With five medals at the recent America Beer Cup in Chilé, a select group of microbreweries from Costa Rica have put the tiny country on the map in the ever-growing world of craft beer.
For months, Mexicans have been clamoring for more details about Finance Minister Luis Videgaray's purchase of a luxury house perched at the edge of a lush golf course a couple of hours outside of Mexico City. Now, documents have been released suggesting that Videgaray completed his purchase of the vacation home after taking office in an unusual deal with a builder who has ties to the government.
Major legislative victories were largely absent from this extraordinary session, the month-long period when the executive branch sets the Assembly’s agenda, but Casa Presidencial spun it as a success. According to a statement from Casa Presidencial, 36 of its 77 bills “advanced” and five reached the plenary for debate.
With immigration a hot topic on the U.S. presidential campaign trail, unions and immigrant advocates are focusing attention this week on a federal visa program that they deride as "immigration reform for the 1 percent."
The Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) approved a ₡15 hike in regular per-kilometer taxi fares and a ₡2 to ₡3 increase in per-liter fuel prices.
Even some fast-food restaurants joined in Thursday's nationwide protests held to demand President Otto Pérez Molina's resignation. "All our restaurants will remain closed. We are joining in the change reshaping our country," said a message posted to the Twitter account of McDonald's Guatemala.
New Costa Rica football head coach Óscar Ramírez announced his first 23-man roster on Thursday. A few big surprises were named alongside the common fixtures of Keylor Navas and Bryan Ruíz.
