Yearly Archives: 2015
Colombia’s Displaced ‘Highly Vulnerable’ to Human Trafficking
TODAY COLOMBIA (Reuters) BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - Colombians driven from their homes by civil war are at high risk of being trafficked, but little is known about the true scale of the largely invisible problem, campaigners say.
After five decades of war, Colombia has one of the largest numbers of internally...
Sunday Afternoon Eruption Spreads Ash To Central Valley
QCOSTARICA - It was at 1:07pm Sunday when the Turrialba erupted, blowing out a huge plume of gas and has more than one kilometre high, spreading falling material to several towns near volcano.
The Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica (OVSICORI) confirmed reports of falling ash in area of...
Drivers Speed Through Tolls To Avoid Paying ¢75
QCOSTARICA - Although the majority of drivers stop to pay the ¢75 colones (US$0.14) toll, there are a number who decide not to, speeding through the Alajuela tolls on the autopista General Cañas, endangering their lives, that of their passengers, the toll booth operators and other drivers.
On Friday, October...