A legislative push is underway in Costa Rica to implement harsher punishments for online sexual offenses against children and adolescents. File 24.063 specifically confronts the alarming issue of sexual predators utilizing digital platforms and social media to exploit vulnerable youth. The multi-part proposal would refine Article 161 of the Penal […]
Daily Archives: December 29, 2023
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As the clock strikes midnight and the fireworks light up the night sky, thousands of Costa Rican families will have prepared for the rituals that, for generations, have marked the birth of a New Year. Some defy the choking hazard of eating 12 grapes in 12 seconds in order to […]
Guanacaste Aeropuerto, a member of the VINCI Airports network, received this morning the new Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles (LAX-LIR). The aircraft is a B737-900 and arrived in Guanacaste at 6:20 a.m. with 178 passengers on board. This increase in frequencies will provide a greater connectivity offer for passengers […]
QCOSTARICA — Earlier this month, on December 14, 2023, Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly passed in second and final debate Ley No. 23,449 – “Protección de las personas denunciantes y testigos de actos de corrupción contra represalias laborales” (Law for the protection of persons who report or witness to acts of […]
Q24N (VOA) Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro ordered his country’s armed forces to conduct defensive exercises in the eastern Caribbean after the United Kingdom (UK) sent a warship toward Guyana’s territorial waters. The two South American neighbors are locked in a dispute over a large border region. In a nationally televised […]
The United Nations human rights office issued a sharp rebuke this week condemning Nicaragua for the “forced disappearance” of Catholic Bishop Isidoro Mora, as arrests of religious figures surge. Mora vanished eight days ago with no word on his location, the UN body revealed on Thursday. It accused Nicaraguan authorities […]
During the holiday season, it is common to enjoy gatherings and activities that often include a variety of foods and drinks. However, it is crucial to be aware of how food choices can affect gastrointestinal health. Dr. Marlon Rojas, Equilibrium gastroenterologist, explains the three gastrointestinal diseases that tend to manifest […]
QCOSTARICA — Nicaragua has quickly become a country of ‘remittances’, a key lifeline for the economy during the latest year of Daniel Ortega’s government, which has been marked by growing unemployment and poverty. According to data from Nicaragua’s Central Bank (Banco Central), Nicaraguan migrants sent relatives back home record remittances […]
The surfing community in Costa Rica will unite in a determined effort to protect access to the waves at Jacó’s Playa Hermosa, a global surf sanctuary and elite training center for national surfers. For this reason, on December 24, a peaceful demonstration will be held to prevent the privatization of […]
The American photographer, Chris Henry, showed on his social networks some surprising images of the crocodiles of the Tárcoles River in Costa Rica. “Crocodiles on the hunt” he titled the images and explained that they were captured from a bridge in Costa Rica. Chris Henry is a photographer from Philadelphia, […]