On August 22nd, the unions that are part of “Patria Justa” group are going to release the date and details about the “mass demonstration” that they have been announcing since the beginning of the month. Albino Vargas, general secretary of the National Association of Public and Private Employees (ANEP) and Patria Justa coordinator, declared that they […]
Archives for August 2016
TECHO Foundation: 10 years and thousands of beneficiaries
For 10 years Costa Rican TECHO Foundation has been providing options for temporary housing to people in vulnerable areas. This year it is celebrating its anniversary as well as the thousands of lives that they have improved. It all started in 2006 at the University of Costa Rica (UCR) where Nicolás Campos started talking to young […]
She left Río competition for her friend
I decided to quit to protect him. My partner, my friend, the horse that has always given me everything throughout his life, did not deserve me to jeopardize his health.” Those were the words used by the rider Adelinde Cornelissen to explain why she decided to quit the competition in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. […]
Honduran woman and her son sued the US government
Suny Rodríguez, a 40-year-old honduran and her 9-year-old son Angelo sued the US government in a federal court for having been illegally detained and for inhuman treatment. In January, 2015, Rodríguez, her partner José Rafael Sánchez and their son were arrested by US border authorities shortly after crossing illegally from Mexico. Rodríguez told authorities she […]
OVSICORI officials had to be rescued
Officials from the Guanacaste Conservation Area (ACG) and the Red Cross are on their way to rescue two officials from the Vulcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica National University (OVSICORI-A), who reported having health problems at Las Pailas, North of Liberia. Alejandro Masis, director of ACG, explained that the officials were located, but could […]
Olympic medalists come together for a good cause: animal rescue
Besides being sports stars, many athletes, including Olympic medalists, have something else in common: their participation in the campaign called Vaciar los albergues (Empty the Shelters), through which 20,000 pets have found a home. Río medalists in 2016, such as Simone Biles, Ryan Lochte, Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps and other elite athletes, managed to be […]