Yearly Archives: 2015

QCOSTARICA -  August 15 is a very special day in Costa Rica, a day celebrating a time-honored tradition when mothers are showered with gifts, flowers and goodies.  Costa Rican society revolves around tradition and family ties and the role of the mother is evident in virtually every household. Mother's Day...

TODAY CUBA - The US has reopened its embassy in Cuba more than 54 years after it was closed, in a symbolic step signalling the warming of ties between both countries. John Kerry, the first US Secretary of State to visit Cuba in 70 years, presided over the ceremony in...

QCOSTARICA - Every 6 minutes the Policia de Transito (Traffic Police) attends a traffic accident, that totalled 41,779 in the first half of the year: an average of 10 accidents an hour, 231 a day. The Director de la Policía de Tránsito, Mario Calderón, says most of the accidents arise...