The Directorate General of Civil Aviation confirmed shortly after 1 p.m. that search protocols have been activated for the TI-GER aircraft, which lost contact on Monday. “Contact was lost with the TI-GER aircraft. It was in radar contact, and the emergency protocol is being activated,” stated Deputy Director Luis Miranda. […]
Monthly Archives: November 2024
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One woman was killed by a partner or relative every 10 minutes worldwide in 2023, the United Nations warned Monday, stressing that femicides remained at “alarmingly high levels”. Almost 85,000 women and girls were murdered by people last year, according to a joint report by the United Nations Office on […]
RICO’s Q: One of our readers at Q has shared this new scam: A sticker is left on your vehicle for “bad parking”. The notice states that you parked badly, and have incurred a traffic violation. Once you scan the QR code with your cell phone, it can send you […]
QCOSTARICA — The Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE) de Costa Rica – Supreme Electoral Tribunal, reported that it will not use the ballots – Papeleta Única Electrónica (PUE) – in the 2026 general elections, due to economic reasons. The TSE indicated that despite the fact that a pilot plan was […]
Q24N (EFE) Migrant caravans are multiplying on Mexico’s southern border ahead of Donald Trump’s presidency in the United States, with six in the last few weeks alone, according to documents from Médicos Sin Fronteras (MSF) – Doctors Without Borders, which warns of growing challenges for people in transit. “During the […]
QCOSTARICA — If you plan to travel, or make a significant investment, it is best to use your aguinaldo (year end bonus) or additional income to buy dollars, given the benefit of saving in dollars would continue until the middle of the first half of 2025. Economists interviewed by LA […]
QCOSTARICA — The expansion of Ruta 27 could threaten the “Parque de Agua” project that the Government and the pro-government legislator Pilar Cisneros want to carry out in the Lorne Ross environmental park in Santa Ana. The mayor of Santa Ana, Juan José Vargas, declared that the projections for the […]
Those of us from the United States might think we hold the patent on the concept of Thanksgiving. Indeed, the November observance is one of the two biggest quintessential U.S. holidays. (The Fourth of July is the other.) But the idea is by no means unique, nor did the iconic […]
QCOSTARICA — The growing wave of violence that Costa Rica is experiencing spares no one, not even children and adolescents. A total of eight minors are already collateral victims of homicide so far this year. These are eight children and adolescents who lost their lives after one or more “stray” […]
For over eight years, Tropical Forestry Professor Victor Hugo Morales has spearheaded a groundbreaking research project exploring the cultivation of Arabica coffee in Costa Rica’s non-traditional low-altitude regions, including the Caribbean. The project evaluates the interplay between tree species and fertilization techniques to ensure high-quality coffee production under changing climatic […]