“Seismic swarm” of small to moderate earthquakes strike off Nicoya coast
A so-called “seismic swarm” of six small to moderate earthquakes occurred off the coast of the Nicoya Peninsula on Tuesday morning, according to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory (OVSICORI).…
Owner of barge that sunk, created chemical spill in May finally recovers it from 26 feet of water
Fertica, the Costa Rican company that owns a barge that spilled 180 tons of ammonium nitrate when in it sunk in the vicinity of the Port of Caldera in Puntarenas,…
Sandinista government awards outgoing US ambassador Nicaragua’s highest honor
Nicaragua’s Sandinista government honored outgoing US ambassador, Phyllis M. Powers with its highest award of honor on Tuesday, the first American to ever receive the award from the administration of…
President Solis orders report on US Army overflight of Costa Rica
President Solis requested that the Ministry of Public Security deliver a report on the landing and overflight of five United States military aircraft that occurred on Sunday, without prior…
US, Cuba to discuss commercial air travel
The United States and Cuba will hold their first talks next week in Havana about the normalizing of air travel between the two countries, a step eagerly awaited by major…
2015: The year more people have died from selfies than from shark attacks
This year has seen its fair share of many odd things, but now you can add one more to the list; 2015 was officially the year where selfies killed more…
Nicaragua Canal “closer than ever,” and will cut sailing time for mega-ships: official
Building an inter-oceanic canal crossing Nicaragua "is closer than ever" and will markedly reduce travel time and costs for mega-ships, a Nicaraguan senior official said here Tuesday.…
Overflight by US military aircraft in Costa Rica on Sunday lacked proper permission, lawmakers say
Five US Army aircraft consisting of two CH-47 Chinook helicopters and three UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters ruffled some Costa Rican’s feathers on Sunday, including some lawmakers who say the flights were…
