Costa Rica News
Fri, 15 Jul 2022 14:01:41 +0000IMF report indicates that Costa Rica has the slowest roads in the world
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica is positioned as one of the countries with the slowest vehicular traffic in Latin America and the world. According to a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), published by La Nación, of 162 nations measured, C...
Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:42:19 +0000Riteve says goodbye for good
QCOSTARICA – It was almost 9 pm, Thursday, July 14, when staff at all 13 Riteve stations across the country, after 20 years, were handing out the last “stickers”. Although the contract with the State does end until 4 pm, Friday, Jul...
Thu, 14 Jul 2022 13:36:22 +0000MOPT seeks that June vehicles without RITEVE not be fined before service closure this week
QCOSTARICA – The Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) is moving hurriedly to ensure that the vehicles pending the vehicle inspection for the month of June are not fined by the Traffic Police. MOPT Minister, Luis Amador, explained ...
Thu, 14 Jul 2022 13:24:32 +0000Rodrigo Chaves: “Grupo Nación has defamed the country, before the press and the international community”
QCOSTARICA – A real embarrassment has occurred between the Government of Rodrigo Chaves and the Grupo Nación, after the temporary closure of Parque Viva through the Ministry of Health. The President assured that Grupo Nación did not present a...
Thu, 14 Jul 2022 13:12:57 +0000President Chaves justifies the temporary closure of Parque Viva
QCOSTARICA – President Rodrigo Chaves justified the temporary closure of Parque Viva and denied that the decision was due to an attack on the press and the Grupo Nación. Authorities from the Fire Department of Costa Rica, the Ministry of Publi...
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 13:18:18 +0000Costa Rica is the fifth OECD country with the highest population aging
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica is the fifth country of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) with the highest population aging and the average age in 2050 would be 45 years. According to the latest report from this internati...
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 10:22:58 +0000The most promising cryptocurrencies to invest in right now
One of the most frequent conversations being had around the water cooler today is regarding blockchain and cryptocurrencies. It seems like everyone has a cousin or brother-in-law who has started investing in Dogecoin or Ether – and these people see...
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 09:50:43 +0000Nicaragua withdraws Ambassador to Costa Rica and appoints interim chargé d’affaires
QCOSTARICA – The Nicaraguan government withdrew its ambassador to Costa Rica, Duilio Duilio Hernández Avilés, and in his place appointed former Vice-Chancellor Valdrack Jaentschke as chargé d’affaires in the country, according to La Na...
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 09:24:26 +0000Constitutional Court: Condominiums can restrict pets
QCOSTARICA – The Constitutional Court of Costa Rica, also known as Sala IV, recalled, in a recent ruling, that condominiums have the full power to restrict or prohibit the possession of pets. The high court indicated that, when a person needs a...
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 09:10:00 +0000Ruta 32 re-opened after more than two weeks of closure
QCOSTARICA – Ruta 32 through the Zurqui was re-opened on Tuesday morning after more than two weeks of being closed. This route, which connects the central valley and Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM) to the Caribbean coast of the country, was clo...