Costa Rica’s ICE asks for 13.7 percent increase in electric rates
The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) requested last week a 13.7 percent increase in electric rates from the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ARESEP).…
Police officers involved in shooting incident outside home of Costa Rican president lose their jobs
Four police officers that were involved in a July 2014 shooting incident outside the condominium of Costa Rica president Luis Guillermo Solis have been fired from their jobs without benefits.…
Cuban dissidents report 90 detentions after protest in Havana
Some 90 dissidents, among them members of the Ladies in White, were detained for several hours after staging a protest in a Havana park.Opposition members Antonio Gonzalez-Rodiles, his girlfriend Ayler…
UPDATE 2: Young Canadian woman missing in Costa Rica has been located
A 20-year-old Canadian woman from Quebec has been missing in Costa Rica since July 19th, according to her family.Allison Mercier left Quebec in January for a trip through…
US lifts credit, aid restrictions after Nicaragua resolves cases of seized properties
The United States announced this week that it has lifted restrictions that required the Nicaraguan government to seek an annual waiver to receive access to international credit and bilateral assistance.…
CONCACAF head Sanz sacked amid FIFA corruption probe
The head of North American football's governing body CONCACAF has been fired following the FBI investigation into corruption allegations at FIFA, a source and his lawyer said.…
Can the Mexican government be trusted to investigate El Chapo’s jailbreak?
Narco kingpin Joaquin “el Chapo” Guzman’s escape from Mexico's highest security prison last month was so audacious it could have come straight out of Netflix.…
A beer a day might keep the doctor away, researchers say
Sure, we were all going to continue consuming the refreshing foamy niceness that is beer; so why not feel healthy while we’re doing so? Turns out red wine normally takes…
