These 5 countries spew more plastic into the oceans than the rest of the world combined (and the US isn’t one of them)
The planet’s seas are choking on our junk: soda bottles, plastic bags and tons of cigarette butts. Distant spots in the ocean — called garbage gyres — have become vortexes…
Suspended CONCACAF chief and FIFA vice president, Alfredo Hawit, extradited to US
Hawit, president of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and a vice president of the football world governing body FIFA, was arrested on December 3…
Well-known Costa Rica businessman hosted party for El Chapo son, ex-wife at La Fortuna hotel: report
Costa Rican businessman and hotelier Alberto Rodriguez Baldi, who made headlines in 2013 when former Costa Rican president Laura Chinchilla sued the businessman for criminal defamation over a Facebook post…
Despite controversy, Costa Rica’s women’s-only bank, Banca Kristal gained thousands of customers in first month
Costa Rica’s controversial women’s-only bank, Banca Kristal, says it attracted nearly 10,000 new customers in December, its first month in operation.…
Venezuela Supreme Court declares Congress decisions void
Venezuela's Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the new National Assembly's decisions are void unless three banned opposition lawmakers are removed from office, deepening a power struggle over the opposition's…
Sean Penn meeting and silver screen dreams helped lead to El Chapo’s recapture
A secretive meeting that Hollywood star Sean Penn orchestrated with Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman in a jungle hideout late last year helped Mexico's government catch the world's most wanted drug lord,…
Luxury home tax deadline is Friday; new penalty of up to 150 percent imposed
The annual tax on “luxury” homes, known as the Solidarity Tax, must be paid by Friday, January 15th to avoid penalties and interest, including a new penalty this year for…
Two US men died in separate road accidents on Saturday
Two men from the United States were killed over the weekend in separate road accidents, both occurring Saturday afternoon.…
