Yearly Archives: 2015

TODAY COLOMBIA - While some in the city call it a Christmas tradition, the so-called “Alborada,” a literal explosion of fireworks at midnight, did not exist before 2003 and is highly controversial because it was originally imposed by paramilitary drug lord “Don Berna” to celebrate his rivals in the...

QCOSTARICA - Costa Rica’s anti-shark stance represents a roll back in previous administrations policies, says seaturtles.org in a press release announcing the naming of Costa Rica President Luis Guillermo Solis No. 1 ‘Shark Enemy’ by International Conservation Organizations. Solis was nominated by the Sharkproject team and picked by a team...

(EFE, with additional reporting by the Q) - The Zika virus, which has spread across a large part of Latin America, is the cause of abnormally small heads in newborn babies, a condition known as microcephaly, Brazil's Health Ministry confirmed Saturday. In Costa Rica, Ministry of Health officials expect the...