QCOSTARICA – The Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) reported that “at this time” Costa Rica is the country that receives the most cocaine hydrochloride in the world. According to the Ministerio de Seguridad Pública (MSP), o...

QCOSTARICA – The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) confirmed that the closure of Ruta 2m the Interamerican South, through the Cerro de la Muerte, in La Hortensia sector, is indefinite, due to the magnitude of the landslides in ...

Online gambling is a broad industry that never stands still, trying to give players more options and comfort while playing. For example, more and more casinos are moving away from the trend of paying in USD or EUR through credit cards and e-wallets. ...

Bitcoin After a strong 2020 and 2021, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have had a rough year. But does that mean they should no longer be considered viable investments? Far from it. What is Bitcoin? You know the phrase, you’ve heard about it, and you ...

QCOSTARICA – The Minister of Health, Joselyn Chacón, defended in the Legislative Assembly the decision to suspend the school year for a week due to the hospital crisis that is being experienced at the Hospital Nacional de Niños (National Chil...

QCOSTARICA (El Financiero) In Costa Rica, every worker has the right to enjoy at least two weeks of paid vacation for every 50 weeks of continuous employment with the same employer Luis Sánchez, a partner at the legal firm Facio & Cañas, explai...

QCOSTARICA – With the trade winds, the aguinaldo (year-end bonus), and the Christmas holidays, inflation in Costa Rica is expected to skyrocket once again and with it, the “cuesta de enero” or January uphill will be much steeper. &#...

QCOSTARICA – The Ministry of Health confirmed the seventh case of monkeypox in Costa Rica, a 34-year-old man whose symptoms were fever and headaches. The patient went for a medical consultation on October 9, with the results confirmed on Tuesda...

QCOSTARICA – The recklessness of drivers continues to cost lives every day on the roads of Costa Rica. The most recent cut by the Cruz Roja (Red Cross) that, along with other first responder agencies, attends traffic accidents, indicates that s...

Q REPORTS – Costa Rica’s former president, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, who is now Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy at Tufts’ Fletcher School, spoke on climate change and public policy during a recent visit to Northeastern University ...