Boynton wrote:
QCostaRica HAD been doing a fair job of translating Spanish language news releases into English and posting them. However, it has started combining various releases and in the process skewing the news.
The President announced that the plan to open the airports on August 1 would proceed. (He did not say you could fly in from Miami on August 1.)
The Minister of Health said, the airports would receive visitors from places where the virus spread was under control. (He did not say you could fly in from Miami on August 1.)
The airport, SJO, released a video saying they were ready to receive visitors having installed thermometers, hand washing stations and sanitizing carpets. (They did not say you could fly in from Miami on August 1.)
The tourism board, CANATUR, projected that when tourists did return, revenues would only be 5% of preCOVID levels. (They did not say you could fly in from Miami on August 1.)
IMO, it is not that papers are intentionally misleading. Their job is to attract eyeballs in order to sell advertising. This pattern has existed since Ben Franklin and Poor Richard's Almanac. As things heat up here, the lack of unified government communication if just fueling things. The President, Ministries, and agencies don't field open questions from the public or press, so the press cut and paste from different statements to construct "answers" to questions the aren't able to ask.
So you're saying that they did not say you could fly in from Miami? What about IAH?
Just kidding. What you are saying makes sense. Their latest is that the Health Minister will announce tomorrow so then we will know for sure.
My hope is that they decide that their economy needs money from the United States but that's wishful thinking. Another wish is that they will quite treating residents like phucking TOURISTS. They have really shown what they think of residents through all this. We ain't Costa Rican so we can go Phuck ourselves.