QCOSTARICA – A thirteenth salary, or end-of-year bonus, in Costa Rica called the “Aguinaldo”, is an extra payment given to employees in December. The amount of the payment depends on a number of factors, it usually matches an employ...

RICO’s DIGEST (OPINION)  The government of Rodrigo Chaves announced Wednesday a reduction in the collection of the 2023 Marchamo after an update in the methodology. According to the information, the reduction would be a whopping ¢500 to ¢3,5...

UPDATED: Game time in Costa Rica is 1 pm and not noon in the original post. QCOSTARICA – Bayern Munich legend Thomas Müller is confident that the Germans can get the job done against Costa Rica today, taking a shot at the Costa Ricans saying &...

QCOSTARICA – The French referee Stephanie Frappart will lead the first all-female officiating team for a men’s World Cup match when she takes charge of Costa Rica vs Germany, on Thursday, December 1. Frappart, who will be the first woman ...

QCOSTARICA – Getting your driver’s license in a single day is now a reality in Costa Rica, well for users in San José. The General Directorate of Road Education of the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) announced that, st...

QCOSTARICA – ESET, a leading proactive threat detection company, analyzes the publication for sale in a well-known hacking forum of an alleged database containing 487 million WhatsApp user numbers – 1.4 million from Costa Rica – fro...

Q REPORTS (IPS) – Violence against women has failed to decline in the Latin American region after the sharp rise recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic, while preventing the causes of such violence remains a major challenge. This is what represe...

QCOSTARICA – Drawn in a group with Germany, Spain, and Japan, Costa Rica were very much the underdogs from the start – as they were in Brazil when they nevertheless progressed from a group featuring England, Italy, and Uruguay. But they don&#...

QCOSTARICA – The Minister of Finance, Nogui Acosta, confirmed that the Government called off the project to sell Banco de Costa Rica (BCR). The Minister was summoned to a hearing before the Economic Affairs Commission to answer questions in ref...

QTECH – Have you ever wanted to message yourself? Using the instant messaging app, WhatsApp, you have noticed it is impossible. Until now. But that is soon to change, as Whatsapp has started rolling out a feature to let you chat with yourself. ...