During the General Assembly of the United Nations Program on High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Deputy Minister Carmen Muñoz declared that more than 20,000 migrants pass through Costa Rica illegally chasing the “American dream”. The activity started on October 3rd at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and it will end on October 7th. […]
Archives for October 4, 2016
Hurricane Matthew will cause rains in some sectors
According to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN) the presence of Hurricane Matthew disturbs the country’s atmosphere, causing humidity and rains in sectors such as Central Valley, Pacific Central and South on October 4th. On this day, the Pacific’s humidity will reach the east side of the Central Valley, where the rains are expected to concentrate […]
Turrialba volcano erupted 11 times on October 3rd
Eliecer Duarte, expert at the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI). informed that on October 3rd, Turrialba volcano erupted at 7:42 am. However, it was only the first of 11 eruptions reported by authorities. The last eruption was recorded at 11:35 am. Although visibility does not allow us to provide more details, the […]
The President does not like baccalaureate exams
The elimination of high school exams has become an endless national debate involving many sectors. The government is not exempt from this, much less the President of the Republic. Luis Guillermo Solís said that he does not like exams, mainly because students just memorize the topics, which does not help to improve the quality of […]
Universities are helping students in extreme poverty
Many of the students at public universities are young people in extreme poverty. At the University of Costa Rica (UCR), during the first cycle of 2016, students from families in extreme poverty whose monthly income is 72,000 colones, accounted for 17.44%, which is equal to 2,576 students. These people are part of the students population […]
The Judiciary ordered the creation of a website to check for impediments to leave the country
After multiple complaints and uncomfortable episodes experienced by thousands of Costa Ricans with the System of Alimony Payments (SOAP), the Superior Council of the Judiciary Power ordered a series of actions to avoid further inconveniences to travel abroad. The Judicial directorate of Information and Technology of the Judiciary has 3 months to implement a platform […]