With a focus on human rights, US policy toward Latin America under Jimmy Carter briefly tempered a long tradition of interventionism in a key sphere of American influence, analysts say. Carter, who died at the age of 100, defied the furor of US conservatives to negotiate the handover of the […]
Yearly Archives: 2025
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QCOSTARICA — The Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC) faction insists on a bill to prohibit motorcyclists from traveling with male companions as a measure against hired assassins or sicarios in Spanish. María Marta Carballo, the leader of the PUSC faction in the Legislative Assembly, headed the bill drafted by PUSC […]
Q24N — Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has resigned after being in office for almost a decade. The announcement was made by Trudeau himself at a press conference, But why is this happening? The resignation comes amid political tensions within the country where the opposition is gaining more and more […]
Q24N (VOANews) A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan. Sister Inah Canabarro was so skinny growing up that many didn’t think she would survive childhood, Cleber Canabarro, her 84-year-old nephew, […]
QCOSTARICA — The national weather service, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN), forecasts that strong gusts of wind and occasional rain will predominate over the weather conditions this Tuesday, due to the influence of Cold Surge #8 that will enter the country today. “The entry of Cold Surge #8 into the […]
QCOSTARICA — Costa Rica’s own Maikol Yordan confirmed that he is in Costa Rica because many people have “asked him” for the information. In a joking tone, the production of the film “Maikol Yordan Returns… to Classes” reacted to the news that basketball legend Michael Jordan arrived in Costa Rican […]
QCOSTARICA — Michael Jordan (not to be confused with Costa Rica’s own Maikol Yordan) landed in Ticolandia on Monday in his private jet at the Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) and a DJ was the one who took one of the best photographs of the aircraft on Costa Rican soil. […]
QCOSTARICA — The resignation of President Rodrigo Chaves to seek a seat in the Legislative Assembly is something that could become a reality. But it is not seen as “an attack on democracy” said the Pro-government legislator Pilar Cisneros speaking out on the radio program Asiento Extra about a possible […]
According to the official calendar, Costa Ricans will be able to enjoy 12 holidays in 2025, of which 9 are mandatory and 3 are non-mandatory. The transfer of holidays to join them to the weekends was implemented during the pandemic with the purpose of encourage local tourism. The mandatory paid […]
Basketball icon and considered by many as the best player in the history of the NBA, Michael Jordan, is in Costa Rica enjoying a well-deserved vacation. According to the press office of the Immigration and Foreigners Office, the legendary former Chicago Bulls player entered the country on Monday, January 6, […]