The National Institute of Music (INM) opened this week the registration period for the Program for Young People with Musical Knowledge for the 2025 academic year. This program is aimed at children and young people aged 10 to 25 who play an instrument or have musical training from other educational […]
Daily Archives: October 14, 2024
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The more than 600 companies benefiting from the Free Trade Zone Regime and the Active Improvement Regime will be able to import or re-import health-related products or their raw materials more easily, as they will no longer need to have sanitary registration from the Ministry of Health. This new regulation […]
About 200 human rights defenders were murdered in Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Honduras between 2012 and 2023, according to a report released this Monday by a network of activists. Leaders of the Mesoamerican Initiative of Women Human Rights Defenders presented in Tegucigalpa the report “Data that hurts us, […]
Last Sunday I was in full dad-football mode. The NFL teams that I actually care about had both lost horribly earlier in the afternoon, and I had transferred my attention to a game where I had no rooting interest whatsoever. What I did have, were my feet kicked up and […]
Let’s face it—anyone considering a vote for Kamala Harris in the next election needs to take a serious look at the facts. The Biden-Harris administration has been a disaster for the American economy, national security, and overall quality of life. Over the past four years, Americans have seen their lives […]
In an ambitious move toward digital transformation, Costa Rica has officially entered the world of Standalone (SA) 5G through a groundbreaking partnership with Finnish telecom giant Nokia and Costa Rican operator Radiográfica Costarricense (RACSA). This project, which will eventually cover 500 sites, is set to bring faster speeds, low-latency connections, […]
In the vast biodiversity of Costa Rica’s rainforests, a new discovery has been made that is as fascinating as it is bizarre. Deep in the mud, beneath the dense forest canopy, scientists have stumbled upon a new species of swamp eel, a small, soil-dwelling fish with a strange appearance. Named […]
On Saturday, October 12th, Costa Rica experienced a significant seismic event that rattled homes and nerves across the country, particularly in the province of Guanacaste. At 11:43 a.m., a powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck 60 kilometers west of Tamarindo, according to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI). […]
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) has issued 57 licenses for the cultivation and production of hemp derivatives. The first license was granted on November 8, 2022, and the last one on September 3, 2024. These licenses are valid for six years. According to MAG data, most licenses have […]
Costa Rica is about to welcome a new player in the ride-hailing industry. Bolt, a leading transportation services platform based in Estonia, has announced its official entry into the country, marking an important step in its expansion into Latin America. Already operating in Europe and Africa, Bolt’s arrival promises to […]