President Obama’s trip to Latin America will lay the foundation for a new era, Hillary Clinton said in a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington D.C. on March 18.
TCRN STAFF: San Jose, Costa Rica – More police with special training are being sent to the disputed area on the border where Nicaraguan soldiers have set up a post, Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla said Wednesday. Ironically, Chinchilla’s made her statement at the ceremony marking the 62nd anniversary of the disbanding of the Costa [...]
TCRN STAFF: Mr. Opinion. Nicaragua Nicaragua continues it’s attempts to annex a piece of Costa Rica. Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega is setting himself up as a puppet Hugo Chávez by running, unconstitutionally, for another term. Both of these dictators are friends and allies of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega accuses Colombia of heading a “conspiracy” [...]
TCRN STAFF: Both sides should be careful, as they both have a lot to lose. Nicaragua already has a tainted recent history in terms of conflict, and this will certainly have an impact on Costa Rica’s primary economic industry, tourism. For Nicaragua this could be the ‘perfect storm’ for regime change. Honduras is an example [...]
UPDATE: Second day of National Emergency. Rains are expected to continue for 2 more days. A large flash flood completely destroyed the neighborhood Lourdes, located in Aserrí. Throughout the effected areas there are 23 dead and 10 are known to be still missing, although the number of missing is expected to rise. Over 1.390 people [...]
Featured Columnist – Political Correspondent – Latin American Relations Jennifer Mayer When many people think of the province of Limón, they envision calm blue green sea waters, reggae music, and the warm salty ocean breeze swinging brightly color hammocks. The province of Limón, located on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, is regarded by many as [...]
TCRN STAFF: Costa Rican migration authorities are considering restricting Mexican and Guatemalan visas to enter the country. We believe it is time to assess the desirability of more restrictive entry of citizens of both nations, as we have with Colombia and most recently in Jamaica,” an official said. The idea is that the visas of [...]
Featured Columnist – Political Correspondent – Latin American Relations Jennifer Mayer TCRN STAFF: The Costa Rica News.com Jennifer Mayer “Don’t be such a Nica”. It may shock many that this insult is commonly heard around Costa Rica. It could come from the mouth of a teenager, chiding his friend for wearing a shirt he deems uncool, [...]
The central bank on Saturday raised the interest rates offered on deposits at Central Direct. This is the third change made by the Central Bank on interest rates after the sharp cut of 1.50 points made on 19 August. The rate for 180 days to 269 days, the cut of 6.75% to 5.50% on 19 [...]
TCRN STAFF: PLANE GOES DOWN WITH 173 KILOS DOWN AFTER TAKING OFF FROM TOBIAS BOLANOS PAVAS, west of San Jose with a shipment of cocaine that was destined for Guatemala. The aircraft was transporting 173 kilos of drugs and at 8:05 am, just moments after takeoff the plane flew approximately two kilometers before going down [...]
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