35 health experts published a letter in The New York Times: they speak of a serious mental defect that affects president of the United States Donald Trump and that makes him a dangerous person if he is in power. The letter, published on February 9th, indicates that Trump has attitudes that indicate that he tries […]
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MEP officials benefited from scholarships despite not meeting the requirements
Last year, it was informed that officials from the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) benefited from the National Scholarship Fund (FONABE) aid despite not meeting the requirements. It was reported that some of them would have lied about their income in order to obtain scholarships for their children. The number of irregular cases was abot […]
American man dies on Costa Rican road
An American citizen identified as Henry Greay lost his life on Sunday afternoon while riding his motorcycle through the Sámara gas station in Guanacaste. Due to circumstances that are yet unknown, the man suddenly decided to leave on his motorcycle. Some argue that he was driving at a high speed, but that is for the […]
Child sexual abuse is a worrying issue
On average, 5 children were abused every day in the country in 2016. there were more than 2,000 alert calls! Out of the 109 calls that were directly received to line 1147 from the National Board of the Childhood (Pani), 13 were denounced to the Courts of Sexual Crimes. Can you recognize if your child […]
You breathe without thinking, but why don’t you think about breathing?
Breathing: that involuntary yet vital act that keeps us alive thanks to a wonderful combination of elements, movements and reactions that go unnoticed. However, have you ever choked on a sip of water for a few seconds? The feeling of drowning while catching your breath is really scary. It is an instinctive fear that wants to […]
Hurricane Otto was underestimated
The intensity of Hurricane Otto passing through Central America was underestimated. Three months after the tragedy, authorities determined that it was more powerful than they had calculated and that it reached category 3. Initially, it was said that when Otto reached its maximum intensity, the afternoon of November 24th, 2016, the sustained winds would reach […]