QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica is among 68 countries identified in an independent report commissioned by the United Nations as allowing and utilizing sexual conversion therapies. This practice, considered a form of modern torture, is intended to alter the sexual orientation and identity of individuals within the LGBTIQ+ community. Human rights […]
Monthly Archives: March 2024
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QCOSTARICA — The Limón Criminal Court issued a severe judgment on Monday, convicting four individuals for the murder of multiple individuals on a farm in Matama. They were each given a 245-year prison sentence, but they will only serve a maximum of 50 years. This, the maximum prison sentence, is […]
Former Brazil international footballer Dani Alves, who is serving a four-and-a-half-year sentence in Spain for rape, asked Tuesday to be released on bail while his appeal is considered. During a closed-door hearing at a Barcelona court his lawyer Ines Guardiola argued the player had already served a quarter of his […]
Nestled within the vibrant walls of Casa Rojas, the Furia Fest unleashed a symphony of unity and musical marvel, marking its second edition on March 17 with an ambiance that deviated from the commercial and ventured into the familial. This unique festival celebrated music as a grand fraternity, captivating over […]
QCOSTARICA — Today, Tuesday, March 19, the dollar exchange rate officially fell below ¢500 colones, a number that could affect the creation of new jobs, hit borrowers hard with high payments and Costa Rica remains competitive in attracting foreign investment. Experts consider it urgent to return to a point of […]
Environmental organizations filed a claim before the Ministry of the Environment and Energy (MINAE) due to illegal logging and the invasion of the Kéköldi indigenous territory in the town of Cocles de Puerto Viejo, Talamanca. On March 9, several officials of Sinac La Amistad Caribe Conservation Area visited the area […]
As the days inch closer to Easter, Costa Rica finds itself on the cusp of an intense heatwave, reminiscent of the sizzling temperatures experienced in early March. The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) forecasts a significant rise in the mercury by the weekend, attributed to weakening winds and increasing humidity levels, […]
NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been the subject of media attention after his participation in an Ayahuasca retreat in Costa Rica during the off season, specifically Playa Esterillos Este, was revealed.The Aaron Rodgers news broke yesterday while he was in Costa Rica.. This event, organized by the company Behold Retreats, […]
Nearly 900 Costa Rican companies will be able to do new business in Encadenados 2024, a platform that allows them to bring their proposals, ideas and projects to multinationals of the Free Zone Regime (RZF) and exporters of the Definitive Regime (RF), in order to generate new relationships commercial.Participants belong […]
Humanity has recovered its pre-pandemic level of development, but the record expected for 2023 hides a growing gap between rich and poor countries in a world as fragile as a “house of cards,” warns the UN. In 2020 and 2021, for the first time since its creation more than 30 […]