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Monthly Archives: March, 2014

US general sees anti-drug effort faltering in Latin America as funding declines

Dwindling defense budgets have been a boon to drug trafficking networks in Latin America as U.S. intelligence and interdiction assets in the Caribbean have been pared down, the top U.S. commander responsible for the region said Thursday.

Could the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have been stolen?

Some airline pilots have begun to speculate that one of the flight crew might have intentionally caused the plane to disappear and flown off with it to an undisclosed location.

Supreme Elections Tribunal official suspended following accusations of ballot theft

Costa Rica's Supreme Elections Tribunal on Friday said it had suspended an employee for allegedly stealing “a few” ballots prepared for Costa Rica's presidential runoff on April 6. But the tribunal said the incident does not appear to be related to electoral fraud.

Large-scale St. Patrick’s festival invades Escazú

To Pablo Formal, sharing a cultural experience is even better when you’re also sharing a good beer. This weekend, Formal is going Gaelic: He’s bringing an enormous St. Patrick’s Day celebration to Escazú.

Malaysia dramatically expands search for missing plane

Malaysia said Friday it was dramatically expanding the already vast scope of its search for a missing passenger plane, admitting it was no closer to solving the agonizing aviation mystery a week after the jet vanished.

International experts confirm Nicaragua caused irreparable damage to Costa Rican wetlands

Environment Vice Minister Ana Lorena Guevara reiterated on Thursday that Nicaragua's dredging of two artificial canals in Costa Rica's northeastern region had caused considerable environmental damage to protected wetlands.

A jungle concert, St. Paddy’s Day, and other stuff happening in Costa Rica

The Tico Times guide to what’s doing this week.

High-profile shark-finning trial continues this week

The trial of Kathy Tseng Chang began again in a Puntarenas court Wednesday.

Fishermen protest as lawmakers flip-flop on shrimp trawling

More than 600 fishermen and environmentalists united Thursday morning to protest a bill that would reinstate shrimp trawling in Costa Rican waters. "Pesca arrastre es un desastre," they shouted.

Protecting Costa Rica’s Dolphins: The Importance of Moving Tuna Fishing Fleets Offshore

Dear Sra. Presidenta, You are coming to the end of your term of what has to be the most thankless job in Costa Rica. I...

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