Guatemalan police on Sunday transferred more than 200 gang members from a prison where they operated a call center for criminal purposes, raised chickens and looked out on a crocodile-filled lake. Some 400 police were involved in the operation to move 225 members of the Barrio 18 gang out of […]
Daily Archives: June 2, 2024
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The Chamber of Banks and Financial Institutions (CBF) warns the population against the so-called “gota a gota loans”, since this type of financing is very risky for the population. According to data from the Survey on the financial culture of Costa Ricans of the International Center of Economic Policy for […]
Despite tougher reforms in global powerhouses, immigration remains a vital driver of growth. That’s the conclusion of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) latest report on the subject. Let’s analyze it. The OECD’s Economic Outlook 2024 report is cautious but highlights a return to growth. Although modest, growth […]
The contemporary dance season of UNA Danza Joven, a project of the Dance School of the Universidad Nacional, will take place at the Teatro de la Danza, located in the old Fanal, in downtown San José.The dates scheduled are Friday June 7 and Saturday June 8 at 7 p.m., and […]
Costa Rica will be the epicenter of the IV Latin American Summit of Public Relations and Strategic Communication, which will bring together experts from more than 15 countries in the region. The event will take place on June 6 and 7 at the National Auditorium of the Children’s Museum, and […]
Andrea Stroup, originally from CotoBrus, began her extraordinary journey in 2019 when she entered a pilot academy in the United States. Today, she proudly holds the title of being the first Costa Rican to be licensed to fly a Boeing 747-400. Known as “The Queen of the Skies”, this aircraft […]
Milagro Mena Solano, a 31-year-old Costa Rican cyclist, will represent the country in the Olympic Games. Mena expressed her excitement upon learning of the decision, emphasizing that this achievement is the result of her hard work. “Super happy, I have no words to express the happiness I feel. Knowing I […]
Experienced expats know that culture shock and homesickness are not just a problem when moving to a foreign country, they also occur when you return to your home country. This has been called “reverse culture shock”: returning and finding a home that has changed or, conversely, has remained too similar […]
The Diocese of Cartago received this Friday a sample Carlo Acutis’ hair. Acutis will be proclaimed a saint for a miracle granted to a Costa Rican woman. The Vatican has sent to the Diocese of Cartago a relic of Carlo Acutis, who will be proclaimed a saint after granting a […]