QCOSTARICA — Is Costa Rica deviating from its fiscal goal? In a report released midweek, the Fitch Ratings agency warned that Costa Rica and other Latin American countries are close to deviating from their respective fiscal goals for 2025. In the case of Costa Rica, Fitch stated that Costa Rica […]
Monthly Archives: August 2024
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QCOSTARICA — The Costa Rican government has officially rejected the election results in Venezuela that confirmed the victory of Nicolás Maduro as president. Ten Latin American governments (Costa Rica, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay) and the United States have said they “categorically reject” Thursday’s decision […]
QCOSTARICA — An analysis of a Center for Research and Political Studies (CIEP) of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) survey shows strong polarization between groups supporting President Rodrigo Chaves, who cling to elections to the detriment of other forms of political participation, and opponents who advocate protest, but are […]
The French basketball star, Victor Wembanyama, arrived in Costa Rica for a vacation, according to Immigration records, and images of him circulated on social networks at the El Avión restaurant in Manuel Antonio, Quepos. The images show him leaving the place and also in a photo that the 20-year-old French […]
If a national or international tourist, as well as a tourism entrepreneur, is far from San José and needs a service or help from the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT), they no longer have to come to the capital to the headquarters in La Uruca. For your ease, attention and […]
The granting of logging permits in the Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, has involved a great deal of investigation by judicial authorities. Luis Diego Hernández, the coordinating prosecutor of the Adjunct Environmental Prosecutor’s Office, believes that the case revolves around benefiting private interests in a protected area. In addition, he believes that […]
The Costa Rican surfer secured her spot in the last stage of the competition, the Lexus WSL Finals, to be held in November in California. Only the top 5 surfers will compete in this tournament. The athlete began her participation in the competition this past Wednesday. Her score was not […]
Costa Rica’s tourism sector is experiencing significant growth, contributing substantially to the country’s economy and job market, according to recent data from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC). Between the first and second quarters of this year, the tourism industry created approximately 15,253 new jobs, increasing the sector’s […]
QCOSTARICA — It’s been more than 60 years since a ring road (Carretera de Circunvalación or Ruta 39) was proposed and some 45 years since construction began in 1979, the dream of having a ring road that would avoid entering the center of the capital, specifically the central district, will […]
QCOSTARICA — “Who wants to carry bunches of bananas rather than go to work in a microprocessor factory producing the world’s most in-demand technology?” That was Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves’ question to young Ticos (Costa Ricans), last March, while visiting a region of the country that has a large […]