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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:15:50 +0000Costa Rica’s Medical Association proposes that private doctors address CCSS waiting lists
Q COSTA RICA — Through a technology platform called UNIDOS, Costa Rica’s Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos (College of Physicians and Surgeons of Costa Rica, also known as the Medical Association) aims to have 15,000 private doctors handle th...
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:55:12 +0000
Costa Rica investigates alleged massive data leak of credit reporting agency
The Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación, Tecnología y Telecomunicaciones (Micitt)—Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology, and Telecommunications—has launched an investigation into an alleged massive data leak of a Costa Rican credit reportin...
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:51:38 +0000
Opposition legislators call for the resignation of Rodrigo Chaves
Q COSTA RICA — On Wednesday, opposition legislators in Costa Rica questioned the conduct of former President and Minister of the Presidency and Finance, Rodrigo Chaves, during official events held on September 14 in Cartago; some even called for hi...
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:22:49 +0000
Dollar exchange is the primary problem facing the productive sector
Q COSTA RICA — Mid-month salary payments, combined with foreign currency inflows from exports, tourism, and foreign investment—among other factors—pushed the dollar exchange rate to a new all-time low. At the close of the Mercado de Monedas Ext...
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:56:23 +0000
Births in Costa Rica continue to decline, dropping 33% over a decade
Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica ended 2025 with the lowest number of registered births in a decade—a drop that confirms the rapid demographic shift already beginning to be felt in schools. The Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE)—Supreme Electoral Tr...