QCOSTARICA — On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, the beginning of the historic female leadership of Claudia Sheinbaum of the Partido Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena) took place in Mexico, who takes office with the highest vote that any candidate has ever had and assumes the legacy of one of the most […]
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On a beach in Costa Rica’s Pacific, two women clean fish skins to turn them into leather for making clothing and other items like earrings and necklaces. Marta Sosa and Mauren Castro were housewives until two years ago, but they started on this initiative to generate income for their families […]
QCOSTARICA — Legislators Johanna Obando of the Partido Liberal Progresista (PLP), Daniel Vargas and Jorge Antonio Rojos and David Segura of the Partido Progreso Social Democrático (government) and Nueva República buried the possibility of private sector workers having three weeks a year of vacation, by voting against the bill in […]
The United States is no stranger to strikes. Recently, we’ve seen dock workers at ports across the country exercise their right to protest for better wages and working conditions. But it’s not just the dock workers feeling the squeeze. The average American citizen has been dealing with the effects of […]
In the wake of Hurricane Helene, many Americans find themselves asking a glaring question: How is it that the U.S. government can send billions of dollars to Ukraine, yet FEMA is running out of funds to help its own citizens? The government has allocated an astonishing $113 billion to Ukraine […]
QCOSTARICA (AFP) On a beach in Costa Rica, as fishermen land the day’s catch, two women are hard at work on a slimy sea bass skin, rubbing, scraping, washing and tanning the hide to turn it into leather. Two years ago, both Mauren Castro, 41, and Marta Sosa, 70, were […]
President Rodrigo Chaves announced at a press conference in Puntarenas that his government plans to resume studies to reinstate trawling. Trawling is a non-selective method widely used to catch fish and marine invertebrates. It involves dragging a net through the water behind one or more boats. This net captures many […]
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When disaster strikes in the United States, Americans are quick to step up and help their fellow citizens. From grassroots efforts to nationwide fundraising campaigns, it seems like every time a hurricane, wildfire, or other catastrophe hits, the government relies heavily on the goodwill of its people and private donations […]
I have noticed that any time I use the word expat to describe myself and those from other countries who have chosen to live here, I often get called out by random Ticos. “You are an immigrant here,” they say, taking exception to calling myself an expat. While I do […]