Celebrating Easter Blindfolded in Costa Rica

Photo taken by Ronald Reyes from the Tico Times

During the celebration of Easter, people from all over come to tie ribbon on the sculpture of Jesus Christ. But why is Jesus blindfolded?? And furthermore, why are the people blindfolded also?

Photo taken by Ronald Reyes from the Tico Times

Believers in Jesus Christ will walk the street blindfolded to show their devotion during the Easter holiday.

Trafficking Minors into Costa Rica

China's state media, along with the Tico Times, reported that 300 Chinese minors were illegally brought into Costa Rica. The majority of these Chinese people were under the age of 18.

The Costa Rican Embassy in Beijing was the first to notice that there were an unusual amount of visas applications coming from minors. The minors used flawed documents and claimed that they were trying to meet up with their parents, of whom were supposedly living in Central America. After investigation, they came to find that the parents were still living in China.

Antonio Burgués, Costa Rican Ambassador to China said, “cooperation (between the two countries) has been excellent on the issue of immigration."

The two suspects that were mainly involved in this operation have confessed, although, no names have been released yet.

Joe and Jill Biden visit Costa Rica

Photo taken by Ronald Reyes from the Tico Times

U.S. Vice President, Joe Biden, along with his wife, Jill Biden, arrive in Costa Rica on March 29th. They took this trip to meet with Central American leaders and discuss issues such as immigration, drug trafficking, environmental issues and the progressing "Good Friend Policy" that is currently being put into play.

The "Good Friend Policy" is a play off of the "Good Neighbor Policy" that FDR piloted years ago.

While Biden was spending his time meeting with the Central American leaders, Jill Biden was spending her time in a 3rd grade classroom. Mrs. Biden has her doctorate in education and she has taught English as a second language. “She loves being in a classroom,” Courtney O'Donnell, Biden's communications director said.

“In this world, we are all in the same boat, and the captain of that boat is named Barack Obama, and, frankly, I hope that this captain guides us in the right path, because the entire world is expecting him to guide us,” Costa Rica President Oscar Arias said.

Vice President Biden asks for "Patience and Forbearance"

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U.S. Vice President, Joe Biden, recently visited Costa Rica to hold a meeting with Costa Rican President, Oscar Arias.

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During this meeting they discussed the struggling economy that Costa Rica is dealing with right now and along with that they discussed the U.S. economy. Biden asked for "patience and forbearance from Arias. Biden said that "it cannot work for Latin America unless our economy begins to grow." He was talking about funding. However, Biden increased funding for the nation by $45 million.