“We trust China’s word”: Foreign Minister says China’s involvement in Nicaragua Canal protects Costa Rica
Email this page June 21st, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Foreign Minister Enrique Castillo believes that China’s involvement in the proposed Nicaragua Canal – a project that would dwarf the Panama Canal –…
Costa Rica supports Nicaragua Canal plan if national territory not affected
Email this page June 17th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The government of Costa Rica supports Nicaragua’s effort to build a transoceanic canal that would dwarf the Panama Canal, calling it “positive,”…
Nicaragua OKs Chinese-made mega canal that would dwarf Panama
Email this page Simeon Tegel / GlobalPost Nicaragua’s lawmakers have approved a multibillion-dollar plan for a little-known Chinese firm to carve a canal between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans that…
Quakes and aftershocks rocked Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala and El Salvador
Email this page June 15th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) After an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale off the Pacific coast of Nicaragua on Saturday, both Nicaragua and other Central American…
Sunday Commentary: CR ranks 40th – how credible is the “Global Peace Index” ?
Email this page ICR Editor’s note: Costa Rica was recently ranked in 40th place in the so-called “Global Peace Index.” For a country with no military and who prides itself…
6.5 earthquake strikes off Nicaragua, scientists say major tsunami unlikely
Email this page MANAGUA, June 15, 2013 (AFP) – A moderate 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Nicaragua on Saturday and rattled nearby cities, but scientists said it was…
In Depth: Latin America: Divided we stand
Email this page United and integrated, the region would be a force to reckon with on the world stage. But does Latin America’s unification reality match up to the rhetoric?…
Sales of George Orwell’s “1984″ spike after NSA surveillance revelations
Email this page By Alexander Besant / GlobalPost As of Tuesday afternoon, the book jumped an incredible 3,100 percent to number 6 on Amazon’s “movers and shakers” list. Big Brother…
