Low cost carrier Frontier Airlines is now flying into Guanacaste Airport, Costa Rica (formerly Liberia and still using the IATA airport code of LIR) as of November 11th 2021. These additional flights will give even more options to those...
The announcement that state workers will receive their Aguinaldo early (on the 17th of November 2021) has brought forward the subject of the Christmas Bonus or the “13th month” as an early Christmas news item.
The Aguinaldo or 13th Month...
Lottery Nicaragua Announces The Big One!
You will probably have heard the shout go out by a passing street vendor or as you walked through town a vendor has startled you with a loud “LLLLOTERÍA” and waved a fistful of...
The timing of the introduction of Costa Rica’s Covid Passport was always going to be an issue for the tourism sector. On the one hand it’s exactly when you need the restrictions (when tourists are flocking in) and on...
Nicaragua is well ahead of many countries in relation to electricity production by renewable energy. The year to date figure (up to November 4th 2021) shows 68% of Nicaragua's electricity production is from renewable energy.
The five categories of renewable...
The General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners (Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería) is one of the units of an unusual mix that makes up the government department known as the Ministry of the Interior (Ministerio de Gobernación).
The other...
On December 1st 2021, a vaccine passport is being introduced in Costa Rica which by January 8th 2022 will become mandatory for service at many public areas and private establishments.
Costa Rica remains open to visitors (vaccinated or not). However,...
Today, Wednesday the 3rd of November, 2021, the National Police (Policía Nacional or PN) announced their measures aimed at ensuring the safety and security of the Nicaraguan General Elections this coming weekend.
The Nicaraguan General Elections take place on Sunday...
During a recent TV interview about some key points of Nicaragua’s Economy, the Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Iván Acosta said that from January 2021 up to September, the accumulated value of Nicaraguan exports was US $ 2.651...
The Vice President of Nicaragua, Rosario Murillo reported yesterday (Friday 29th October 2021) that according to the Nicaragua Vaccination Program Update from The Ministry of Health (MINSA), 2,582,167 people have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
"This amounts to 40.3 percent of...
