Archives for May 2016

Dozens of African migrants are piling up in the border town of Los Chiles with the intention to cross to Nicaragua, for continuing north and then trying to enter into United States. Most of these migrants come from countries such as Gabon, Mali and the Democratic Republic of Congo. They arrived by boat to Brazil […]

A Coast Guard patrol boat was in a sector of the Gulf of Nicoya known as Bajo Abangares when they spotted several illegally placed nets. As a result, fourteen baby sharks were rescued. Areas such as Colorado and Tortuguero in Limon are currently under surveillance. Fishing is prohibited until August, 31st in Guanacaste and Chira Island. […]

The program “Schools for Change” aims to promote gender equality for children in school age. This project is promoted by the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) and the National Institute for Women (INAMU) and it focus on school culture and modifying practices that prevent equal opportunities between men and women. The idea is to use […]

The constitutional court ruled in favor of a father who sued McDonald’s for barring him from using a changing table that was available only at the women’s bathroom in one of its restaurants. The administration of the restaurant told the father he should be supervised by a female employee while changing his baby at the […]

Oil prices recorded a slight increase on May, 30th, pending the OPEC meeting on June, 2nd. The barrel of Brent, the European crude benchmark, gained 25 cents to $49.57 for July’s delivery. In electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), a barrel of “light sweet crude” (WTI) gained 14 cents to $49.47 for […]

In the areas surrounding the Turrialba volcano, many pets such as dogs and cats, have been affected by the lack of food. Daniela Segura, a member of the Cartago Animal Relief Association, said they visited La Pastora this weekend, in order to know how big the impact on the animal population was. Segura explained that in […]