US sent Costa Ricans to Cuba to destabilize government: report
Email this page August 5th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Associated Press has learned that the United States employed young Costa Ricans and other Latin Americans on covert missions to Cuba to foster…
UN Secretary-General on his way to Costa Rica, Nicaragua today
Email this page July 29th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to depart New York this morning for a trip to Costa Rica and Nicaragua, a UN spokesperson…
Latin America’s military is making a comeback
It was a momentous day for Latin America: On March 11, 1990, Augusto Pinochet, the region’s last military dictator, finally handed power to an elected civilian president.Since then, democracy has…
UN sanctions operator of N. Korean ship caught smuggling arms in Panama
Email this page July 29th, 2014 (VOA) The United Nations imposed sanctions on the operator of a North Korean ship seized last year by Panama while trying to smuggle arms from…
UPDATE: Former president Laura Chinchilla loses civil, criminal case against businessman
Email this page July 21st, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A three-judge panel acquitted businessman and prominent hotelier, Alberto Rodriguez Baldi on criminal defamation charges and threw out a civil case against the…
Chinchilla legal team seeks ¢100 million, 60 days in jail for Baldi; judgment expected today
Email this page EDITOR’S NOTE: A three-judge panel acquitted Baldi this morning. Click here for the latest update. July 21st, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Former president Laura Chinchilla’s legal team is seeking…
Putin denies Cuba spy base to be reopened
Russian President Vladimir Putin is denying media reports that he will reopen a Soviet-era base in Cuba used to spy on the United States.…
Costa Rica demands environmental studies of planned Nicaragua canal
Email this page July 15th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Government of Costa Rica is demanding assurances that the planned $40 billion “mega canal” in Nicaragua will not affect the flow or…
