Costa Rica’s High School Teachers' Association on Wednesday said that four lawmakers, who previously worked as educators, filed applications to increase their pensions by taking into account their salaries as legislators rather than wages they earned as teachers.
Public employees working in government, education, health, police and coastal docks are spending this month planning the country's first major strike of the year.
Christopher Columbus first brought sugar to the Americas in the 15th century. Since then it has transformed the political and social composition of the region. Here’s a look at one Central American country’s modern industry.
