Laura Chinchilla, the first woman to be elected president in Costa Rica, and who four years ago was at the peak of her popularity, will deliver her final State of the Nation speech with the lowest approval ratings of any leader in the Americas.
On the surface, the private party was to celebrate “Mayo en Verde,” the latest art exhibit in the José Luis López Escarré Gallery. But the National Theater has much more to celebrate.
Rings, earrings, combs and bracelets are among the items seized by officials from the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) during an Easter Holy Week crackdown on wildlife trafficking.
It could be argued that Clayton Lockett deserved to suffer for what he did, but that was not the intention of his executioners. They were trying out a new drug mixture, namely midazolam to knock the convict out; vecuronium bromide, a paralyzing agent; and potassium chloride to stop the heart. Such experimentation will now be taking place in many U.S. states that still use the death penalty.
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – Prosecutors in El Salvador on Wednesday sought the arrest of former President Francisco Flores for the alleged misappropriation of $5.3 million donated by Taiwan.
A judge on Tuesday night ordered three more months of preventive detention for seven defendants accused of participating in the murder of Costa Rican sea turtle conservationist Jairo Mora last year, according to the Limón prosecutor's office.
The Costa Rican Red Cross is continuing their search this morning for the remains of 22-year-old Nicaraguan Omar de Jesús Jirón, who was devoured by crocodiles in the Tárcoles River near the Pacific beach town Jacó. The five-person team has so far been unsuccessful in their search, which began Tuesday night.
