No menu items!

COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER

spot_img

AFP

1238 POSTS
0 COMMENTS

US reopens borders after 20 months

The United States reopened its borders Monday to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against Covid-19 after 20 months of travel restrictions, paving the way for...

Nicaragua votes with Ortega re-election sewn up

Nicaraguans voted Sunday in presidential elections widely denounced as a "sham," as long-term leader Daniel Ortega labeled his opponents -- most of them jailed...

Ortega a shoo-in in ‘sham’ Nicaragua vote

Nicaraguans go to the polls Sunday for presidential elections dismissed as a "sham" by the international community, with all viable challengers to long-term leader...

Honduras presidential candidate arrested on murder, drug-trafficking charges

Honduran authorities on Thursday arrested presidential candidate Santos Rodriguez over accusations of money laundering related to drug-trafficking and homicide, including the murder of a...

Planet vs people as Panama’s mangroves are turned into coal

Elieser Rodriguez emerges blackened from the thick smoke of burning pyres slowly transforming the limbs of mangroves into charcoal -- a livelihood much maligned by...

Nicaragua: Revolution, poverty and cigars

Central America's poorest country, Nicaragua, which holds a presidential election on Sunday, has been mired in political crisis for three years. Former guerrilla turned longtime...

Ortega a shoo-in as Nicaragua votes with opposition jailed, exiled

The 75-year-old is assured another five-year term with his wife and vice-president, Rosario Murillo, 70, by his side.

Airbnb profit soars on pandemic-era lifestyles

Airbnb on Thursday reported record-high profit in the recently ended quarter as bookings surpassed pre-pandemic numbers, with remote work trends boosting the home-sharing platform. Users...

US Congress ups pressure on Nicaragua ahead of polls

The bipartisan legislation, which was supported by more Republicans than Democrats, must now be signed into law by President Joe Biden.

Facebook takes down Nicaraguan government-run troll farm

The troll farm started operating in April 2018, when Ortega's government violently put down a wave of protests.

Latest news

- Advertisement -spot_img