Daily Archives: December 26, 2011

Nicaragua has filed suit against Costa Rica at the U. N. International Court of Justice, citing violations to national sovereignty and major environmental damages to its territory due to the construction of a new road along the south bank of … Continue reading →

Pope Benedict prayed on Christmas for peace and stability around the world and called for an end to the many conflicts, which, he said, stain the earth with blood. The Vatican also condemned the Sunday bomb blasts at churches in … Continue reading →

Cuban authorities say at least 38 Haitian migrants have died after their boat sank off Cuba’s eastern coast. Cuba says civil defense forces rescued 87 others Saturday. A search is under way for more possible victims. Cuban officials first spotted … Continue reading →

Cuban President Raúl Castro says his government will pardon nearly 3,000 prisoners in the coming days for humanitarian reasons. Castro made the announcement Friday in a speech to lawmakers. He said 86 foreigners from 25 countries would be among the … Continue reading →

The U.S. Department of Justice’s lawyers have opened the door to in-state Internet lottery by Illinois and New York. The written opinion by the Office of Legal Counsel supports a narrow reading of the prohibition in U.S. law against online … Continue reading →

The year 2011 has not been a very positive one for tourism, according to the national chamber. In fact, tourist arrivals by air are down 4 percent in July, August and September, said the chamber. Consequently, the chamber, the Cámara … Continue reading →

A series of sweetheart loans that violated bank policy resulted in raids last week in Grecia, Naranjo and Guanacaste. Involved are four employees of the Banco Nacional in Palmares. The bank said in a statement that the loans were for … Continue reading →

The European media promoted to international criminal status the founder of a silicone breast implant manufacturer. He is Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of Poly Implant Prothese. He was in the news because his company was shut down and the French … Continue reading →

Roy Komama, I don’t think your crazy, and as a father I feel your hurt, anger and your emotions because I have a daughter. A judge with her mother’s attorney wrote a court order 7 years ago that we are … Continue reading →

A flurry of earthquakes took place Sunday night in the mountains above Desamparados south of San José. The last short shock was just estimated at 2.7 magnitude by the Laboratorio de Ingeniería Sísmica of the Universidad de Costa Rica. That … Continue reading →

A former Limón businessman who still had interests here has been gunned down in Colombia by hit men. The dead man is James Perry Edwards, a former resident of that Caribbean community. At the time of his death he was … Continue reading →