The world has gone retro: Russia and NATO are making the Cold War hot again
Thousands of Russian and NATO forces are holding rival military maneuvers, while their political leaders are resurrecting Cold War rhetoric complete with provocative deployments, nuclear threats and talk of a…
More than half of Costa Ricans support oil, natural gas exploration: poll
According to the latest opinion poll by the Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC), 51.1% of Costa Ricans support exploration for oil and natural gas within national territory.…
Quepos OIJ chief arrested for false detention of U.S. citizens
The district chief of the Judicial Investigative Police (OIJ) in Quepos was arrested Wednesday on charges that he falsely detained three U.S. citizens.The official, identified by the surnames…
Protestors picket RECOPE over increasing fuel prices; demand end to monopoly
A group of protestors picketed the head offices of the Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE) on Wednesday, in protest against ongoing hikes in the prices of gasoline and diesel in…
Latin America less peaceful than a year before
Latin America emerged in 2015 as a less peaceful region than it was the year before, according to a new study on global peace released Wednesday. The general trend is…
President Solis, gov officials and business leaders to convene at San José conference
Although Costa Rica continues to draw investors from around the world, challenges remain when it comes to boosting investment levels. Since taking office, President Luis Guillermo Solís has worked to…
Fifagate: Swiss investigators look into 53 cases of possible money laundering
A Swiss team looking into alleged corruption within FIFA says it has seized around nine terabytes of data pertaining to the investigation.…
Constitutional Court dismisses appeal by transsexual seeking gender reassignment surgery under public health
Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court has dismissed an appeal by a person who identifies as a woman that sought coverage from Costa Rica’s public health system (CCSS) to transform her…
