The Chinese state-owned company China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) will build a photovoltaic solar power plant with a capacity of 67.3 megawatts in Nicaragua, the government of the Central American country announced on Monday. The solar energy project will be implemented with an 80 million dollar Chinese credit, said […]
Monthly Archives: April 2024
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QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica has two categories of public holidays, known as “mandatory pay” and “non-mandatory pay”, which may be difficult to navigate for some, especially expatriates. Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 1, Día del Trabajador (Labor Day), is a “mandatory pay” holiday. – Advertisement – And unlike other holidays, this one […]
Navigating the Turbulence: Costa Rica’s ICT Faces Budget Cuts Amid New Legislation In a recent development that has stirred the Costa Rican travel industry, the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) has voiced significant concerns over a proposed law aimed at reducing airfare costs between Costa Rica and other Central American […]
A High-Flying Arrival at Juan Santamaría Airport This Monday, Juan Santamaría Airport witnessed a spectacle usually reserved for the gridiron as a Boeing 767, emblazoned with the “Patriots” logo and “6X Champions” insignia, gracefully touched down. This isn’t just any jet; it’s one of the two extravagant aircraft owned by […]
Health Concerns Lead to a Last-Minute Celebrity Swap at Comic-Con Costa Rica With only days to go before Comic-Con Costa Rica kicks off on May 4th and 5th at the National Convention Center, organizers have announced a significant change to their lineup of special guests. Sam Jones, best known for […]
QCOSTARICA — individuals over the age of 60 and those with limited education and training struggle to secure employment in Costa Rica following the pandemic, according to the latest Growth Outlook report from the World Bank. This unequal story is repeated for the rest of Latin American countries in relation […]
Congressman Jorge Dengo presented a new bill that is being processed under file No. 24,296 “Law for Dollarization.” “For decades, there has been a significant national discourse surrounding the ‘fair’ exchange rate between the Costa Rican Colón and the U.S. Dollar, the primary foreign currency used in the country for […]
QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica’s president, Rodrigo Chaves, told AFP in an interview on Friday that it would be hard to block U.S.-bound migrants from crossing the Darien Gap, the lawless swampy jungle that connects Panama to Colombia. Chaves was commenting on a proposal made by the frontrunner in Panama’s presidential […]
QCOSTARICA (TheWeek) For nearly a decade, Costa Rica has generated 99% of its electricity from renewable sources of energy. In 2015, the Central American nation “made global headlines” when it generated 100% of its electricity from renewable energy for 75 days in a row, said The Verge. “For comparison, the […]
A family from the United States decided to move to Costa Rica and told CNN how living in Nicoya, the country’s Blue Zone, drastically improved their life.In the publication Kema Ward-Hopper says that she got married in Costa Rica, a few months before being diagnosed with breast cancer. During that […]