Costa Rica

The country’s match with Germany during the Qatar World Cup was the first ever in its history with all referees being women

The government is currently working on a legal framework to establish official regulations and taxes on the use of cryptocurrency

The government has announced the building of the country’s first-ever public transport road, which will be fully electric and powered by the country’s sustainable energy

The country has officially prohibited the retention, storage, and selling of all sharks, rays, and sawfish in order to promote the sustainable management of ecosystems and marine species

A state of emergency due to the heavy rains - decreed by President Chaves - allows the state budget to be allocated more quickly than foreseen in order to protect schools, remote houses, and facilities

With a specialised cyber task force, the country has fully recovered all of its digital systems considered essential for institutional management and patient care, after the cyber-attack that took place on May shut down all government systems

As the sawfish is quickly becoming extinct in various parts of the world, the country has officially made its fishing, exploitation, and commercialisation illegal

Aimed at reactivating the economy and creating new employment, a new state proposal is set to soon make medical cannabis product dispensaries available across the country

Local college students have designed a technological artefact that will be sent into space in order to analyse a fungus that is affecting banana plantations around the world, and will try and find a cure for it

A new species of tree frogs was discovered in the country, sparking great celebration in the scientific community, as the area where it was found was supposed to be cut down for livestock production, but then protected by environmentalist foundations

Students took to the streets to protest a possible cut in funding for education; the government has listened, and announced that no cuts will be done to the current academic funds

The government has announced that it is currently working on a plan to regularise the migration of over 200.000 Nicaraguans seeking to flee their country and find refuge in Costa Rica

Around 99% of sea turtles caught incidentally in national waters are still alive when they are found, so the government will carry out training sessions for fishermen to release them and increase the species’ degree of survival