A group of international human rights organizations warned this Friday about the risk of impunity in cases against Guatemalan military officers for massacres committed during the civil war (1960–1996). Their concern stems from the suspension of certain trials against military officers for crimes against humanity in appeals courts and changes […]
Monthly Archives: December 2024
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“Drums for Peace,” that is the concert being organized by the National Institute of Women and the Minister of Women’s Affairs as part of the ongoing efforts to promote change in society and say Enough is Enough of Violence against Women. “Women, through music, find a space of resistance against […]
The National Theater of Costa Rica joins the celebrations for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, after being closed for five years following the devastating fire that moved the entire world, this Sunday, December 8th. That same day, in an unprecedented mirror activity, the heart of San […]
The Culebra Reef Garden project, led by Peninsula Papagayo, is celebrating its fifth anniversary of coral restoration efforts in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Since its launch in 2019, the initiative has preserved over 10,000 coral fragments with the help of 125 dedicated volunteers, working tirelessly to combat the global crisis of […]
The Nicoya Municipality designated three marshals for this event, which will take place on December 8, starting at 5:30 p.m., on the main streets of the city center. The event will pay tribute to the para-swimmer, Jesús Flores, the Municipal Band, and the women’s football team from that canton that […]
Road chaos in Costa Rica continues to escalate as the number of vehicles grows rapidly while much of the country’s road infrastructure remains unchanged for decades. For most Costa Ricans, this translates into hours spent daily in traffic congestion with no immediate solutions in sight. Key issues limiting the efficiency […]
An arbitration panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled in favor of Costa Rica in its trade dispute with Panama over restrictions imposed in 2019 and 2020 on the importation of key Costa Rican agricultural products. “The Panel recommends that Panama bring its measures into conformity with its obligations […]
Feliz Navidad! Is it too early to say that? Nah– It is now officially Christmas season. Unofficially, it started sometime in October. I saw Christmas decorations in stores and the occasional house festooned with lights sometime before the first of November. The park in town got its lights strung this […]
The Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica voted against a motion proposed by Fabricio Alvarado, leader of the New Republic party, to withdraw the country from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR). Since the 2018 presidential election campaign, Alvarado has pushed for Costa Rica’s resignation from the IACHR, arguing that […]
QCOSTARICA — Traffic fines will not increase in 2025 and, on the contrary, will have a reduction that will range between, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT). The reduction is because the interannual inflation in June was negative (-0.03%), so the adjustment will be downwards. Thus, […]