Cuba confirms Raul Castro to attend U.N. General Assembly in New York
The Cuban government on Wednesday confirmed the attendance of President Raul Castro at the events surrounding the U.N. General Assembly in New York, where his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, will…
In brief Independence Day speech, President Solis urges Costa Ricans to overcome their fears
In a less-than-15-minute speech commemorating 194 years of Costa Rica’s independence, President Luis Guillermo Solis urged Costa Ricans to overcome their fears about the country’s future.…
Here is what the US had to say to other Central American countries on Independence Day
While similar, the small differences in the statements are interesting, and shed a bit of nuance on the United States’ relationship with each of the five Central American nations that…
Mayor of Alajuela back at his post despite corruption arrest, ongoing probe
Thompson, who was arrested on suspicion of influence peddling on August 27th, is listed as a suspect in an investigation into the apparently illegal issuance of a number of liquor…
Lawmaker, Journalists Association condemn union threats against journalists
Libertarian lawmaker, Otto Guevara and Costa Rica’s Association of Journalists (El Colegio de Periodistas) condemned on Wednesday statements made by ICE union boss, Fabio Chaves threatening journalists with violence during…
Public unions organizing largest strike in decades; ICE union boss threatens journalists could face violence
Public sector union leaders convened a Monday press conference to announce a massive general strike in October, perhaps the largest in decades, during which ICE union boss Fabio Chaves issued…
Costa Rica government issues draft decree authorizing IVF hours before deadline
The Solis administration released a draft decree on Thursday morning authorizing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in public and private medical centers.The draft decree was sent Thursday morning to the…
People-power and the ‘Guatemalan Spring’
The audacious theft of millions of dollars of public money by politicians and businessmen while poor patients died in public hospitals has triggered an unprecedented collective political awakening among Guatemala's…
