QCOSTARICA – The Ministerio de Hacienda (Treasury) launched the ‘Yo Contribuyo CR’ (I contribute CR) tool that seeks to facilitate the request for the electronic invoice in the shops for the purchase of goods and services. The applicati...

RICO’s DIGEST (Expat Focus) Visiting Nicaragua by land as a Foreigner is no longer just showing up at the border, presenting documents, paying the respective immigration fees, such as the US$10  tourist card, US$3 entry fee, and the US$1 to th...

QCOSTARICA – Thanks to the patients of the Clínica Bíblica Hospital, who underwent their annual breast check-up during the “Juntas Somos Más Fuertes” (Together We Are Stronger) campaign, 150 women in vulnerable conditions will receive fr...

QCOSTARICA – Waiting lists for surgeries grew and continue to grow in the hospitals of the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) – public hospitals – in the midst of the fight to attend to the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently, the ...

QCOSTARICA – The Ministry of Public Security – Ministerio de Seguridad Pública (MSP) – reported that the preventive program on drugs in young people, called D.A.R.E., will be resumed in the country’s schools in less than a mo...

QCOSTARICA – Following Sunday’s win against El Salvador, the national team – La Sele – need a big win, goal wise, against the United States on Wednesday for a direct pass to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. With Sunday’...

QCOSTARICA – San Rafael de Escazú is not the same one that Cynthia Ann Telles knew as a child, 60 years ago. Few traces remain of that village of peasant prints, buried by today’s prevailing modernity. However, the distinctive Catholic t...

QCOSTARICA – Is blockchain now an established part of the supply chain industry? Things appear to be heading in that direction. This includes acceptance by state officials as to the importance of digital ledgers. Blockchain is based on digital ...

RICO’s COVID DIGEST – The latest report on Covid-19 indicators from the Universidad Hispanoamericana (UH) revealed that the pandemic continues to lose strength in Costa Rica. According to the report, the average number of daily cases fell...

QCOSTARICA – A San Jose court ruled that Carlos Cerdas and Mélida Solís, accused in the “Cochinilla” case, can leas jail (preventive detention) by agreeing to house arrest, wear an ankle bracelet, and post a bond of US$10 million ...