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QCOSTARICA — The State refinery, the Refinadora Costarricense de Petroleo (RECOPE), whose website was hacked last week is being held ransom to the tune of US$5 million dollars for the encryption key to access the website. The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MICITT) that has been working with the […]

QCOSTARICA — Internet TV is one of the best options for those looking for flexibility and variety in entertainment. In Costa Rica, more and more people are choosing this alternative to enjoy online television, adapting to their schedules and preferences. What is Internet TV? Internet TV, also known as online […]

QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves was booed during the inauguration of the International Festival of the Arts (FIA), held on Sunday night in the Plaza de la Democracia, in San José. In a video circulating on social networks, it is observed that, while Chaves was giving his speech, […]

RICO’s Q — Once again, the movement of President Rodrigo Chaves included a traffic accident. This time it resulted in the injury of one of the traffic officials escorting the presidential caravan. The incident occurred in Guayabos de Curridabat, on Sunday, December 1, while the caravan was headed to an […]

QCOSTARICA — Every December 1, Costa Rica commemorates the Day of the Abolition of the Army, an event that transformed the country’s history by prioritizing peace and education over weapons. On Sunday, Costa Rica celebrated 76 years since the abolition of the army. On December 1, 1948, José Figueres Ferrer, […]

QCOSTARICA — December is the month of the “aguinaldo”, a thirteen-month bonus payment given to employees in Costa Rica. The bonus payment, usually equal to the average of one month’s salary on earnings between December 1 of the previous year and November 30 of the current year, as part of […]

QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica’s oil refinery that refines nothing, the Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo (RECOPE), has been under cyberattack due to a hack on Wednesday, has had failures in its computer systems, for which it is “not willing to negotiate with criminals.” “At this moment, forensic analyses are being carried […]

QCOSTARICA — The global energy transition is one of the central themes on the agenda of the G20 summit and COP30, which will also be hosted by Brazil in 2025. The recent study Green Energy in Latin America, carried out by Broadminded, the Research Center of Sherlock Communications, a multi-award-winning […]

QCOSTARICA — In challenging situations, like the recent plane crash in the Escazú mountains, they go above and beyond to provide assistance and support to rescuers and families of the victims. They are the baqueanos. A popular term that resonates strongly every time an emergency occurs in mountainous or difficult-to-access […]

QCOSTARICA — The Constitutional Court – commonly known as Sala IV, ruled on Wednesday that the bill seeking possible legalization of marijuana in Costa Rica conflicts with international treaties that the country has signed. This was stated by the Constitutional Court after reviewing the request for legalization by way of […]