Black Friday is an American holiday that has spread around the world. Its celebration takes place just the day after Thanksgiving that is always celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. This year, Black Friday will be on November 25th. This date marks the start of the Christmas shopping season, with significant discounts in many […]
Archives for November 17, 2016
Executive wants no more obstacles to animal welfare law
Luis Guillermo Solís campaign promise to create a law to punish animal abuse is very close to fruition. The Legislature approved the report of the Constitutional Commission of Inquiry, which will be voted on first reading. In the executive branch they are hopeful that the law is voted on as soon as possible and thus […]
‘Coyote Chino’ offered 3 different, national routes to illegally reach the United States
The Immigration Police determined that trafficker Barboza, also known as Coyote Chino, offered 3 different, national routes to illegally reach the United States. Barboza was arrested on November 16th in Pérez Zeledón and he is suspected of collecting great amounts of money from Costa Ricans who wanted to live the American dream. These were the […]
More clues about the Alfaro and Garbanzo’s case
A human trafficker, who used to take Costa Ricans to the United States, was arrested due to the sinking of 3 Costa Ricans in Bahamas, which occurred in April 2015. Arturo Garbanzo and Edith Alfaro were planning to reach Florida before traveling to Pennsylvania, where their two daughters were waiting for them. On November 16th, […]
Several groups and organizations are against PANI budget cuts
Social organizations, student groups, movements and coalitions reiterated their opposition to a 47-billion-colon cutback to the National Child Welfare Agency (PANI) budget for 2017. The decision was supported by a majority from the Finance Committee of the Legislative Assembly on October 20th According to a letter that the protest groups addressed to legislators, the cutback […]
Heredia’s Hospital will open a room for breastfeeding
On November 17th, San Vicente de Paul Hospital, in the province of Heredia, will open a breastfeeding room, where mothers can nurse their babies or make the extraction of milk safely and in optimum conditions. The service will be open 24 hours a day and will be supervised by physicians and nurses from the Breastfeeding […]