Q Costa Rica

OP-ED by Steve Johnson and Barbara Steenstrup – As you know by now, the United States presidential election is a contest between a LAW DEFENDER and a FELON. The contrast is stark. Yet, the race, with only two weeks to go. is a dead heat. As a result, many U.S. […]

Q24N – PASO CANOAS, Costa Rica – Migrant advocates in this small town on the Panama-Costa Rica border say their country has become the United States’ “tercera frontera” – its third border – a place where the U.S. hopes to slow migrants from continuing north. The Costa Rican government, however, […]

QCOSTARICA — Residents of the canton de Santa Ana, west of San José, woke up this morning without water. Thought is not an unusual situation, first thoughts are maintenance crews are doing a repair, a common occurrence in the canton. However, that is not the case this time. On its […]

QCOSTARICA — Owners of vehicles that require the circulation permit or Marchamo for 2025 will pay a higher rate for the Seguro Obligatorio Automotor (SOA) – mandatory insurance – for 2025. The increase, according to the national insurer, the Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS), is due to the increase in […]

QCOSTARICA — The alarming increase in obesity in Costa Rica continues to have a significant impact on the public health system. Between 2020 and 2023, hospital discharges related to this disease rose by 272%, which shows increasing pressure on the country’s hospitals. The data arise within the framework of World […]

QCOSTARICA — Many countries and regions around the world have rapidly embraced electric vehicles. Some 14 million new vehicles were registered in 2023 alone, an annual increase of 35% that brings the global total to more than 40 million. But new technologies bring with them new threats. ESET, a leading […]

Q24N (EFE) The widespread belief that allergens from nuts are spread through the ventilation systems of airplanes has no scientific basis, confirms a study, which warns that the real risk for allergy sufferers is in the lack of cleaning of the planes. The conclusion, collected this Tuesday in a study […]

QCOSTARICA — Silicon, that key element for the manufacture of semiconductors and chips, was the key to naming the California region that was beginning to emerge as a destination for technological investments “Silicon Valley.” Now it could serve to rename Costa Rica as a similar equivalent in the region. In […]

QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court (Sala Constitucional or Sala IV as it is commonly known) reports that so far this year, 12,005 people have filed appeals for protection for matters related to health care. This figure represents almost half (42.02%) of the total appeals received by the Court this […]

QCOSTARICA — Those looking for a temporary job for the end of the year, now is your time! AR Holdings, a leader in the retail and restaurant sector in Costa Rica, announced the opening of 500 positions for the upcoming holiday high season, offering opportunities in various areas of its […]