Hezbollah threatens Latin America
Email this page Eduardo Szklarz / ISH BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Illegal activities such as drug trafficking, money laundering and smuggling are financing the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah in Latin…
More than 800 police to provide security for today’s World Cup qualifier versus U.S.
Email this page (AFP) – CONCACAF has ramped up security for Friday’s 2014 World Cup qualifier between Costa Rica and the United States, with Ticos fans still irked by the “Snow Bowl” won…
Costa Rica receives between 90 and 100 asylum requests per month
Email this page September 6th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) With more than 12,000 refugees already living in the country, Costa Rica receives between 90 and 100 requests from asylum seekers each month,…
Latin American cartels trafficking more drugs to East Asia
Email this page September 5th, 2013 (ISH) Latin American cartels are trafficking growing amounts of cocaine and methamphetamines to increasingly wealthy East Asian countries, a top U.S. counter-narcotics official said…
As U.S. decision looms, President Chinchilla says attack on Syria not the solution
Email this page September 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) President Laura Chinchilla said that a possible attack on Syria over the country’s alleged use of chemical weapons “does not appear to be…
Not over: Nicaragua warns Costa Rica it may try to reclaim province in court
Email this page September 3rd, 2013 (AFP & InsideCostaRica.com) Nicaraguan president, Daniel Ortega, reiterated yesterday that his country reserves the right to lay claim to the province of Guanacaste in…
Costa Rica dismisses Ortega’s invitation to join Central American Parliament
Email this page August 30th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Nicaraguan President, Daniel Ortega, invited Costa Rica to join the Central American Parliament (Parlamento Centroamericano, also known as Parlacen) this week. Costa Rica…
Highway violence hurts business in Latin America
Email this page Juliana Machado / ISH Violence and robberies on Latin American highways cost businesses more money than anywhere in the world, says the Economic Commission for Latin America…
