FIFA’s Rocha agrees to be extradited to Nicaragua
Julio Rocha, the former head of the Nicaraguan Football Federation who was one of seven FIFA officials detained in Switzerland in May, has agreed to be extradited to his home…
US citizen sentenced to nearly six years for role in Costa Rica-based biz-opp fraud
A U.S. citizen charged in connection with the operation of a series of fraudulent business opportunities based in Costa Rica was sentenced to prison on Wednesday in Miami, the Justice…
Man steals plane from Costa Rica airport, dies after crashing it in Colombia
A single-engine Cessna aircraft was allegedly stolen Sunday afternoon from the airport in Puerto Jimenez in Costa Rica’s southern zone and crashed hours later not far from an airport in…
Costa Rica’s tourism police blame “carelessness,” cultural differences for rising crime against US, foreign tourists
Costa Rica’s Tourist Police, which fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP) told CRHoy.com on Monday that “carelessness” and cultural differences were to blame for an…
US Coast Guard unloads record $1 billion worth of cocaine seized off Central America coast
The U.S. Coast Guard dropped off more than $1 billion in cocaine in San Diego on Monday that was seized in one of the most successful seasons of patrolling off…
New trial begins Monday of Anne Maxin Patton, US woman accused of murdering husband John Bender in Costa Rica
Anne Maxin Patton, the US woman accused of killing her wealthy husband John Felix Bender on January 8th, 2010, is scheduled to begin her third murder trial at 8…
Police officers involved in shooting incident outside home of Costa Rican president lose their jobs
Four police officers that were involved in a July 2014 shooting incident outside the condominium of Costa Rica president Luis Guillermo Solis have been fired from their jobs without benefits.…
UPDATE 2: Young Canadian woman missing in Costa Rica has been located
A 20-year-old Canadian woman from Quebec has been missing in Costa Rica since July 19th, according to her family.Allison Mercier left Quebec in January for a trip through…
