Obama asks Congress to lift embargo on Cuba
President Barack Obama said Thursday that the economic embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba in 1962 is "the legacy of a failed policy," once again urging Congress to…
Costa Rica celebrates legal victory in border spat with Nicaragua
Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis on Wednesday expressed his satisfaction with the "forcefulness" of the ruling issued by the International Court of Justice at The Hague finding that Nicaragua…
Meet the young Costa Rican man accused of murdering US aid worker, Sondra Lynn Elizondo
A man arrested on Friday as the prime suspect in the brutal murder of US aid worker and charity founder, Sandra Lynn Elizondo, has been identified by reliable sources as…
Bill seeks to limit landlords’ ability to increase rent to the rate of inflation
A bill recently presented during a special session in the Legislative Assembly would limit annual rent increases for residential leases to the rate of inflation.…
Syrian woman detained in Costa Rica since November tells her story, requests asylum
A Syrian woman who has been detained in Costa Rica since November 19th after entering the country on a stolen and doctored Greek passport is requesting asylum in Costa Rica.…
Former presidents urge Venezuela opposition leaders to act
At the risk of losing international credibility, the opposition coalition in Venezuela must act quickly to elect a new leader of the Congress, said former Colombian president Andres Pastrana, speaking…
Belgian man is latest victim of Costa Rica’s riptides
A Belgian man drowned at La Rajada Beach in La Cruz, Guanacaste on Tuesday after succumbing to a rip tide, according to Costa Rica’s Red Cross.…
Christmas Tamales – an essential part of Costa Rica’s holiday tradition
The Costa Rican tamal (the singular in Spanish is tamal‒tamale is English) is a work of art, wondrous to behold, and a culinary epiphany to consume. They are not always…
