Nicaragua Canal plans raise concerns
Email this page Luis Carlos Lopez / VOXXI Despite assurances made by the Chinese businessman that the project to build a canal in Nicaragua is going to be transparent and…
Fatty acid in fish linked to lower breast cancer risk
Email this page By Alexander Besant / GlobalPost Omega-3 fatty acids contained in oily fish and flax seeds may lead to a reduction in breast cancer risk, according to a new…
Arrests made in murder of Costa Rican model
Email this page June 28th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Agents of the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) in Alajuela arrested this morning several suspects in the murder of 29-year-old Costa Rican model, Pamela…
Fatal Attraction: Beauty queens the trophy wives of narcos
Email this page Editor’s note: Authorities arrested several suspects this morning in the murder of former Costa Rican model, Pamela Cespedes and her Guatemalan companion. The trend of Latin American…
Municipality opens investigation after mass death of pigeons
Email this page June 28th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The municipality of Goicoechea has opened an investigation to determine what caused the death of some 80 pigeons, which were found dead in…
License Plates Exchange Will Begin July 15
Email this page By Wilberth Villalobos / Voz de Guanacaste The country’s vehicle owners must change their plates beginning July 15, according to the National Register Regulation Number 70 issued…
Researchers Identify Potential Cause of Alzheimer’s Damage
Email this page (VOA) Researchers at the Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified a brain protein that may have a role in causing the dementia of Alzheimer’s disease. The…
Latin America: Ecuador breaks trade pact with US to counter ‘blackmail’ over Edward Snowden
Email this page Freya Petersen / GlobalPost President Rafael Correa’s government on Thursday renounced the Andean Trade Preference Act, citing US “blackmail” over an asylum request by fugitive former NSA…
