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QCOSTAIRCA — The Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE) – elections tribunal – declared inadmissible one of the revocation appeals presented by the party Aquí Costa Rica Manda (ACRM) – Here Costa Rica Manda – after the setbacks in the presentation of candidates for the February 2024 municipal elections, due to […]

QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica entered the top 10 of the most innovative countries in Latin America according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations. With 27.9 points out of 100 in the 2023 Global Innovation Index, our country ranks seventh […]

RICO’s Q (OPINION) — The robbery at the Banco Nacional de Costa Rica (BNCR), the greatest in the history of the country, is turning out to be a manual for future heists and should be titled ‘How to Rob a Bank (in Costa Rica) and get Away It”. Let me […]

QCOSTARICA — In an announcement that has set off climate alarms, the national weather service, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) reveals that the first months of next year promise to be hot, scorching, with temperatures exceeding the highest average by up to 2 degrees Celsius. The prediction not only puts […]

QCOSTARICA — The commuter train service in Costa Rica does not work. It has never worked. Not that it couldn’t. The national railway, the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocariles (INCOFER) has failed to provide a reliable commuter train service in Costa Rica, despite there being a demand for it. Artist rendering […]

QCOSTARICA — While most owners of vehicles are focused on paying the 2024 Marchamo, the INS is attempting to convince people of the potential of the ‘Digital Marchamo’ for the 2025 Marchamo. The controversy of is use of an RFID radio frequency chip that will be used in the Digital […]

QCOSTARICA — In a report released Wednesday, November 15, the United States Department of the Treasury described Costa Rican, Gilbert Hernán of Los Angeles Bell Fernández, known as “Macho Coca,” as one of the most notorious and important drug traffickers in the region. This is the first time that a […]

QCOSTARICA — Limiting or revoking the prison benefits, strengthening flagrante delicto courts, having better tools to seize illicit money from drug traffickers, and preventing violence against minors are among the initiatives proposed by legislators to stop the wave of homicides that is shaking the country. The opposition, though not against […]

QCOSTARICA — With Christmas just around the corner, salaried workers will receive more than ¢1 billion colones in Aguinaldo or year-end bonuses. Avoiding expensive gifts, maintaining emotional control, and not getting into debt are vital recommendations for the year-end bonus – Aguinaldo – that is just around the corner The […]

QCOSTARICA — The Ministerio Publica (Prosecutor’s Office) does not rule out investigating senior officials of the Banco Nacional Costa Rica (BNCR) in the case known as “Gallo Tapado”, of the missing ¢3.293 billion colones from the State bank’s vault. Prosecutor Rónald Segura made the statement on Saturday to Telenoticias television […]