An appeals court called for a new trial against former Environment Minister Roberto Dobles for approving the controversial Infinito Gold mining project.
Infinito Gold, the Calgary-based firm still fighting over its defunct open-pit gold mine project in Costa Rica, is one of 588 junior resource firms with negative working capital ($127 million) listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange Venture Exchange (TSXV).
Earth Day is about celebrating the planet that gives us life. But it's also about taking stock of where we are in terms of making sure life on this planet continues. So with that in mind, here are some of the highlights of Costa Rica's recent environmental history.
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...