Oil closed sharply higher on Monday driven by the prospect of an agreement between OPEC to reduce supply. In New York, the light sweet crude (WTI) for January delivery gained $1.88, reaching $48.24. In the London market the barrel of Brent for January increased $2.04, reaching 48.90$. Many traders believe OPEC is close to reaching […]

Forecasts for the tropical depression that would probably become a hurricane are alarming Costa Ricans. The National Emergency Commission (CNE) declared a yellow alert throughout the national territory due to heavy rains that hit the territory and could intensify. The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) confirmed that the depression will reach storm force soon. According to […]

On December 2nd, the Ministry of Finance will pay ¢195 billion in bonuses to nearly 210,000 active officials, temporary or substitute staff and pensioners from the National Budget. This represents 4.5% more than last year, as a result of wage increases. This money is distributed as follows: 44.5% to workers from the Ministry of Education […]

Half of Salvadoran pregnant girls stay with their partners forcibly, which frustrates their education, says a UN report. An average of 69 children and teenagers between 10 and 17 years old become pregnant every day in that Central American country, 55% of them live in de facto union and only 7.1% are married. According to […]

With only 17 years old, Salomón Sayago Mejías has a very clear goal: to save the world from the food crisis. Since he was 5, his desire was to learn more about the plants and the plants growing in the garden of his house. Proof of this, is a small notebook that his mother keeps […]

If you are Costa Rican, say goodbye to the long lines at the airports of Great Britain, where thousands of tourists wait long hours to talk to a migration officer. Since November 21st, in an unprecedented measure in the relationship between the UK and Latin America, citizens of 12 countries in the region may choose […]