccination teams knew this and understood that this could complicate the arrival of some people. They kn...

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:01:05 +0000
Costa Rica confirms presence of potentially more transmissible omicron ‘subvariant’
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica detected the presence of a potentially more transmissible sublineage of the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes covid-19. This “subvariant” is called BA.2 and has been under study around the...

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 08:52:30 +0000
Costa Rica will change to biometric passport from March 7
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica’s immigration service, the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME), will be issuing biometric passports starting on March 7, as was announced last year. As of that date, any Costa Rican person who re...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 22:48:14 +0000
Carlos Alvarado signed Cannabis and Hemp Law
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica’s president, Carlos Alvarado, signed this Wednesday the Law that seeks to promote cannabis for medicinal use and hemp for industrial purposes. Weeks ago the president partially vetoed the initiative. Congress accep...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 13:40:08 +0000
Costa Rican banks recommend caution when using QR codes
QCOSTARICA – In the technological era, in which we are immersed, we increasingly have more resources to streamline certain processes in banks, shops and companies of all kinds; QR codes are one of those tools that have become popular, but the A...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 10:15:47 +0000
Russia finds support in its Latin American allies after invading Ukraine
Q REPORTS – Russia is closing ranks with its allies in Latin America, a region where it finds international support that it does not have in much of the world after the invasion of Ukraine. The governments of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela have ...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 10:00:41 +0000
Support of Nicaragua, Venezuela and Cuba to Russia “is stupid”, says Laura Chinchilla
QCOSTARICA – Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, allies of Russia in the region, attacked on Tuesday against the “double standards” of the international community for its attempt to for the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) to ...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:28:43 +0000
It could take up to 30 years to recover forest cover lost due to fires in Guanacaste
QCOSTARICA – The forest fires that have occurred in Guanacaste, which have affected more than 10,000 hectares, could mean it will take between 20 and 30 years to recover those forests. This was confirmed by the management of the Área de Conser...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:11:58 +0000
Legislators give final approval to the medical cannabis bill
QCOSTARICA – Legislators approved in second and final debate the partially vetoed bill that legalizes the production of cannabis for medicinal purposes and hemp for industrial use. Two articles were removed from the text and one was modified to...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 07:44:26 +0000
5 Tips to Make Your Home Smart
Our home is the place where every one of us longs to be all day while at work. The one place that we consider completely safe and relaxing. The place where we can finally take some time off the stress of our daily lives and relax by watching some TV,...



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