Ana Zelaya is terrorized due to the harassment her children suffer from gangs who control her neighborhood and she is determined to take them to the United States. She hopes, though, to get there before elected-President Donald Trump builds the wall he promised in order to curb the influx of undocumented immigrants like her. The […]
Archives for November 11, 2016
Oil continues to fall as threat of increased production rises
On Thrusday, oil prices ended the day on a low note in New York, since the markets are once again concerned with the oversupply that had been eclipsed for several days by the US elections. A barrel of “light sweet crude” (WTI) to be delivered in December lost 61 cents, reaching $ 44.66 on the […]
Drug traffickers are landing their aircrafts on public roads
Drug trafficking in Costa Rica is prevailing on public spaces. On more than one occasion, traffickers have used public highways to land their drug-laden airplanes. It seems incredible but it is real. This was confirmed by Minister of Public Security Gustavo Mata, who referred to the use of air space by criminal groups after the arrest of […]
INCOFER will extend the service on two of its routes
Starting on November 21th, INCOFER will extend the service on two of its routes. It is a pilot plan that will increase the number of travels on Río Segundo-Heredia-San José route and on San Antonio de Belén-San José route. We are going to start providing extended service beyond the rush hours from 9:00 a.m. to […]
29 flights to North America cancelled due to ash fall
Although the Juan Santamaria airport works normally, some airlines decided to cancel the flights for safety issues due to the ash emanating from Turrialba volcano. Silvia Cháves, a spokeswoman for Aeris, confirmed that at least 18 flights were suspended on Wednesday and they suspended 11 more on Thursday, all of which were headed to North […]
Vote for the spectacular photo of a Costa Rican hummingbird
The spectacular photo of a Costa Rican hummingbird, taken by renowned photographer Cristóbal Serrano, causes a stir and competes for a prestigious global award. Serrano, who has been working for a few years in a photo project with an artistic approach on Costa Rica’s wild life, was able to take this beautiful picture that is […]