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QCOSTARICA — The Constitutional Court or Sala IV found no constitutional flaws in the bill called “Low-cost flights to Central America,” a proposal by legislator Eli Feinzaig of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). The Government was against the initiative, arguing that it would affect the national tourism sector, since foreigners […]

RICO’s Q — The national weather service, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) is pretty secure in predicting that the beginning of December will begin the transition to the dry season in the North Pacific, Central Pacific, and the Central Valley. Although the rains will decrease significantly, some precipitation is expected, […]

QCOSTARICA — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urges the government of Costa Rica to address the poor condition of the runway at the Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) — also known as Guanacaste Airport, in Liberia, and urges the authorities to reactivate as soon as possible the rehabilitation […]

Q24N (EFE) The number of migrants to Panama through the Darien jungle, the natural border with Colombia, fell by 40% so far this year compared to the same period in 2023, totaling 296,411 people, the Panamanian National Migration Service (SNM) reported on Wednesday. “According to statistical data from the SNM, […]

QTECH — Algorithms rule when it comes to buying online. With an increasingly digitalized population, the power of technology to influence our purchasing decisions is greater, especially in discount seasons such as Black Friday. The question that arises is whether consumers can trick or hack the algorithm to avoid falling […]

QCOSTARICA — Forty-five people have lost their lives in air crashes in Costa Rica since 2000, including Monday’s tragedy, in the mountains of Escazú, where 5 people died. The following accidents have occurred in the last 24 years: Rohrmorser, San José, January 15, 2000:  A tourist flight crashed into a […]

QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica’s immigration service, the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME)  – General Directorate of Migration and Foreign Affairs  – announced the suspension of its official website (www.migracion.go.cr) from November 19, 2024, after a possible cyber attack. The measure seeks to protect computer systems and prevent the […]

QCOSTARICA — The Legislative Assembly approved the Free Trade Agreement (FTA)  – Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC), in Spanish – between Costa Rica and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday. “Approval of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on Trade and Investment between the Republic of Costa Rica and the […]

QCOSTARICA — “¡Uy mae, sí hay vivos!” (“Oh man, there are some alive!”) were the words of one of the rescuers hearing the call from Paola Amador, the only survivor of the plane crash on Monday, in Pico Blanco, Escazú.   Five people died, the pilot, copilot, and three passengers […]

QCOSTARICA — It was minutes noon on Monday when the Pavas airport control tower lost contact with the light plane, tail TI-GER, bound for the Tobias Bolaño airport after notifying the pilot to diver to the Juan Santamaría airport (San José airport) due to inclement weather conditions. The lone survivor […]