Costa Rica has established itself as the country with the second lowest birth rate in Latin America, surpassed only by Chile. This is confirmed by the most recent State of World Population Report, which places the country with a fertility rate of just 1.1 children per woman, considerably lower than […]
Daily Archives: June 16, 2025
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The UN ocean summit concludes Friday in Nice with progress toward better protecting the high seas, but without clear promises of funding. After bringing together some 60 world leaders, the meeting also closes with tougher warnings against deep-sea mining. Environmental advocates and island nation leaders, for their part, criticize what […]
The National Symphony Orchestra will conduct a tour of free concerts in six schools in Tibás, Hatillo, Alajuela, Heredia, Alajuelita, and Curridabat between June 16 and 20 The initiative seeks to bring symphonic music to youth and promote cultural access in different communities, according to the Ministry of Culture and […]
Q COSTARICA — The Uber app announced a new safety feature that will allow partner drivers to see how many trips a user has completed before accepting a ride. This information will be visible directly in the app, along with the user’s rating score upon receiving the ride request. “This […]
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica is one of the countries with the most earthquakes in the world, according to data from the specialized site earthquakelist.org, listing the countries with the most earthquakes. Updated daily, using information from the U.S. Geological Survey and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, it includes any earthquake […]
Q24N (EFE) — Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino expressed his concern last week about the rising number of migrants arriving in the country from the north in their irregular transit southward, after being prevented from entering the United States. “I am concerned that the number of people coming from north […]