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- ¢500 and ¢50 coins of the previous design will lost their value on July 1Q COSTARICA — On Tuesday, July 1st, the old ¢500 and ¢50 coins officially stopped being valid for payments, just like the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) had announced. Those old coins now need to be swapped or deposited at banks and other financial institutions, as they’re being replaced… Read more »
- Costa Rica is nearing the end of its population growthQ COSTARICA — Population projections already estimated that Costa Rica will never reach 6 million inhabitants, but rather, that the population will gradually decline. The starting point, as revealed by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) on Monday, already has a date: 2044 will be the date when… Read more »
- Vehicular restrictions of San José will be lifted for 10 daysQ COSTARICA — Less traffic congestion and more fluid movement of traffic is how it will feel to travel through San José between July 7 and 18, when vehicular restrictions of the capital city, based on license plate numbers, will be suspended during the mid-year school break. The measure responds… Read more »
- Minister of Justice waives his immunity to allos investigation to his ties to Celso GamboaQ COSTARICA – The Minister of Justice, Gerald Campos, waived his immunity on Monday in order to submit to an investigation for alleged crimes of embezzlement and ideological falsehood, in a case linking him to former magistrate Celso Gamboa. The decision to waive the immunity he holds as a member… Read more »
- Why didn’t Costa Rica prosecute Celso Gamboa for drug trafficking?Q COSTARICA — The arrest of Celso Gamboa was not the result of an improvised action. Behind them was a silent and sustained operation that lasted more than a year, coordinated by the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). It all began with a… Read more »
- Celso Gamboa claims to suffer from cancer, mental health problemsQ COSTA RICA — Former magistrate and minister, Celso Gamboa, currently detained and facing extradition on allegations of being a drug trafficking kingpin in Central America—based on two complaints from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)—shocked many by claiming to be battling cancer and mental health issues. On his third… Read more »
- Government takes action against lower prices!Q COSTA RICA — The Government of Costa Rica responded by filing a complaint with the Public Prosecutor’s Office and introducing a bill that would create a mechanism to stop the entry of products at prices lower than those of local growers. The government complaint with the Public Prosecutor’s Office… Read more »
- Costa Rica finally joins the U.S. Global Entry programQ COSTA RICA — On Wednesday, Costa Rica finally entered the United States’ Global Entry program, which expedites the entry of travelers. The announcement was made by Kristi Noem, United States Secretary of Homeland Security, after meeting with President Rodrigo Chaves at Casa Presidencial in San José. Noem noted that… Read more »
- Newest Covid variant causing ‘razor blade throat’ is already circulating in Costa RicaQ COSTARICA — The new COVID-19 variant, commonly referred to as “razor blade throat,” a sublineage of the omicron variant, Nimbus (NB.1.8.1), classified as VUM (variant under monitoring) by the World Health Organization (WHO), is circulating in Costa Rica. Data from the Costa Rican Institute for Research and Higher Education… Read more »
- Sala IV orders the release and determination of immigration status of individuals sent by the U.S.Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court of Sala IV ordered the release of the migrants deported to our country by the United States and still being held at the Temporary Migrant Care Center (CATEM). “By majority, the appeal is partially granted, and Jean Paul San Lee Lizano, in his… Read more »
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