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Sat, 23 Jul 2022 09:36:02 +0000President Chaves suspects that there is a ‘chorizo’ with appointments for driving tests
QCOSTARICA – New drivers have to go through hoops in Costa Rica to get their driver’s license, with the most difficult step in the process is getting an appointment for the road test. This was the subject of interest by President Rodrigo ...
Sat, 23 Jul 2022 09:21:57 +0000Costa Rica receives first requests from digital nomads
QCOSTARICA – The first formal requests from digital nomads to work in Costa Rica were received this week. Digital nomads (nómadas digitales) are foreigners who would work remotely in the country, alone or accompanied by their family, according...
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:19:46 +0000Immigration will add 75 officials at airports to reduce waiting times
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica’s immigration service, the Dirección General de Migración reforzará (DGME), announced Wednesday that it will add 75 officials at immigration posts at the San Jose and Guanacaste airports, to reduce waiting times...
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:48:18 +0000Electric train project remains buried: alternative will await feasibility study
QCOSTARICA – The electric train project was buried, reported this Wednesday, July 20, by President Rodrigo Chaves, after the meeting of the Governing Council (Cabinet). Chaves explained that the decision was made after evaluating different scen...
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:32:42 +0000Costa Rica family court validated adoption for a same-sex couple
QCOSTARICA – Same-sex couples will be able to adopt from now on without any prejudice since a family court and the Patronato Nacional de la Infancia (PANI) – which is in charge of the care of abandoned minors – supported the adoption of a 1...
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:40:01 +0000Learn to buy Cannabis Seeds without making costly mistakes
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Thu, 21 Jul 2022 09:49:55 +0000¢131 hike in gasoline prices proposed
QCOSTARICA – The Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (ARESEP) – Regulatory Authority for Public Services – proposed an increase of ¢88 colons in the price of a liter of both regular and super gasoline and ¢131 for ...
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 09:41:58 +0000First case of monkeypox confirmed in Costa SRica
QCOSTARICA – The Ministry of Health confirmed on Wednesday the first case of monkeypox in the country. This is an imported case, a 34-year-old national of the United States, who has lived in Costa Rica for two years. The Minister of Health, Jos...
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:53:31 +0000MOPT cannot install baily bridges because those who know how have retired
QCOSTARICA – Bailey bridges have been a lifeline for many a community in Costa Rica and the go to by the Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) – Ministry of Public Works and Transportation – to enable the passage throug...
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 11:44:10 +0000Caja arrears would prescribe after four years
QCOSTARICA – Ending retroactive charges of ten years or more by the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) for independent workers and companies is a measure supported by the government of Rodrigo Chaves. To this end, President Chaves calle...