The Costa Rican fishing industry faces significant challenges as the Comptroller General’s Office (CGR) reveals serious deficiencies in the controls implemented by the Costa Rican Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (INCOPESCA) and the Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (RECOPE). These government agencies are responsible for providing fuel at competitive prices to […]
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This week, Netflix released a new three-part mini-series “Aaron Rodgers: Enigma” that offers a rare glimpse into the NFL icon’s life off the field, documenting his recovery from an Achilles heel injury and a journey of healing and spiritual transformation that took him to Behold Retreats in Esterillos, Costa Rica. […]
The Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste, closed yesterday at 6 p.m. due to a lack of air traffic controllers. The unexpected closure impacted passengers as flights to and from Costa Rica were canceled, causing significant disruptions. César Jaramillo, general manager of Guanacaste Airport, expressed “great concern” over […]
The Embassy of China in Costa Rica rejected accusations by the Costa Rican Government and the U.S. Embassy in San José regarding cyberattacks allegedly originating in China. In a joint statement, Costa Rica and the U.S. indicated that cyber intrusions by criminal groups located in China had been detected in […]
The Costa Rican Chamber of Industries (CICR) celebrates the resolutions that determine much higher reductions than those requested by ICE (Costa Rican Electrical Regulatory commission) in its ordinary review of the generation (-35.73%), transmission (-9.99%) and distribution (-16.60%) systems. On behalf of consumers, last November 12, the CIRC participated in […]
QCOSTARICA — “The Judicial Branch of Costa Rica says it receives up to 5,000 cyber attacks per day,” said Randall Zúñiga, director of the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) – Judicial Investigation Agency, during the presentation of the report entitled “State of the Situation of Criminality 2024”. In the explanation, […]
QCOSTARICA — In an editorial, the new voice of the Grupo Extra, publishers of the Diario Extra newspaper and ExtraTV television, among others, the Ruta 27, commonly known as the San José – Caldera highway, is much more than just a highway. “Road infrastructure is the backbone of any country’s […]
QCOSTARICA — Daily Costa Rica’s 9-1-1 Emergency Service receives 13,000 calls. Of these, 61% are not real emergencies, which causes saturation of the lines and problems in being able to resolve those urgent calls. Many of these calls are not false calls. Rather, they are accidental calls, especially those made […]
A conglomerate of 12 chambers and business groups issued a joint press release this Friday, December 13, celebrating Costa Rica’s entry into the Pacific Alliance. The conglomerate, called Consejo Empresarial para la Alianza del Pacífico (CEAP) catalogued Costa Rica’s entry as a “milestone” for the country’s integration to one of […]
Congressman Leslye Bojorges, from the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC), has presented a bill that seeks to implement the controlled hunting of crocodiles and caimans in Costa Rica. The initiative, registered under file number 24.752 and called “Law for the control of crocodiles and alligators in Costa Rica”, responds to […]