Reports of the crime of sex with minors almost tripled in ten years, as they went from 317 in 2005, to reach a total of 914 complaints in 2014. This was revealed by the Statistics Department of the Judiciary, where there is steady increase of complaints filed in courts for this offense in the last […]
Archives for July 2016
MEP brings school drop-outs back with calls and visits
With calls, messages and visits to homes, the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) seeks to outsmart the school drop rates after the midyear break. This indicator showed an increase in 2015, when 3,000 students left the classroom, compared to the same period of 2014. María Alexandra Ulate, coordinator of the corporate strategy “Yo me apunto” […]
MINAE paid 23 million for compensation
The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) paid ¢23 million for compensation as a result of an expropriation carried out the previous year according to a report by the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR). According to the court’s ruling, the ministry had to pay ¢ 3,160,905 colones. However, a payment of more than 26 […]
Violence against women: alarming facts
In “the happiest country in the world” 5% of young people aged 15 to 19 years old, think it is justifiable for a man to hit his love partner in certain situations, as stated in a 2014 report from the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). According to this document, 126 million young men (52% […]
Costa Rican created method to teach science in Chile
Daniela Mendoza is a Costa Rican biologist based in Chile. She and her husband Matías Gutiérrez, a Chilean biochemist, developed a venture that today is an established and recognized company in that country. Biochemistry CL focuses in developing experimental methodology to teach science. The idea is that children learn by playing and experimenting without having […]
Who owns the guns in Costa Rica?
‘Carlos’, a victim of crime, got fed up and decided to buy a gun. In 2012, his business establishment was robbed. He was furious so he decided to get a license to carry fire weapons and since that moment, a small-caliber pistol is under the counter of his store. Just like ‘Carlos’, 157,000 Costa Ricans […]