Daily Archives: January 25, 2011

Poor families in Costa Rica are facing the choice of eating or preparing their children for school. The economics ministry estimated last week that the cost of preparing for school, including uniforms and books, ranges from 41,000 to 124,000 colons. … Continue reading →

Public school English teachers will hold their 27th national conference Wednesday at the Centro Cultural Costarricense Norteamericano in Los Yoses. In addition to the Centro Cultural, the event is sponsored by the Ministerio de Educación Pública and the U.S. and … Continue reading →

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is urging México to persist in its war against drug cartels, saying there is no alternative to confronting them head-on. Secretary Clinton made the comment Monday as she met in the Mexican city of … Continue reading →

A new U.N. report says the earthquake in Haiti and heat waves in Russia made 2010 one of the deadliest years in at least two decades. The report issued by the Belgium-based Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters … Continue reading →

The economic upturn posted by most Latin American and Caribbean countries during 2010 facilitated the 0.6 percentage point drop in unemployment, and is expected to lead to a further decrease of between 0.2 and 0.4 percentage points in 2011. The … Continue reading →

A volcano expert finally reached the top of the Volcán Turrialba and confirmed what researchers thought. A piece of the inside wall of the volcano’s new crater collapsed, and that is why there was ash in the air Jan. 14. … Continue reading →

The Corte Suprema de Justicia decided Monday to launch an investigation of Jorge Chavarría Guzmán, the nation’s chief prosecutor. The key issue is did Chavarría quash an interrogation of Rodrigo Arias Sánchez, the former minister of the Presidencia. However, the … Continue reading →

Members of the royal family of Japan will be in Costa Rica today for a visit through Sunday morning. They are Prince Akishino, the second son of Emperor Akihito, and his wife, Princess Kiko, who left Japan Monday, according to … Continue reading →

Lawmakers still are studying drafts of the new traffic law, and a highway department legal adviser testified Monday that more driver education should be mandated. The witness, Carlos Rivas, is the legal director for the Consejo Nacional de Vialidad. He … Continue reading →