Only 23% of Costa Rican women have a higher academic education. The remaining 41% only finished elementary school, or less. In Costa Rica, 49.5% of the population are women and the majority of this population -34%- is between 20 and 39 years old. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC), 43.8% of […]
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Lowest oil price in four months
The price of oil continued to decline at the end of European trade and hit its lowest level in four months, while sales driven by a rise in US reserves continued. Brent’s North Sea barrel for May delivery was worth $54.80 at London’s Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), $1.21 less than Thursday. In the New York Mercantile […]
An unwanted visit surprised these neighbors of Moravia
At 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, Tibás Firefighters received an emergency call indicating that a coral snake was in a house in Don Pedro Residences in Moravia. According to the communications department, the owners of the house called the authorities when they noticed the presence of the snake in the courtyard of the property and feared […]
The Criminal Court of Pérez Zeledón released the 4-year-old girl’s relatives
The Criminal Court of Pérez Zeledón released, without any measure, the 4-year-old girl’s relatives, who tied and tortured her at home. the criteria used to make that decision was their extraofficial detention, as well as the participation of PANI in the minor’s care. The decision was announced on March 9th by the communication department of […]
A Colombian woman’s nightmare has come to an end
After being threatened and seeing how the crime claimed her cousin’s life, a Colombian woman decided to flee illegally with her 4-year-old daughter to Costa Rica in December 2013. Since then, they have been involved in judicial processes which apparently ended in February. In 2016 a Court of Justice ordered the girl to return to […]
What have women done for Costa Rica?
Eight Costa Rican women with eight different stories and struggles, in the same documentary. If you ask yourself what has been the contribution of women in the history of Costa Rica, this is just a brushstroke of what they have achieved. In the framework of International Women’s Day, the Government launched a 52-minute documentary that […]