Costa Rica has launched a campaign to prevent and report forest fires titled “I Protect the Forests.” This initiative underscores the fact that the country boasts over 57% forest coverage but warns that this could change if such fires persist. The forest fire season typically occurs in the first half […]
Monthly Archives: March 2024
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Former Brazilian soccer player Robinho spent his first night in prison in Brazil, serving a nine-year sentence for gang rape issued in Italy in 2017, prison authorities reported on Friday. Robinho “entered this Friday, 22, around 1 am, the Penitentiary II ‘Dr. José Augusto César Salgado’ in Tremembé”, about 150 […]
In a significant move towards energy diversification and decarbonization, the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has started the process to gain approval from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the use of nuclear energy in the country. The government’s decision to explore nuclear power as an alternative energy […]
QCOSTARICA — On Friday, March 22, Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves, received at Casa Presidencial, Gina Raimondo, US Secretary of Commerce, and Laura Richardson, Commander of the US Southern Command. #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Laura Richardson (in uniform), US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo (red jacket) and US ambassador to Costa […]
Q TRAVEL — While the ultra-low-cost airline and the flag carrier of the Dominican Republic, Arajet, already serves Costa Rica, Toronto, and Montreal in Canada, the US is a missing part of its network. Atajet operations began on September 15, 2022, amid the pandemic, with a flight to Barranquilla, Colombia. […]
QCOSTARICA (Nature World News) Researchers have identified a new species of rosy-colored deep-sea worm 30 miles (50 kilometers) off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The worm, Pectinereis strickrotti, is a ragworm (Nereididae). The species was discovered by researchers in 2009 while exploring a methane seep at a depth of […]
Walter Gavitt Ferguson, known as the Calypso King of Costa Rica, is a legendary musician whose infectious rhythms and soulful lyrics have captivated audiences for decades. Born on May 4, 1919 in the town of Cahuita on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, Ferguson’s music is a unique blend of […]
On Thursday, Costa Rica unveiled its plan to emerge as a global semiconductor hub. The strategy revolves around talent development, incentives, investment attraction, and regulatory enhancements. Semiconductors play pivotal roles in various burgeoning sectors such as automotive, medical devices, manufacturing equipment, and information and communication technologies. The nation presented its […]
Today we meet the crane hawk, the double-jointed bird of prey with piercing red eyes that is somehow both common and uncommon. The crane hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens) is known as the gavilán ranero in Spanish. Sometimes upon further study a single species will be broken into several different species. In […]
The Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corporation (KOMSCO) has joined forces with Costa Rica to usher in a new era of digital identification. This collaboration promises to leverage Korea’s advanced technology and expertise to boost Costa Rica’s digital transformation efforts. A Meeting of Minds On March 19, […]