2015 has officially set new record for murders in Costa Rica
As of Thursday, a total of 527 murders have been officially recorded by Costa Rican officials this year. As a result, 2015 will set a new record for homicides…
US woman murdered in San Jose hotel was charity founder, mother of two
A woman from the United States who was found brutally murdered in a San Jose hotel room on Wednesday was the co-founder of Vida Volunteer, an organization that provides free…
Prosecutor to ask Panama’s Supreme Court to order former president’s arrest in spying scandal
The Panamanian special prosecutor investigating ex-President Ricardo Martinelli for orchestrating an alleged illegal spying ring said he would ask the Supreme Court on Friday to order his arrest.…
Central American migrants deported from US and Mexico face danger and debt
Hundreds of thousands of Central American migrants, including children, are deported by the United States each year to their home countries where they face gang violence and a lack of…
Decade-old saga comes to an end as Costa Rica court sentences investment fraudster Luis Milanes to 15 years in prison
The Criminal Court of San Jose sentenced Cuban American, Luis Tamayo Milanés to 15 years and 8 months in prison Thursday morning, ending a 13-year saga that began when his…
US woman found brutally murdered in San Jose hotel room
A woman from the United States was found brutally murdered in a small hotel in San Jose’s Barrio California, near the Nicaraguan embassy, on Wednesday, authorities confirm.…
Intelligence chief claims reporter got it wrong, says no investigation into El Chapo family visits to Costa Rica
The head of Costa Rica’s secretive Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), Mariano Figueres denied in a press release on Friday that he ever confirmed to a reporter for the…
Sweeping new indictment against top FIFA officials unveiled
U.S. Attorney announced Thursday a new, sweeping indictment against 16 officials of FIFA, including two vice presidents of the international soccer governing body's executive committee and officials from Costa Rica,…
