Q Costa Rica

QCOSTARICA — The administration of the resolution of Coopeservidores R.L. (known as CS Ahorro y Crédito), agreed to the definitive closure of 13 branches starting this week. According to a statement issued by the resolution, the branches in Liberia, Santa Cruz, Limón, Guápiles, Desamparados, Plaza Víquez, Cartago, Moravia, Metropolitana (located […]

Q24N (Science Daily) Brown University biologists who set out to better understand the effects of climate change on plant species in tropical mountain regions found that even small variations in temperature and moisture can have massive impacts, threatening not only plants that live there, but also the ecosystems they support. […]

QCOSTARICA — Guyana’s government is seeking to rejuvenate the country’s coconut industry through the importation of high-yielding coconut varieties. The initiative, aimed at boosting production and improving the quality of local coconuts, is part of a broader strategy to revitalize the agricultural sector after introducing approximately 60,000 Brazilian Green Dwarf […]

Q24N (DW) The aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, failed harvests and oppressive tax burdens made life difficult for people in Germany at the beginning of the 19th century. Then came a tempting offer from the other side of the world — 77 hectares of land for every family willing to […]

Q24N (DW) Over the past ten years, Venezuela has seen a brain drain of unprecedented proportions, as eight million people have left the South American country — about a quarter of its entire population. Suffering from a severe food crisis, hyperinflation, and a massive loss of skilled workers, Venezuela’s economic […]

QCOSTARICA — The province of Guanacaste has an enormous growth potential mainly due to tourism, which along with the international airport has multiplied investment, business and commerce, reducing unemployment and poverty numbers rapidly. In the last decade, Guanacaste has seen a reduction in unemployment of 10 percentage points according to […]

Most businesses focus a lot on customer retention. However, they need to remember that retaining employees for long-term business growth is equally important. Not only that, but it is also important to ensure that employees are engaged with the work they do. This way, employers can ensure they don’t have […]

QCOSTARICA — On Monday a 6.0 magnitude earthquake shook the Southern Zone and was felt in several sectors of the country. The main event took place at 1:19 pm between the border of Costa Rica with Panama, in the canton of Corredores, some 4 kilometers deep. The earthquake was felt […]

Q24N — “Scared”, this was the adjective that Lula used to describe his reaction to some statements by Maduro, in which he mentioned that, if he loses the elections on July 28, Venezuela could enter a “civil war” tainted by a “bath of blood”. One of the last regional allies […]

RICO’s Q — This photo was sent to me by our dear friend Richard, who snapped two of our pizzas being hauled off by a customer around 9 am Sunday,at the Feria de Santa Ana, where my wife and I have a pizza stand. The Feria de Santa Ana is […]