Finding the right bikini or bathing suit is very difficult for women who have undergone a mastectomy. Erika Rojas and Jennifer Vega created the Aramacao Bikinis brand in October 2015, where they started the traditional swimwear company. However, seven months ago, they started designing bathing suits for women who had breast cancer and were mastectomized. […]
There will be a new bike path, but what about the “old” one?
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT), the Municipality of San José (MSJ) and the Municipality Montes de Oca announced a new project to create a 12.9-kilometer bike path, which will connect La Sabana with San Pedro. The MSJ designed the project in 2011. In March 2015, it started the road surface marking with […]
The MEP expects to have a resolution on the teacher who married her student
The 40-year-old teacher who married her 15-year-old student in Pérez Zeledón filed an appeal to transfer the charges to a different judicial district, but it was rejected in January. Yaxinia Díaz, head of Human Resources at the Ministry of Public Education (MEP), explained that with this, the case returns to this institution that expects to […]
Extreme weather events will continue in 2017
After a record temperature in 2016, in which Arctic ice continued to decline and sea level continued to rise, the United Nations warned that extreme weather events will continue in 2017. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a specialized agency of the UN, published its annual report. The report confirms that 2016 was the hottest year […]
Dead zones threaten hundreds of coral reefs around the world
Researchers said that the low-oxygen areas of the ocean, known as dead zones, threaten hundreds of coral reefs around the world, fragile ecosystems already struggling with climate change and pollution. According to a National Academy of Sciences study, although dead zones are not usually considered the main killers of coral reefs, they may be much […]
A school teacher, 2 students and a DJ were sentenced for raping a 15-year-old girl
A school teacher, 2 students and a music DJ were condemned to high prison sentences for raping and sexual abusing a 15-year-old girl in October 2013. The minor was a student from José Albertazzi Professional Technical School, where the teacher worked and the other 2 adolescents studied. Yesterday, the Criminal Court of Desamparados sentenced the […]