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Gold mining company that sued Costa Rica files for bankruptcy 

Infinito Gold Ltd. listed more than $160 million in working capital deficit including loan principle and interest, according to a statement from the company published on the CNW press wire. “The Company has concluded that it will not be possible for it to continue operations,” the statement concluded.

Costa Rica’s ex-Environment Minister Roberto Dobles gets 3-year prison sentence in Crucitas case, but won’t serve a day in jail

A criminal court in San José on Wednesday sentenced former Environment Minister Roberto Dobles Mora to a three-year suspended sentence for breach of public duty in granting the British Columbia-based mining company Infinito Gold an open-pit gold mining concession in Crucitas, in the northern Alajuela canton of San Carlos, in 2008.

Former environment minister faces corruption allegations over controversial gold mine concession

Former Environment Minister Roberto Dobles (2006-2010), right, and his lawyer, Laureano Castro, appeared in a Goicoechea court on Monday, Oct. 27, along with six other...

Costa Rica to spend $2 million annually in fight against cancelled gold mine project

The government of Costa Rica announced Tuesday morning that it was ready to suit up and meet Infinto Gold, Ltd. at the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.

Top government lawyer under fire for appealing Crucitas case

Lawmakers grill Attorney General Ana Lorena Brenes on Crucitas.

Crucitas ruling bad sign, say biz leaders

Several businesses have experienced backlash, instead of big returns, after investing in Costa Rica.

Costa Rican Court Strikes Down Las Crucitas Gold Mine Project

A Costa Rican court has annulled the mining concession previously granted to Industrias Infinito, S.A., and ordered the company to pay environmental damages.

Protesters Begin Hunger Strike to Stop Crucitas Gold Mine

Costa Rican actress Rocío Carranza joins the cause against the controversial open-pit mine near Nicaragua.
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Venezuela’s Maduro Breaks Silence From Brooklyn Prison After US Arrest

Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro said he is doing well in a message published Saturday on social media, the first since he was captured...

Costa Rica announces gradual ban on bee-killing pesticide used by farmers

Costa Rica will phase out the insecticide fipronil over two years to cut risks to bees and the environment while limiting disruption to farmers....

Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Lands in Costa Rica With Wife

Jeff Bezos touched down in Costa Rica the other day. The Amazon founder arrived with his wife Lauren Sánchez aboard a private jet at...