Panamá’s Safe Neighborhoods program fights gangs with enforcement, rehabilitation
By María Gabriela Córdova November 26th, 2014 (Dialogo) Panamá President Juan Carlos Varela’s administration is taking aim at gangs with a two-pronged strategy that includes strong law enforcement efforts with rehabilitation…
200 countries to gather in Peru to discuss new UN climate treaty
By Rosanne Skirble November 26th, 2014 (VOA) Representatives from 200 countries will gather next week in Lima, Peru, for talks on a new United Nations climate treaty. The meeting will set the…
Nature Air to begin direct flights between San Jose and Limon
November 24th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rican air carrier Nature Air has announced the launch of a new direct daily route connecting San Jose and Limon in just 30 minutes. The…
U.S. man dies suddenly while rafting in Quepos
November 24th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A 38-year-old U.S. man identified as Alberto Esparza Fausto died suddenly for unknown reasons while on a rafting trip in Londres de Quepos over the weekend.…
Police stop vehicle in Pavas, discover body in the trunk
November 24th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Police in Pavas were met with gunfire when they attempted to stop a vehicle during the early morning hours of Saturday. After a brief exchange…
Costa Rica’s prison guards to go on strike
November 24th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s prison guards are planning to go on strike today to demand that the government pay overtime that workers claim has been owed to them…
Construction of Nicaragua Canal to begin on December 22nd, officials say
November 21st, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The construction of a $50 billion USD interoceanic canal through Nicaragua which would dwarf the Panama Canal is set to begin on December 22nd, Nicaragua officials…
Interest payments on government debt grew 177% in October
November 21st, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Interest payments on the government’s foreign and domestic debts grew 177% in October versus the same month last year, according to information released by the Ministry…
