Ways to Avoid Sounding Like a Gringo
In Mexico and Central America a gringo is usually defined as a U.S. citizen, but can refer to any foreigner. Most Gringos stand out by the way they dress, social customs, behavior and common errors they make when speaking Spanish.
 

MOPT Inspector Involved in Billboard Bribes
Obtaining a permit to install a "valla" or billboard along the country's highways, especially in the Central Valley, is no easy task. So, why are the major highways around San José littered with all types of billboards?

Solís Says TLC an "Unemployment Factory"
The leader of the Partido Acción Cuidadana (PAC) and former presidential candidate, Ottón Solís, is warning of the potential increase in unemployment in Costa Rica if the Tratado Libre de Comercio (TLC) - free trade agreement with the United States is approved.

Government To Take Legal Action Against Limón Port Slowdowns
Costa Rica's government plans to take legal action in response to Limón port authority Japdeva labor union Sintrajap's work slowdown at the port, inter-institutional coordination minister Marco Vargas said in a statement.

Veranillo Came and Went, Says Weatherman
The much expected "Veranillo de San Juan", according to the weather experts, came and went, taking them by surprise.

Early Morning Fire Destroys Downtown Hotel
An early morning fire in downtown San José woke up a number of sleeping guests in the El Campesino hotel.

"Gato Felix" Behind Bars. Again.
Félix María Araya Arias, alias “Gato Félix” (Felix the Cat), is once again behind bars, this time for six months on preventive detention, caught red handed in the robbery of an office in San Ramón.

Nicaragua Hosts Regional UN Meeting
Representatives from 21 Latin American and Caribbean countries started on Monday in this capital a two-day meeting about organization of UN cooperation with the hemisphere.

Ortega Hits Approval Low in Nicaragua
Only about a quarter of people in Nicaragua are content with Daniel Ortega’s performance, according to a poll by CID-Gallup published in La Prensa.

Honduran Church Denounces Corruption
Corruption is at the root of the high Honduran crime rate because the funds for education stayed in the pockets of a few people, denounced Carlo Magno Nuñez, Chancellor of the Catholic Church in the country Monday.

Guatemala Kids Sold to US for Parts
The arrest of Guatemalans Sergio Ventura and Catalina Hernandez as they tried to smuggle two Salvadoran children across the US border confirms soaring human and child trafficking.

Corruption Detected in Guatemala Electoral Court
Two high ranking officials of the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) of Guatemala have been dismissed for influence peddling and corruption Monday, announced a TSE magistrate, the entity in charge of organizing elections scheduled for September.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:
Child Labour Seen as Normal
The three-wheeled cart piled high with scrap metal slowly makes its way down one of the main avenues in the capital of the Dominican Republic. It is pedalled by smiling 12-year-old Julio, who with his little brother Miguel goes out every day to scour the city’s outlying neighbourhoods in search of recyclable waste, which they sell to help support their family.
 

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