64% of all young people in Latin America live in poor or vulnerable households, and one in five neither studies nor works, according to the 2017 Economic Outlook report for Latin America, which analyzed the challenges and opportunities of youth in Latin America. The report was presented by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development […]
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Costa Rican, Traditional Masquerade’s Day
For 20 years, a great party, full of music, has been held each October 31st in Costa Rica. A decree set October 31th as the “Costa Rican Traditional Masquerade’s Day” in order to prevent such an important part of our culture from being forgotten. One of the places where it is always celebrated is Santo […]
The president answered the questioning of a citizen
Luis Guillermo Solís defended himself from a citizen that shouted twice: “Where is the plane?” in the center of Cartago, when the President was walking through the municipal market and highlighted the work of the new police aircraft of the Air Surveillance Service. We brought the plane with patients, yesterday, from Golfito,” Answered President Solís. […]
192 districts from 72 cantons will have free access to Internet
192 districts from 72 cantons will have free access to Internet, thanks to “Espacios Públicos Conectados” program, driven by the National Telecommunications Fund (FONATEL). Humberto Pineda, director of FONATEL, declared that there will be about 1, 500,000 beneficiaries. 32.9 million dollars were approved. The program is expected to be ready during the second half of […]
El picudo del pejibaye pest is threatening peach palm
peach-palm domestic producers are alert to the threat of a plague known as picudo del pejibaye (peach palm weevil). Areas such as Tucurrique, Pérez Zeledón and the Caribbean are among the most affected ones. According to the State Phytosanitary Service (SFE), the plague entered through a product from Panama to be used in cattle food. […]
Experts say Turrialba’s eruptions are becoming stronger
Turrialba volcano has increased its activity since early Saturday morning. According to experts, in the last hours the emissions have been more energetic, with eruptions that reached a thousand meters high. In the last hours of Sunday afternoon, ashfall was recorded in Coronado, San Gerardo de Irazú, Moravia, Goicoechea, Tibás, Santo Domingo and San Isidro […]