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QCOSTARICA — Government employees will receive the ‘salario escolar’ (school bonus), equal to one month’s salary (same as the ‘aguinaldo’ last month) on January 22. The recommendation is to use the salario escolar to purchase school utilities In total, the annual bonus for the 163,000 civil servants will cost the […]

QCOSTARICA — A resounding “no” to the existence of an organized and controlled cell of Daniel Ortega’s government in Costa Rica, President Rodrigo Chaves stressed in a press release, following the attack on Nicaraguan opposition members Joao Maldonado and his wife, Nadia Robleto, intercepted by motorcyclists and shot Wednesday morning, […]

QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica is one of the must-see destinations to visit in 2024, according to the New York Times Travel. The media selected 52 places that are inspiration to travel this year, among them the “Costa Rica Trail,” the 174-mile hiking route that connects the Caribbean and Pacific coasts. […]

QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica has been named the “best place to retire in 2024” by International Living, a renowned lifestyle magazine, based on a study that evaluates various aspects, from the cost of living and housing to visa availability, climate and medical care. Why Costa Rica? – Advertisement – The […]

QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica’s 2023/24 coffee harvest is anticipated to be approximately 13% lower than the previous season due to inconsistent rainfall patterns and a shortage of workers, as stated in estimates released by the country’s coffee institute, the Instituto del Café de Costa Rica (ICAFE), on Tuesday. According to […]

QCOSTARICA – Without fanfare, fuel prices at 12:01am Tuesday dropped in the first of what can be hoped is many price reductions in gasoline prices. The reduction of between ¢52 and ¢75 in prices was confirmed by the regulatory authority , the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresept) last […]

QCOSTARICA — Costa Ricans in Quito, Ecuador’s capital, are being urged by the Costa Rican embassy to stay at home or in their hotels, in light of the acts of violence that are occurring in Ecuador. Soldiers patrol following an outbreak of violence a day after Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa […]

QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica’s former Defensora de los Habitantes (Ombudswoman), Ofelia Taitelbaum, faces 7.5 years in prison, accused of 29 crimes of using a false document back in 2014. In August 2019, Taitelbaum was sentenced for using the name of a San Carlos neighbor to falsely report advice on income […]

RICO’s Q — Due to road improvements in the ‘radial Alajuela’ that began today, Tuesday, January 9, users of the Juan Santamaria (San José) international airport may, better yet, will experience delays in getting to and from the airport terminal. The road work is being carried out on the south […]

QCOSTARICA — Of the 907 recorded homicides committed in 2023, the most violent year in history, at least 192 were carried out by sicarios (hitmen) on a motorcycle. Randall Zúñiga, director of the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ). Image composite from Larepublica.net This is an 81% increase in the use […]