How Latin America’s top Libertarian party plans to win in Costa Rica
David Rodríguez is a 23-year-old running to be a councilman for San Rafael, a township in the city of Heredia, Costa Rica. An outspoken defender of capitalism, his youth is…
Twelve years in, accused fraudster Luis Milanes in court; prosecution seeks victims
The trial of Luis Milanes, a 64-year-old Cuban American accused of defrauding some 500 mostly American and Canadian investors out of $46 million when his Costa Rica-based high-yield investment program,…
Hillary Clinton to ask for lifting of embargo on Cuba
U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton this week will ask Congress to lift the embargo on Cuba during a scheduled visit to South Florida, where she will participate in two…
Fed sees improving US economy, leaves door open for rate hike
U.S. central bank officials concluded a two-day policy meeting on Wednesday saying the U.S. economy continues to expand at a moderate pace despite a slowdown in the energy sector and…
ICE says current phone rates are not enough to cover costs
The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), which until 2009 also held a monopoly on both landline and cellular telephone service in the country, says that current rates for telephony…
U.S. man bitten by shark while surfing in Tamarindo, Costa Rica
A U.S. man required nine stitches after being bitten on the foot by a shark while surfing at Playa Grande, in Tamarindo, Guanacaste, CRHoy.com reports.…
ICR News, formerly Inside Costa Rica, acquired by investment group
ICR News, formerly Inside Costa Rica, has been acquired by a private investment group, the online news organization announced on Wednesday. …
Colombia to invest $1.7 bn in socioeconomic development of Pacific region
Colombia's government plans to invest 5 trillion pesos (some $1.75 billion) over the next decade in 200 social development projects in the Pacific region, an impoverished area beset by the…
