Month: February 2025

Salvadoran environmentalists accused President Nayib Bukele’s government this Saturday of “persecution” and “harassment” for rejecting metal mining promoted by the president and held him responsible for any potential “attacks” against their physical integrity. The environmentalists pointed out that the government and mining advocates have systematically orchestrated “smear” and “mockery” campaigns against them to “generate hatred” …

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As the cost of living soars, now more than ever, home gardens remain one of the best remedies to beat inflation. In fact, recent studies and local reports confirm that a well-planned garden can help a family slash its yearly food budget by half or more, while using less energy than an unproductive front lawn. …

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World number five Jessica Pegula believes the handling of high-profile doping cases involving Jannick Sinner and Iga Swiatek has shown that the “process is completely broken”. And top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka admits she cannot trust the tennis anti-doping system and has become “too scared” of it. Sinner’s long doping saga came to an end on Saturday …

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Panama said it had received a first US military plane transporting 119 deportees of various nationalities, who will now be repatriated to their own countries. President Jose Raul Mulino, who has offered his country as a stopover for migrants expelled from the United States by the Donald Trump administration, said the plane arrived Wednesday with …

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Latin America has become a battleground between the United States and China. Countries in the region are being forced to choose sides under pressure from Donald Trump’s new trade policy. The Republican administration has so far preferred the stick over the carrot in its strategy to counter China’s growing influence in the region, which is …

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A recent survey by the National University of Costa Rica (UNA) has shed new light on the nation’s views regarding abortion, revealing deep divides among different age and education groups. The Study of the Perception of the Costa Rican Population on Values and Religious Practices 2024, conducted by UNA, revealed that 70% of the population …

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Tennis Star Jannik Sinner, world number one, will be suspended until May 4 after reaching an agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which had requested a suspension of one to two years after the Italian tested positive for clostebol, a prohibited substance. “Under the terms of the agreement, Sinner will serve his period of …

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As has been indicated previously, in Costa Rica, corporations and many other entities, have the obligation of reporting the distribution of the company shares or association participation in such a manner that it is clear who the final beneficiary is. In other words, this law seeks to clarify who the real owners of each corporation …

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The iconic cypress trees that adorned the streets of San Rafael de Heredia, particularly in the residential area of El Tirol, were cut down following a lawsuit filed by a foreign resident, Irina Mijaylovna Tkachenko. She claimed that the 65 cypress trees, located on public roads at the entrance of Residencial El Monte (known as …

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The neighbors of Cabuyal Beach won a battle to ensure that the maritime-terrestrial zone (ZMT) of that beach remains public. Costa Rica’s maritime-terrestrial zone is a 200-meter wide strip that extends along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. This zone includes land, rocks, islands, islets, and any natural formation that rises above sea level. It is …

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