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Holocaust Rescue Stories Changed Atenas-based Author’s Life

Compassion and courage. These traits in abundance are what struck Atenas-based folklorist, oral historian and author Mark Klempner in his work interviewing a very...

Suspects Freed in Journalist’s Murder

The verdict in Costa Rica’s first trial for an assassinated journalist? Impunity. At least that is the fear expressed by many who watched this...

Vice-President’s Brother Denies Accusations

Is the Vice-President’s brother a “close personal friend” of George Nayor, an  alleged drug trafficker accused of planning the assassination of Salvadoran President Tony...

Christ Rock Quarry Halted

Residents of Pérez Zeledón credit divine intervention, but whether Jesus Christ or the government – or both – answered their prayers, environmental authorities have...

Feminists Hope to Spark Abortion Debate

While some Latin American countries are taking baby steps toward the decriminalization of abortion, Costa Rica offers no sign it will ever change its...

Behind the Scenes of a Corruption Scandal

They say truth is stranger than fiction, and a newly published book by ex-President Miguel Angel Rodríguez – an account of his arrest and...

Another Sportsbook Executive Arrested

Another chairman of another Londonbased online sports betting operation with a call center in Costa Rica was released on bond this week after his...

Assembly Mistake Delays Concessions Law

The Supreme Court struck a blow to President Oscar Arias’ agenda this week by rejecting a reform to a public works law that had...

Salvadoran Gangsters Terrorize Local Business

SAN SALVADOR – Ruthless street gangsters, of whom there are thousands in El Salvador, are systematically threatening to kill shop owners if they do...

Child-Killing Rapist Allegedly Strikes Again

In 1978, José Ramón Padilla was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping a child in the Central Valley mountain town of Coronado....

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Panama’s High Court Approves Mulino’s Candidacy

The Supreme Court of Justice of Panama declared this Friday the presidential candidacy of the right-wing José Raúl Mulino, substitute for the disqualified former...

Costa Rica’s President Seeks Citizen Vote on Reforms

As previously announced, President Rodrigo Chaves confirmed he will seek to call a referendum on several bills being promoted by his administration. During his...

Reviving Panama’s Lost Economic Boom

Among lettuces and sacks of potatoes, Doralicia Moreno, a vendor at Panama's largest market, complains that "customer turnout is minimal" and longs for the...

Guatemalan Anti-Drug Congressman Arrested for Narcotics

A former Guatemalan congressman, who was tasked with combating drug trafficking, was arrested in the United States, where he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking...

Red, White, and Pura Vida! Patriots’ Plane Makes Surprise Visit to Costa Rica

The arrival of the plane was documented by Tomás Cubero, who has been an airplane spotter for 20 years. It is his hobby to...
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