Eli Feinzaig, head of the PLP party, presented a bill of law that aims to to promote affordable flights between Costa Rica and other Central American countries. The objective is to offer airfares that do not exceed $126 round trip, approximately ¢65,200 based on the current exchange rate. The plan […]
Daily Archives: March 6, 2024
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QCOSTARICA — Loans by informal lenders with exorbitantly high-interest rates – “gota a gota” in Spanish – had exponential growth fueled by drug trafficking in Costa Rica in recent years, according to Mario Zamora, the current Minister of Public Security. The situation has led to entire communities “living under the […]
QCOSTARICA — “Costa Rica cannot be complicit with Ortega and Murillo in their violations of the human rights of its people,” writes the former president of Costa Rica, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (1998-2002), in an opinion piece published, in Spanish, in Diario Extra. Daniel Ortega and Rodrigo Chaves On February 16, […]
QREPORTS (Elfaro.net) In the last year and a half, a wave of homicides spurred by drug trafficking has brought Costa Rica to the international headlines that for years seemed reserved for northern Central America. The 907 homicides registered in 2023 in a country of 5.1 million, a 37% increase in […]
QCOSTARICA — Starting this week, Uber use will have to provide a pin to the driver when starting a trip, to reinforce safety on the routes, as confirmed by the platform. The trip can only be started once the driver partner enters the correct code, while users will be able […]