Wikimedia Commons Press Release by The Professional Footballers Association; odds by IDSca.com - Everton utility man Bryan Oviedo's recent impressive performances have been rewarded with a new three-and-a-half-year contract. The Costa Rica international has signed the deal after showing this season he is back to his best following an horrific double fracture of his leg two years ago. "I ...

Officers from the Drug Control Police force (Spanish initials: PCD) in Costa Rica were surprised to find a fully operational nude cabaret within a drug den located in the Goicoechea metropolitan canton of San Jose. The incident occurred on Wednesday and was reported by means of an official press release issued by the Ministry of Public Security (Spanish initials: MSP). PCD agents had received m...

Source: Backroads Berkeley, CA (PRWEB) February 17, 2016 - Backroads, the world’s leading active travel company, today announced a slew of spring break trips for the entire family ranging from Florida’s Key West and the Everglades to Hawaii’s Big Island, Costa Rica, Palm Springs and beyond. The all-inclusive family adventures offer the perfect blend of activity choices for all ages including b...

Washington, Feb 18 (EFE; additional context by The Costa Rica Star).- U.S. President Barack Obama announced Thursday that he planned to visit Cuba in March, making him the first sitting U.S. head of state to visit the island in 88 years. EFE On Thursday morning, the White House Press Office confirmed President Obama's intention to make the historic visit. The visit to Cuba will be part of an of...

Wikimedia Commons United Nations, Feb 16 (EFE).- The Syrian government has approved the access of humanitarian aid to seven besieged parts of the country, the United Nations announced Tuesday as it prepared the convoys that will bring assistance to the more distressed areas. Their specific destinations are Deir al-Zor in the east; Foua and Kafraya in Idlib; and Madaya, Zabadani, Kafr Batna ...

Wikimedia Commons PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Feb. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- As the cost of hip and knee replacement continues to vary across the United States and international borders, consumers – insurance carriers, employers and patients – are comparing the cost and quality of doctors and hospitals abroad to find the best options for care based on a new poll, the Medical Tourism Association® ...

President Chinchilla Listens to Minister Cruz MEXICO CITY, Feb. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and GBM Corporation, a leading IT integration company in the Central American and Caribbean region, today announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the use of IBM's Watson cognitive computing capabilities in Latin America. GBM has created a new company, Cognitiva, for this purpose in ...

Juliana Herz, a fashion model from Costa Rica who resides in the United States, is rumored to be dating Joe Jonas, the singer formerly of the wildly successful Disney band The Jonas Brothers. According to a news report filed by Bruna Nessif of entertainment news media empire E!, rumors of the budding romance between Miss Herz and Mr. Jonas started when the gorgeous model, who grew up in Guanaca...

Source: Salt Lake Monarchs USLSoccer.com Staff Report - Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - Real Monarchs SLC took a 3-0 victory against Costa Rican side AD Carmelita on Monday night as part of their preseason tour in the Caribbean. Ricardo Velazco and Andrew Brody both scored in the first half to lead their side to victory. The Monarchs fell in the opening game of their tour on Thursday night aga...

Source: US Embassy United States Ambassador S. Fitzgerald Haney awarded an AFS Scholarship to Jesús Vallejos, a student at the Science High School in Limón, during the opening ceremony of the National System of Science and Technology High Schools class of 2016. This brilliant student will travel to the United States for a year of studies. Author’s Note: The use of the noun and adjective “Am...

San José, Costa Rica (February 15, 2016) – A group of experts from international conservation organizations is announcing a new strategy for combating the decline of sharks and closely related rays, while warning that the rays are even more threatened and less protected than the higher profile sharks. The call for greater inclusion of rays in conservation action plans is part of “Global Priorit...

San Jose, Feb 11 (Prensa Latina; additional context by The Costa Rica Star) Journalists, diplomats and representatives of alternative media and social movements in Costa Rica stressed here today the importance of the Latin American News Agency Prensa Latina (PL) for covering the international situation, especially in Latin America. The role of this agency was the focus of a meeting held at the ...

OECD News Release - 15/02/16 - Costa Rica has made impressive economic, social and environmental progress, but further institutional and policy reforms will be necessary to ensure stronger and more inclusive growth, according to the first-ever OECD Economic Assessment of Costa Rica. ‌ The Assessment, presented in San José today by OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría and Costa Rican President L...

Source: FEDEFUTBOL FRISCO, Texas – Star striker Raquel Rodriguez Cedeño scored two goals to place the National Women's Football Team of Costa Rica, affectionately known as Las Ticas,  in the 2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship semifinals with a 2-1 win over Mexico on Monday at Toyota Stadium. With this victory, Las Ticas claimed one of the top-two places in Group A, with t...

Flickr Commons Although Costa Rica has adopted a very proactive stance in terms of promoting wireless data networks as a means to bridge the digital divide, the current Long Term Evolution (LTE) strategy is one of the most deficient in the world. According to the State of LTE report published by the developers of the crowdsourced OpenSignal mobile app in February, the LTE spectrum in Costa ...

Source: Flickr Commons New York, NY (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- There are an estimated 7.6 million Americans living abroad and a survey by Greenback Expat Tax Services found that 58% voted in the last Presidential election. Called US expats, this block of voters could have an influential voice in the next Presidential election. Eighty-six percent of respondents said they don't feel well-represented by...

Ingram Micro CINDE News Release - San Jose, Costa Rica. US based Ingram Micro Inc. officially opened its shared services center and its second facility in Costa Rica. It began operations with 135 employees but due to the increase in functions, languages and geographies forecast to serve, the company projects to double that number in the coming months. The inauguration took place last Thurs...

Source: Dourone A talented muralist from Spain whose work can be enjoyed from Madrid to Paris and from Miami to Amsterdam has chosen Jaco Beach in Costa Rica as his latest canvas. Residents and tourists in Jaco Beach can appreciate the mural painted by Dourone and his partner  Elodieloll on Pastor Diaz Street, across from the KFC restaurant. Dourone is a visual artist who started with gr...

Wikimedia Commons Fresh breath is a popular concern among most people in Costa Rica; this much is evident by the retail displays of mint candy and chewing gum that can be seen next to cash registers at supermarkets, pulperias (convenience stores), sodas (cafeterias), restaurants, bookstores, drugstores, and even cell phone repair shops. Normally, an obsession over fresh breath could be deem...

Korando 4WD. Wikimedia Commons Rio Segundo, Alajuela, February 12, 2016 (Newswire.com) - Solid Car Rental is pleased to announce expansion of  their fleet in order to provide their customers with the vehicle they need while traveling in Costa Rica. This fleet now consists of 2015 and 2016 vehicles that will provide patrons with the newest vehicles available on the market. Solid Car Rental h...

Source: Presidencia de Costa Rica Emirates News Agency Press Release - SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, 13th February, 2016 (WAM) -- President of Costa Rica Luis Guillermo Solis, yesterday received H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The two sides discussed cooperation and ways to enhance it in the best interest of the two countries. Dur...

Flickr Commons The next time you access your Netflix account in Costa Rica, you may be surprised to find out that you are streaming a movie or a television series you've never heard of. Unless you share your Netflix login credentials with someone else, someone may have illegally purchased your password for as low as $0.25. A recent article by Jacob Brogan of online news magazine Slate.com d...

FEDEFUTBOL file photo CONCACAF Media Release - FRISCO, Texas -- Karla Villalobos and Raquel Rodriguez Cedeño struck for three goals each as Costa Rica kept its hopes alive of reaching the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship (CWOQ) semifinals with a 9-0 victory over Puerto Rico on Saturday at Toyota Stadium. The Central Americans improved to 1W-0D-1L, while Puerto Rico was ...

Dental Park at Flikier Institute in Costa Rica The healthiest sets of teeth that dentists in Costa Rica can ever hope to examine are usually hidden deep in the gum tissue of newborn babies. These tiny pearls are not visible until they start to break through the tissue, which is something that starts to happen at the sixth month of life. Primary teeth are visible by the age of three, which i...

U.S. Department of Justice Press Release - James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today, that Ann Marie Sheppard, 55, of O’Fallon, Illinois, was sentenced on February 10, 2016, in the U.S. District Court in East Saint Louis, Illinois, on the charges that she engaged in a scheme to steal from a health care program and that she committed two r...

Manuel Antonio Beach in Costa Rica Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) February 12, 2016 - Valentine’s Day may be the most romantic day of the year, but it’s undeniable that some locations have a certain "je ne sais quoi", which adds that something special to the occasion. International Living ranks the top five most romantic locations on their beat—great places to visit with a loved one or to strike out an...

Source: Hyatt CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and LATAM Hotels Corp announce the opening of Hyatt Place Managua, the first Hyatt-branded hotel in the capital city of Managua, Nicaragua. The hotel features the Hyatt Place brand’s intuitive design, casual atmosphere and practical amenities, such as free Wi-Fi and 24-hour food offerings. The hotel is owned by LATAM Co...

Ana Helena Chacon Echeverria, Vice President of the Republic of Costa Rica witnessed the signing of the document. Source: Cisco Cisco Press Release - SAN JOSE, Costa Rica 11 February 2016 – In order to exchange information and share best practices to support the digital agenda for Costa Rica, the Telecommunications Vice Ministry, a specialized unit from MICITT (Ministerio de Ciencia Tecnología...

Source: Kate del Castillo Twitter Mexico City, Feb 11 (EFE).- Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" (Shorty) Guzman's attorney said his client told him actress Kate del Castillo had not received any money from him and that he would be willing to testify on her behalf. In statements to Radio Formula, Jose Refugio Rodriguez said Guzman told him in a brief meeting at the Altiplano I maximum-...

Wikimedia Commons Alison Kosik, a business correspondent for CNN based in New York, enjoyed a vacation in Costa Rica in late January. Just one day after her return to the United States, she noticed that she had endured various mosquito bites at the beach, and she also started feeling headaches, sweats and chills. In an interesting report published on CNN.com, Ms. Kosik recounts her odyssey ...

Zika map. Source: CDC The full case of a 55-year old tourist from the United States, who contracted the Zika virus in Costa Rica, has been published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, a medical journal established in 1927 by the American College of Physicians. The author of the article is Dr. Lin H. Chen of the Mount Auburn Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts. Mount Auburn...

By Anders Henrikson - a_49_5562, CC BY 2.0, Hope Solo kept a clean sheet against Costa Rica as her teammates routed Las Ticas 5 – 0 yesterday in Texas on the road to the 2016 Olympics; however, the star goalkeeper has indicated that she may not travel to Rio de Janeiro due to her concerns about the Zika virus. A press release by the U.S. Soccer Federation indicated that Team USA U.S. opened...

NTT Data Plano, TX – February 11, 2016 – NTT DATA, Inc., a leading IT services provider, announced today that it has opened a new service delivery center located in San Jose Costa Rica, to support its growing business in North America. The addition of the Costa Rica center strengthens the company’s ability to respond quickly and efficiently to client needs with accelerated solutions that lever...

Wikimedia Commons Dover – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) announced today the state’s first Zika case in an adult female. The illness was travel-related and pregnancy is not an issue. Zika is primarily spread by mosquito bite and the individual is not considered infectious. The illness was mild, as expected, and was confirmed by a CDC blood test. To protect privacy, DPH will not b...

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Fest300, the most comprehensive guide to the world's best festivals, announced today its annual list of the 300 most highly regarded festivals from around the globe. Making this year's list were returning favorites Glastonbury (Pilton, UK), Diwali (India), and Envision (Costa Rica), as well as list newcomers Electric Zoo (New York, USA) and Cape Town In...

Wikimedia Commons Mexico City, Feb 11 (EFE).- More than 50 people died Thursday in a prison fire and riot in the northern Mexican industrial city of Monterrey, local media reported. Authorities in Nuevo Leon state have not yet provided accurate information about the number of people who died - possibly including both inmates and prison officials - or were injured in the incident. Meanwhi...

The partners and staff of Arias & Muñoz. Ms. Castro is at front center. Arias & Muñoz, a prestigious law firm located in San José, congratulates Dr. Alejandra Castro Bonilla on her new position as Head of Legal, Patents & Compliance with Bayer Central America and The Caribbean, a regional operation of global Life Sciences giant Bayer AG. This regional office, serving the needs of C...

Customers in a branch of Banco de Costa Rica New York, February 09, 2016 -- Moody's Investors Service has today changed the outlook on the long-term local currency deposit and foreign currency deposit and senior unsecured debt ratings of Banco Nacional de Costa Rica (BNCR) and Banco de Costa Rica (BCR) to negative from stable. At the same time, Moody's affirmed the banks' long and short-term l...

Wikimedia Commons Agents from the Office of Judicial Investigation (Spanish initials: OIJ) arrested a bartender in Playa Sámara, province of Guanacaste, and charged him with dealing drugs at a popular beachfront bar frequented by North American expats, tourists and backpackers. According to a news report published by Andres Rojas Solano of daily tabloid Diario Extra, the arrest took place a...

Press Advantage - The Costa Rica School of Massage Therapy has announced the presence of the Costa Rica School of Yoga on their Playa Samara campus. With this addition students will be able to take part in yoga teacher training. Those who sign up now will be able to enjoy a free week of teacher training in Nicoya. "We have focused on various elements of fitness for some time now and are so happ...