The Observatory on Seismology and Volcanology of Costa Rica (Spanish acronym: OVSICORI) of the National University is monitoring a new earthquake cluster in the province of Cartago, not far from the Irazu volcano. According to an update by the OVSICORI geologists, more than 400 seismic disturbances ranging between one and three degrees on the moment magnitude scale have been detected over the last...

Source: Banco Central A legislative inquiry into the salaries of public sector employees is causing indignation among politicians, labor unions and the public in Costa Rica. Legislator Otto Guevara, a former presidential candidate representing the Libertarian Movement, has been leading a series of inquiries into the payrolls of government institutions as well as government-sponsored entitie...

Wikimedia Commons Three delivery and distribution workers from the British American Tobacco Group in Costa Rica were rescued by law enforcement officers after being taken hostage by two suspects, one of them armed with a pellet gun. According to metro reporter Alejandro Fonseca of daily tabloid Diario Extra, the incident occurred near the dairy farming community of Coronado, located in the out...

Denver, CO (PRWEB) July 18, 2015 -- Rothschild Safaris, a boutique travel company sending travelers on award-winning African safaris for over 15 years, announced today its service creating personalized trips to several exciting new destinations, including Australia, Bhutan, Brazil, Costa Rica, mainland Ecuador, the Galápagos Islands, India, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Peru, and Sri Lanka. Auth...

Source: Wikimedia Commons Earlier this week, the world took time to remember a major milestone of the Nuclear Age. Seventy years ago, the first atomic bomb was detonated at a site codenamed Trinity by scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory of the United States Department of Energy. Around the same time the 70th anniversary of the Trinity test was being observed, the U.S. and the I...

"Rachel McAdams 3" by SpreePiX Berlin - flickr. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons A knife. Specifically, a Swiss Army knife. In the current season of the acclaimed television series True Detective, Canadian actress Rachel McAdams plays Detective Antigone "Ani" Bezzerides, a dauntless character who is not easily scared despite having to deal with very dangerous situations. In re...

Seeds of Hope staff with the girls they rescue in Costa Rica For more than three years, a woman from the United States has provided advocacy and hope to young victims of sexual exploitation in Costa Rica. Penny Williams, a businesswoman from Southern California, was recently profiled in the Valley Roadrunner, a newspaper serving the community of Valley Center near San Diego. Ms. Williams' non-...

Andrew Stark (left), owner of The Costa Rica Star meets U.S. Ambassador Haney Titusville, Florida. July 12, 2015. The Minority Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the U.S Ambassador in Costa Rica, Hon. S. Fitzgerald Haney, has accepted our invitation to attend as Keynote speaker during the Costa Rica –Minority U.S. Business Trade Mission to be held next August 19-24 in San Jose, Costa R...

Windstar Cruises Seattle, WA (PRWEB) July 16, 2015 -- Windstar Cruises is offering travelers an opportunity to book brand new, all-inclusive cruise packages on select itineraries, valid on bookings made now through September 18, 2015. With this limited time offer, guests will enjoy a stress-free and effortless holiday in paradise for a great value. Voyages that include the All Inclusive packag...

A missionary from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, founded in the United States by Joseph Smith in the 19th century, was found dead in the home where he was staying while conducting his religious work in Costa Rica. The incident occurred in the rural community of Sarapiqui, located near the western edge of the Caribbean region of our country. The Mormon missionary had arrived in C...

At the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, the young players of the National Women's Football Team of Costa Rica were able to do what their male counterparts failed to do at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup a couple of nights ago: score a victory over the Canadian National Team. According to staff reporter Laura Armstrong of the Toronto Star, the Canadian National Team was shorthanded a few star player...

DoubleTree Hilton Costa Rica Just in time for the North American summer vacation season, travel review website Family Vacation Critic and online PR network Blogs Release have compiled an updated list of the best family-friendly and all-inclusive resorts in Costa Rica. As expected, all the resorts are located in the Pacific region, which is home to the Gold Coast beaches of Costa Rica, speci...

Pixabay Commons Agents from the Office of Judicial Investigations (Spanish initials: OIJ) arrested a 24-year old man identified by the last name of Rivera, who is alleged to have been an active member of the massive underground hacker forum Darkode, which the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) recently dismantled.   The arrest was executed at the suspect’s home in ...

Source: Wikimedia Commons Bogota, Jul 14 (EFE).- Colombian police reported Tuesday the arrest of five people who were riding in an ambulance as if on a medical mission, while the true purpose of their trip was to transport 214 kilos (470 pounds) of cocaine to the northern part of the country.   "Inside the ambulance, assigned to the southwestern municipality of Puerto Caicedo, was t...

Source: Flickr Commons A criminal trial for the murder of two men at a bar in the southern suburbs of San Jose made headlines in Costa Rica yesterday, which was when a witness who was in a sexual relationship with the accused killer took the stand. Wearing tight clothing and high heels, the attractive woman confessed that she was a prostitute hired by the defendant, and that they were having s...

Costa Rica (PRWEB) July 14, 2015 – HVACR technicians in the cities of Puerto Limon, Liberia and Guanacaste, Costa Rica, attended Uniweld seminars that focused on brazing technologies and techniques to minimize refrigerant leaks, as well as updates on Uniweld’s latest product introductions, such as Uniweld’s patented EZ Turn™ hoses and NV1 NitroVue™ nitrogen flow indicator. Key talking points inclu...

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Media Release -- A third location for Operation Jairo, the 2015 Sea Turtle Defense Campaign, will be launched in Florida this week. The campaign will bring Sea Shepherd volunteers from Belgium, China, Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom and United States to the shores of southeastern Florida’s Greater Fort Lauderdale area beginning on Wednesday, July 15. Opera...

The iconic W Retreat and Spa in The Maldives STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced an agreement with Desarrollos Hoteleros Guanacaste S.A. (DHG) to debut the iconic W brand in Costa Rica. W Costa Rica – Reserva Conchal will be the brand’s first tropical escape in Latin America, redefining the local luxury resort experience wi...

Wikimedia Commons Washington D.C., July 14, 2015 (SEC Press Release) — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged 15 individuals and 19 entities for their roles in alleged schemes to manipulate the trading of microcap stocks. The 34 defendants include six firms alleged to have acted as unregistered broker-dealers catering to customers who sought to conceal their stock ownership and m...

The final football match in Group B of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup required both teams to win. The lackluster performance of the National Football Teams of Costa Rica and Canada in the initial stage of the Gold Cup forced them to seek victory in their last match. The pressure was on La Sele to win their first international match of 2015; meanwhile, Canada needed to win in order to advance to the kn...

Source: katyperry.com Pop star Katy Perry may include Costa Rica as an October destination in her current World Tour, but this information is currently in the rumor stage. According to entertainment reporter Ariel Chaves Gonzalez of daily tabloid Diario Extra, the tentative concert is being negotiated by the Venezuelan firm Eventos y Promociones, known as EvenPro. This concert and event promot...

TORONTO, ON and NEW YORK, NY -- Scotiabank announced today that an agreement has been reached to acquire Citigroup's retail and commercial banking businesses in Panama and Costa Rica, subject to regulatory approval. Scotiabank's common equity tier one capital ratio will be impacted by approximately 15 basis points. This acquisition is in line with Scotiabank's strategy to increase scale within ...

WAYLAND, MA (PRWEB) July 14, 2015 -- Destination Weddings Travel Group, a leader in the destination wedding planning industry, has released its inaugural report with the latest wedding statistics and trend forecast for 2015. “With an ever-changing global environment, the destination wedding industry is continuously growing and changing,” shares Richard Calvert, President and CEO. “It’s with that,...

Source: Hotel Pumilio BELLEVUE, Wash., July 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Expedia.com®, one of the world's largest full-service online travel sites*, announced the results of the Expedia® 2015 Insiders' Select® rankings, an annual crowd-sourced list of the world's best-reviewed hotels. This list represents a ranking of the world's best-reviewed hotels, reflecting direct customer feedback on E...

Wikimedia Commons San Juan, Jul 13 (EFE; additional reporting by The Costa Rica Star) - A group of poachers could have been responsible for the killing of an endangered hawksbill sea turtle that was found dead on a beach in Puerto Rico's Efrain Archilla Diez Natural Reserve, officials said. The Natural and Environmental Resources Department, or DRNA, said that during its preventive patrol w...

ICC Meeting in San Jose, Costa Rica ICC Media Release -- Government representatives from various Central American countries expressed their commitment to support and cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) during the High-level Regional Seminar held on 9 and 10 July in San José, Costa Rica. The event was organized by the International Criminal Court, in cooperation with the Gover...

Full Tilt LAS VEGAS, July 13, 2015 /CNW/ - NYX Gaming Group is proud to announce the launch of its Open Gaming System (OGS™) with Full Tilt, enabling Full Tilt to launch hundreds of casino games in both mobile and desktop formats immediately. The partnership covers the licensing of a significant number of NextGen Gaming slots (NYX's proprietary games studio) and a wealth of third party content...

Francisco Morazan Park in San Jose. Source: Wikimedia Commons Couples in the midst of intercourse and prostitutes flashing intimate body parts to prospective clients are the two most common sexual acts that officers from the Municipal Police, Transit Police and Fuerza Publica encounter as they conduct their daily patrols across Costa Rica. According to a late 2014 report filed by metro reporte...

European Year for Development (EU Press Release) / The small Central American country of Costa Rica is in many ways seen as an example of progress in Latin America, especially when it comes to the protecting the environment. The country’s rainforest is left to grow, benefiting both nature and the tourism industry, and the country has a well-developed energy network that draws on power from four bi...

Wikimedia Commons Panama, 03-JULY-2013 (WireService.co)– 2Bet Bob is pleased to announce that their headquarters have been moved to the country of Panama, due to unexpected red tape in Costa Rica. This move will not affect the excellent customer service which is a feature of the betting site. The pay per head feature allows the company to provide 24-hour betting every day. 2Bet Bob uses the PP...

A criminal defense attorney has been arrested and charged under suspicion of smuggling cocaine into a Costa Rica prison. According to a news report by metro reporter Manuel Estrada of daily tabloid Diario Extra, the legal professional has been identified by the last name of Ruiz, and he was caught in act by corrections officers at the San Sebastian prison, located in the northern districts of San ...

Source: CONCACAF A disappointing draw between the National Football Teams of Costa Rica and El Salvador is casting serious doubts about the ability of La Sele to advance to the quarter final stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, which is being jointly hosted in Canada and the United States. During the first half of the match, Costa Rica struggled to control the ball and made a couple of defensive mis...

Wikimedia Commons After months of hopeful speculation, careful planning and diligent construction, the second Hard Rock Cafe franchise in Costa Rica will open its doors to the sizable tourist and expat community of Playas del Coco in the province of Guanacaste. According to a news report filed by entertainment reporter Ariel Chaves Gonzalez of daily tabloid Diario Extra, the Hard Rock Cafe ...

Wikimedia Commons EUROMONEY Press Release -- Leading figures from the banking and capital markets across Latin America gathered in London on Thursday to hear the announcement of Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence 2015, considered the benchmark for leading firms in financial services globally. BBVA has been named by Euromoney magazine as the best bank in Latin America. During the past year BB...

NEW YORK – JULY 9, 2015 – Univision Corporate Press Release Univision Deportes, the sports division of Univision Communications Inc., the leading media company serving Hispanic America, registered impressive ratings on its 2nd day of 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup coverage, the largest audience for a day 2 of Gold Cup matches on any network, regardless of language, since 2002. On UniMás, simulcast on U...

Cafe Britt Shop Cafe Britt, the Costa Rican company known for their gourmet coffee and direct delivery model, announces the launch of a new version of their website.  Britt enjoys a reputation as innovative and customer-focused and their new website highlights these qualities. "At Cafe Britt we are constantly seeking ways to improve the customer experience," Britt's CEO, Pablo Vargas, said....

Sea Shepherd Media Release – Volunteers for the 2015 Sea Turtle Defense Campaign Operation Jairo are currently on the ground in Costa Rica and Honduras, defending endangered nesting turtles and their eggs from poaching. With an average of only one in 1,000 sea turtle hatchlings surviving to adulthood, these imperiled marine animals need our help in order to have a fighting chance against extinctio...

Costa Rica Global Association of Realtors The Costa Rica Global Association of Realtors presents the 14th Annual Charity Open to the Public Weekend at the exclusive Reserva Conchal Golf Course and Beach Club in Guanacaste. This year, the event will benefit the Amigos de la Educacion Foundation. The event will begin with a Welcome Cocktail Party courtesy of Latitude Blue on Friday, July 10th...

Social networking giant Facebook is quickly becoming a powerful ally for the business interests of the medical profession. Last year, a report by Reuters journalists Christina Farr and Alexei Oreskovic indicated that Facebook was looking into the feasibility of creating support communities for people who share certain medical conditions in common. Another research team within Facebook was also ...

Pixabay Commons SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwired - Jul 9, 2015) - The company GEP announced that it will install a services center in Costa Rica in the second half of the year. The company will hire multilingual professionals or advanced undergraduates with knowledge in management and engineering for its operation. The company will seek for talent with language skills in English, Portuguese, Fren...