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The president of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, announced Chaves as the new Minister of Finance on 30 October 2019; however, it was not until 26 November of that year that he took office and indicated that his priorities would be to ensure compliance with fiscal laws, increase the collection of existing taxes, combat tax evasion and continue with the containment of public spending.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Costa Rica was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Costa Rica on 6 March 2020, after a 49-year-old woman tourist from New York , United States , tested positive for the virus.
A nature-lover’s wonderland, Costa Rica remains a delight to explore, says Alexander Robinson
Costa Rica: As of 1 November 2020, all nations are welcome under 'normal/pre-covid' visa requirements and PCR testing is no longer required for tourists entering the country. [174] Cuba: As of 15 November 2020, travelers from all countries are permitted to visit Cuba under regular visa requirements. Tourists arriving into Cuba will be tested ...
Costa Rica, long considered a stable democracy with a free press, has a new president, Rodrigo Chaves Robles, who has attacked the press and news outlets.
Costa Rica’s president has ordered a state of emergency, citing a surge of migrants crossing through the country toward the United States.
18 March – COVID-19 pandemic: An 87-year-old man becomes the first COVID-19 death in Costa Rica. [6] 28 March – Panama and Costa Rica fail in attempts to move thousands of migrants from Africa, Asia, and Haiti amassed in shelters as a precaution against COVID-19. Costa Rica has 295 confirmed cases and two deaths. [7] 26 May – Same-sex ...
In Costa Rica there was no war between liberals and conservatives as was common in the rest of Latin America and even coup d'etats and de facto governments were mostly between liberal factions. The only conservative president of this period was José Rafael de Gallegos y Alvarado who did not end his term. Another conservative, Nicolás Ulloa ...