| Vol.18 No. 524 | Published Thursday, May 24, 2018 |
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| U.S.
senior citizen's care depends more and more on Latin caretakers, says association |
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 By AM Costa Rica staff
In the United States about 10
million millennials between 18 and 34 years of
age are primary caregivers of senior citizens
in their homes, and 27 percent of them are
Hispanic.
That number is expected to continue to increase in the following years, as the baby boomers, who were born between 1946 and 1964, continue to age. The above data come from the report, "Millennials, the emerging generation of family caregivers," recently released by the American Association of Retired Persons. Millennials are becoming an emerging generation of primary caregivers of the elderly, serving the medical and physical needs of parents and grandparents, in a trend that is directly related to family attachment in Hispanic culture. Yvette Peña, vice president of multicultural leadership at the association, says that before publishing the report, the association were not aware of the significant number of Latino millennials taking care of a loved one in their homes. Typically, a family caregiver in the U.S. is a 49-year-old white woman, however this profile is changing. According to American Association of Retired Persons figures, more than half of the millennials who care for an adult belong to a minority group and are more likely combine this responsibility with a full-time job. "The 'millennials' face great challenges. They might have finished college, be starting their career and dealing with inflexible hours of work and not having the support they need," Peña added. |
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In the Latino culture,
retirement homes are not seen as a positive
option for the elderly and they usually remain
at home.
The
report also shows that many times
caregivers must miss work to meet a
medical appointment because their
employers do not understand the type of
responsibility that young people have at
home.
The American Association of Retired Persons, said Peña, is committed to helping millennials and all those who care for an adult at home. According to the report the Latin millennials work approximately 42 hours a week and provide more hours of care to an adult in their homes, since in their culture they do not plan to send their elders, whom they venerate for seniority, to retirement homes. |
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| New Cartago sewer will benefit more than 30,000 people | |
By A.M. Costa Rica staff
The Municipality of Cartago is building a new sanitary sewer that will treat the wastewater that pollutes the Agua Caliente, Toyogres and Zopilota rivers. Completion is scheduled for July 30, 2018. "This first stage meets the needs of 7,500 subscribers, among which are houses, shopping centers, and public institutions. It is estimated that, at the completion of the work, more than 30,000 people will be the direct beneficiaries, thus reducing the environmental impact that directly affects the health of people," said Marcela Guerrero, executive president of the Institute for the Promotion and Municipal Advisory. "The first treatment module covers the current subscribers of the sanitary sewer service of the canton of Cartago. The infrastructure that is being built consists of the main pipe or collector, the ones planned for the houses, the interconnection boxes between the ones planned and the system, which runs for approximately eight kilometers," said Arturo Herrera, engineer of the municipal development agency. Herrera emphasized the benefits of eliminating bad smells and the problems derived from the malfunction of septic tanks, as well as the discharge of untreated water from the sanitary sewer to the water bodies of Cartago. Currently the wastewater from the homes of the central canton of Cartago are directly deposited in the Agua Caliente, Toyogres and the Zopilota, causing smells, extinction of the flora and fauna, pests and proliferation of insects and rodents that transmit diseases. |
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As of now, sewage goes directly to three rivers
withoutany treatment. The Wastewater Treatment Plant is one of the fundamental elements of the project, and consists of a system that captures water from homes and businesses, and, by means of bacteria, degrades organic matter, thus reducing the amount of pollutants. |
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| President Alvarado issues resolution to restrict international travel of public officials |
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By A.M. Costa Rica
staff
President Carlos Alvarado issued a resolution that instructs ministers and vice ministers to reduce the expenses of traveling abroad as much as possible. The resolution establishes that international departures must be authorized only when it is strictly necessary and when it provides a benefit of importance to the country. The department head must present the detailed request to the governing council when a trip is requested. The council “will assess the need and convenience of such trips, taking into consideration criteria of austerity and efficiency in the use of public funds," says Article 1 of the resolution. An authorization issued by the governing council will be required in order to process the travel agreement in the Office of the President, under the terms established in Article 31 of the Regulations on Travel and Transportation Costs for Public Officials. The resolution will be valid once published in the official newspaper La Gaceta. |
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The measure sends a sign of austerity and public spending
cuts at a time when tax reform is being discussed.
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| U.S. Embassy will be closed Monday | |
By A.M. Costa Rica
staff
This Monday is Memorial Day in the U.S. and the Embassy and Consular Section of the United States will be closed. Memorial Day was officially proclaimed by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, on May 5, 1868. The first time it was commemorated was May 30 of that year, when flowers were placed on the graves at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C. On this special date, homage is paid to all the men and women who lost their lives while serving their country in war. The diplomatic headquarters will be open again on Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
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Graves decorated with flags at Arlington National
Cemetery on Memorial Day 2008.
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| Italian man murdered in Los Yoses after
being shot seven times |
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By A.M. Costa Rica staff Salvatore
Ponzo, an Italian businessman, died at the
Calderón Guardia
Hospital Wednesday after being shot seven
times just after leaving the
embassy of his country, located in Los
Yoses, Montes de Oca.
According to witnesses, two individuals riding a motorcycle apparently waited for the Italian man to exit the embassy. Ponzo owned a fruit exporting company, according to preliminary information. At the time of the attack he was with an Ecuadorian woman who remains hospitalized due to gunshot injuries. A source from the Italian Embassy said that the couple was making arrangements for a passport. Agents of the Judicial Investigation Organization arrived soon after the incident, and one of them entered the embassy with the Italian consul. The man and the woman were going to board a white pick-up vehicle, with the legend "Tierra Nuestra Latina" printed on the doors. According to Carolina Figueroa, dispatcher of the Red Cross, the agency received the alert through the 9-1-1 system at 11:39 a.m, and immediately sent three units to the site where they found the wounded couple. Ponzo was checked into the emergency unit of the Hospital Calderón Guardia, where doctors determined that he had multiple injuries to the liver and intestines and had suffered massive blood loss or hypovolemic shock. |
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Ponzo was shot in Los Yoses
area in San José.
Daniel Calderón, General Director of the San José police, said that the last time the motorcycle was seen was in Desamparados, where there was an unsuccessful search for the vehicle. The reasons for the homicide are under investigation. OIJ collected firearm casings for further analysis in the forensic laboratory. |
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| Two
hours of weekly musical education will be mandatory in public education centers |
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By A.M. Costa Rica staff
Music classes will be compulsory in all public schools in the country, and students must attend them for two hours a week. This standard was established by the reform of the Education Code, and was published Monday in the official newspaper La Gaceta. "Each grade or section of the primary schools of the republic, without exception, will receive weekly two hours of religious education and music education," the article now says. Music classes must be taught by teachers specialized in the subject, added the announcement According to the Ministry of Public Education, there will be a gradual and progressive process for compliance. "The implementation of a complete national curriculum, that is to take all the subjects to all the educational centers, has to respond to a gradual and progressive process in accordance with the changes that the ministry has to make in terms of schedules, infrastructure, changes of modality so that all the schools of the country have that basic national curriculum," said Giselle Cruz, the Academic Deputy Minister of MEP. |
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The new law will be gradually
applied throughout the nation.
Last December,
students, teachers and activists marched down the
Central Avenue to the ministry offices in Paseo
Colón, demanding compulsory music education.
At that time, they also showed their concern because several educational sectors exchanged music lessons for more religion classes or physical education classes. |
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| Members
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By
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The raids carried out by the Deputy Prosecutor's Office against Organized Crime and the Drug Control Police ended with the arrest of 24 people suspected of taking part in a drug trafficking organization in the southern of the country. As reported by the press office of the Public Ministry, the detainees included two former members of the National Coastguard Service. They were identified as leaders of the criminal organization. Other detainees are a former police officer and four active coast guard members. "Apparently, the officials would have collaborated with the group by providing them with information regarding the actions and operations that would be developed by both police forces," said a statement issued by the Prosecutor's Office. In total, authorities carried out 28 raids in communities such as Osa and Golfito. The investigation against this group began in 2015. The detainees apparently provided services to rings of drug dealer from the south of the continent, agreeing to pick up the drugs at certain positions in the open sea, prosecutors said. They would then transfer the drugs to farms in Puerto Jimenez where they were delivered to the individuals who were in charge of making the drugs reach their destinations, the prosecutors added. |
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Apparently some imported cocaine supplied national consumption. According to the Office of the Prosecutor, occasionally the payment received by the organization was cocaine, which was sold in different areas of the country. The prosecutor added that the police operations continue and that those arrested were taken before the Golfito criminal court. During the course of the investigations, judicial authorities said they confiscated nearly eight tons of cocaine hydrochloride and $950,000. |
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American Legion on Memorial Day Remember, Memorial Day will be observed on Sunday, 11:00 a.m., 27th of May. The observation is organized by the Marine Corps League and sponsored by the American Legion. It will be followed with lunch at Las Brujas. You can google Escazú and then Las Brujas and the location will pop up on the map. Remember this is one of only three opportunities for the American Community to celebrate our heritage in Costa Rica, so spread the word among the Americans you may know and we can have a large turnout. Kenneth Johnson Vice Commander, Email: kstacey90@hotmail.com |
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