The Supreme Court’s Civil and Administrative Law Branch recently rejected the final pending appeal against a port renovation and expansion project by APM Terminal, a Maersk subsidiary based in the Netherlands. The lawsuit attempted to block the $1 billion project on the country's Caribbean coast by claiming that APM's exclusive 33-year concession to operate the container terminal is an illegal monopoly.
TEL AVIV, Israel – From the frenetic, traffic-choked streets of Tel Aviv to the lonely northern mountain town of Qiryat Shemona – only a few miles from the Lebanese and Syrian borders – some 300 Costa Ricans have built a home away from home in Israel, lured here by family ties, high-tech jobs and a lifelong dream of living in the Jewish state.
Politicians, who often accuse others of undermining their work, should be the first ones to realize that their words and statements have an impact. Serious damage is done when we make “politician” into an insult or, even worse, something that looks like a crime on someone’s résumé.
Parque La Libertad may be exactly what the area needs: accessible green space, free extra-curricular classes, and a plethora of fresh-air activities, from safe jogging trails to a skate park.
It’s not easy for humans and wildlife to live next to each other, and in Costa Rica, one of the primary examples of this has long been the conflict between people and jaguars. However, a new project is trying to ease tensions.
Famous San José street guitarist Marito Mortadela died Friday having spent two days in San Juan de Dios Hospital after falling into cardiac arrest while eating lunch in downtown San José. Mortadela would have turned 59 this year.
Budovsky is accused of being the "principal founder" of the Costa Rica-based scheme, which is accused of laundering more than $6 billion for criminals between 2006 and 2013.
