The Gabriel García Márquez Prize for Journalism will recognize Giannina Segnini, founder of the Costa Rican daily La Nación's investigative unit and data journalism pioneer, on Wednesday, in Medellín, Colombia.
A $560 million loan over the next 40 years will hopefully bring Costa Rica closer to its goal to generate 95 percent of its electricity with renewable resources.
Host organization MarViva, Costa Rican fishermen and a current lawmaker said the lack of attendance by political candidates shows the current administration and political parties have little interest in addressing ongoing problems with marine management.
Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla said that Latin America must take more responsibility for identifying and solving the region's problems, after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced the end of that country's Monroe Doctrine.
The Heredia home of former lawmaker and current legislative candidate Epsy Campbell was burglarized over the weekend. She had moved to the new home after her previous home was burglarized as well.
