Source: Quo Miami, FL (PRWEB) June 02, 2015 -- Cubix Latin America, international leaders in technology distribution, offers their answer to the popular fitness tracker bands. The Quo Sport Smartband is a wearable activity tracker, providing the user with personalized information about their fitness levels and sleep habits. The Smartband is able to track overall physical activity, calculate ca...

FIFA President Sepp Blatter. Wikimedia Commons At a press conference prior to embarking into yet another trip overseas, this time for Europe, President Luis Guillermo Solis of Costa Rica applauded the decision taken by embattled FIFA President Sepp Blatter to relinquish his office amidst law enforcement investigations into high-level corruption and bribery. President Solis explained that he...

Source: LD Swimwear Tell-all biographical books are the latest trend among Latina models and actresses whose careers are starting to turn away from the camera lenses. These written works are often filled with sordid details about what the authors expose as the realities of living in the world of glamour, where they make choices and tradeoffs that they later regret. In recent months, The Cos...

Pixabay Public Domain The Court of Appeals for the Second Judicial Circuit of San Jose recently upheld a prison sentence for the Mayor of Coronado, a municipality located in the eastern exurbs of the capital city of Costa Rica. According to court records in this case, former Mayor Leonardo Herrera Sanchez and a female companion used a municipal vehicle to travel to the Cascada Azul (Blue Falls...

Wikimedia Commons RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA, Jun 02, 2015 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- Dependable Global Express (DGX) is pleased to announce an increase in the frequency of current sailings of less-than-container-load ("LCL") shipments from the West Coast of the United States into the West Coast ports of Central and South America. Moving to a weekly sailing schedule, effective immediately, include ...

Source: ISA The initial heats by board riders from the Costa Rica National Surfing Team at the World Surfing Games were nearly flawless on Day 1 of 8 of this international competition. The 2015 Nicaragua Unica Original ISA World Surfing Games presented by Lafise and Claro were declared officially open by ISA President Fernando Aguerre on Sunday, May 31. The Opening Ceremony circled the cent...

WireService.ca Media Release (06/01/2015) FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash - In January, Sea Shepherd USA purchased two recently decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard patrol vessels, the USCG Block Island and the USCG Pea Island. Both are 110-foot Island-class fast patrol vessels. The two ships now renamed the Jules Verne and the Farley Mowat,purchased in Baltimore, are now berthed in Key West, Florida. Sea Sh...

Dark sand beaches of Playas del Coco in Guanacaste A tourist from the United States drowned in Costa Rica over the weekend during a cruise that he had arranged as part of his 52nd birthday celebration. The unfortunate incident took place in the Pacific Ocean stretch between Puntarenas and the beach resort town of Playas del Coco in the province of Guanacaste. James Warner had arrived in Cos...

Pets love Otentik sunshades Millions of people around the world suffer from skin cancer conditions that can be minimized or prevented by lowering exposure to the harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays of the Sun. According to the American Cancer Society, melanoma skin cancer is often caused by overexposure to the UV radiation from the Sun, and this is an important matter to consider in Costa Rica, a na...

Selva Nueva Acquiring large plots of land for the purpose of protecting ecosystems and preserving nature is one of the latest trends in real estate, and the Central American region is very attractive in this regard. Philanthropists such as business mogul Sir Richard Branson and former US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson are involved in the direct funding of environmental conservation projects; ...

The adult victims. Source: Fuerza Publica The brutal murder of two children and their parents in a small town in Costa Rica has devastated the community of Copey, located in the Dota Valley, a region renowned for its quality coffee. Although the facts surrounding this horrible incident are somewhat cloudy, law enforcement agents and investigators are considering the possible involvement of a U...

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., May 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A roadblock broadcast of the original Jurassic Parkwill be hosted by three-time Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg and Chris Pratt, the star of Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment's Jurassic World, beginning on June 5 and concluding on June 6, it was announced today. They will also introduce a two-minute, exclusive sneak preview of J...

ICT Press Release -- Throughout May and June 858 movie theaters located in some of the cities with a large concentration of ‘best prospects’ in the US and Canada will screen the promotional video from the international publicity campaign titled: Save The Americans, Save The Canadians, respectively. According to Mauricio Ventura, Minister of Tourism, the different tactics that complement the cam...

Pixabay Commons Allegations of an improper sexual tryst between a high school teacher and a student are shaking up the Country Day School (CDS) community, a prestigious private academy in Costa Rica where children of well-to-do expats and powerful Ticos are predominantly enrolled. According to a report by Ariel Chaves Gonzalez of daily tabloid Diario Extra, the United States Embassy and more t...

Flickr Commons Bangkok, May 30 (EFE).- The U.S. government said Saturday in Singapore that it is "deeply concerned" about Chinese island-building and military activity in the resource-rich South China Sea and urged all countries involved to halt their land-reclamation efforts to avoid an escalation of tensions in the region. "First, we want a peaceful resolution of all disputes and an immed...

Nearly 100 participants from Latin America and the Caribbean learned how to apply credit union advocacy lessons in their respective countries. Source: CU Insight SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA (May 29, 2015) CU Insight Press Release — CUNA Chief Advocacy Officer Ryan Donovan and Senior Vice President of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions and Affiliates Jared Ross shared best practices and key prin...

Ross Ulbricht (right) and his family enjoy happier times. FreeRoss.org (Department of Justice Press Release) Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROSS ULBRICHT, a/k/a “Dread Pirate Roberts,” was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to life in prison in connection with his operation and ownership of Silk Road, a hidden website des...

Source: Volaris Costa Rica is currently the subject of an invasion by budget airlines, which are fighting each other for market share in the lucrative segment of flights between North and Central American destinations. As recently reported by The Costa Rica Star: Data compiled by the Directorate of Civil Aviation in Costa Rica indicates that low-cost airlines transported 9.2 percent of 4.2 mi...

With the FIFA scandal in the background and the President of the Costa Rica Football Federation (Spanish initials: FEDEFUTBOL) in custody for his alleged participation in bribery schemes, FIFA president Sepp Blatter clearly won the first round of voting for his reelection, which did not require a second round. Costa Rica abstained from voting, even though the FEDFUTBOL in the past had indicated su...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, May 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Vegascasino.io is a new player in the Bitcoin gambling market, but boasts an experienced team of professionals behind the platform. The team comes from a fiat currency gambling background running casinos, sportsbooks and poker for over a decade: It is a new and an exciting venture for us. Bitcoin popularity is growing every day and we want to m...

A legislative proposal to enact a 15-year moratorium on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Costa Rica has the United States Trade Representative (USTR) very concerned. According to a news report filed by Marvin Barquero of national newspaper La Nacion, an urgent letter by Darci L. Vetter, USTR, was sent to the Minister of Foreign Trade (Spanish acronym: COMEX) Alexander Mora on May 26th. ...

Wilmington, NC (PRWEB) May 29, 2015 – Sea Turtle Camp, a leading marine biology camp for teens ages 14-17, is offering a summer camp program in Costa Rica from July 6-19, 2015. Sea turtles abound in Costa Rica with six of the world’s seven species found here. The beaches and waters are full of turtle observing opportunities, and campers will take full advantage. Costa Rica is considered one of ...

The Greenback When the Central Bank of Costa Rica announced its decision to forego the currency exchange bands and allow the United States dollar (USD) to flow with greater freedom against the Costa Rica colón (CRC), many budget-conscious travelers thought that the end of tight monetary intervention would signal a period of affordable vacations in our country. However, that has hardly been the...

Silk Road screenshot before seizure. Ross Ulbricht is a young man from Texas who spent part of his childhood in Costa Rica. Earlier this year, Mr. Ulbricht was found guilty of operating Silk Road, an online bazaar that connected drug dealers with consumers via a Bitcoin escrow system and home deliveries; he is now waiting to be sentenced, and prosecutors from the United States would like to se...

BREVARD, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gaia Herbs™, the leading herbal brand in North America, extends an invitation to meet your herbs like never before with the newly expanded iteration of the company’s groundbreaking online herb transparency platform. MeetYourHerbs®, which is the only website of its kind in the Natural Products Industry, continues Gaia’s commitment to traceability and accountability, ...

Source: UNHCR Costa Rica, May 26, International Organization for Migration - To help vulnerable migrants at the Paso Canoas border crossing between Panama and Costa Rica, IOM and the authorities of both countries have opened two specialized information hubs that will provide migrants with reliable information about their rights and services available to them. “These assistance hubs will add...

No Joy. Source: Wikimedia Commons (Killbeat Music Press Release) With album cuts “Everything New” and “Moon In My Mouth” already released into the ether, Montreal’s No Joy has now premiered “Hollywood Teeth” courtesy of Billboard Magazine which says the song “pits lovely, understated harmonies against atmospheric, expansive guitars.” The band’s third studio album, More Faithful, is set for rel...

USS Kauffman in Norfolk, Virginia. Source: U.S. Navy PACIFIC OCEAN (United States Navy Press Release) -- In collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard, the guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) interdicted 1,775 kg of cocaine, worth an estimated wholesale value of approximately $59 million, in international waters of the Eastern Pacific, May 16. The suspected smuggling vessel was spotte...

Eduardo Li. Source: FEDEFUTBOL (United States Department of Justice Press Release) A 47-count indictment was unsealed early this morning in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging 14 defendants with racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies, among other offenses, in connection with the defendants’ participation in a 24-year scheme to enrich themselves through the corrupt...

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, May 26, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Updating their websites, customer service, booking platform and innovative products are some of the strategies by hotel operators feeling the effect of travelers using online travel agencies (OTAs) when booking a room. For the major part, consumers feel they are getting better deal with OTAs such as Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity, Booking, ...

Source: HealthRevive.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A new service is set to change the way people interact with their physicians. Available now as an online membership and on the Apple App Store, Health Revive (http://www.healthrevive.com) stores and maintains personal health information and lets patients communicate directly with their doctors. Gone are the d...

Scarlet Macaw PRLog - May 25, 2015 - ROCHESTER, Mich. -- For 10 days in late April and early May, a group of 14 Oakland University biology students left the classroom behind to explore the vast wilds of Costa Rica. The excursion was part of a tropical field ecology course that brought students into a world of diverse landscapes with untold varieties of animals and plants. Under the supervis...

Volaris MEXICO CITY, May 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Volaris (NYSE: VLRS and BMV: VOLAR), the ultra low cost Mexican airline with the most extensive route network servicing Mexico and the US, announced today their incursion into the Costa Rica market with the launch of two new flights from Cancun, Quintana Roo and Guadalajara, Jalisco to Costa Rica's capital city, San Jose, starting on September ...

Source: Wikimedia Commons Powerful rip currents have once again taken the life of a foreign visitor who arrived in Costa Rica in search of fun and relaxation. This time, the setting of the unfortunate incident was the pristine Playa Flamingo, located in the province of Guanacaste, and the victim has been identified as a 40-year male from Italy named Giorgio Modula. According to a news report by...

San Jose, Costa Rica, (IFC Press Release) — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Green Building Council of Costa Rica (GBC-CR), today launched the EDGE green building certification system in Costa Rica to bolster eco-friendly construction and resource efficiency in new buildings. The launch took place during the GBC-CR International Green Building Congress: “Habitat and Sustainable Citie...

The United States today celebrates Memorial Day, and in Costa Rica the American expat community often gathers to observe the men and women who gave their lives while serving in that country’s Armed Forces. Author’s Note: The use of the noun and adjective “American” in this Article conforms to the definition in Princeton’s WordNet: (A native or inhabitant of the United States), and the recommend...

Scanoa 3D Although dental technologies have greatly developed in the 21st century, not many clinics in Costa Rica or around the world have adopted them. Dental equipment tends to be very expensive, and thus few clinics are willing to invest in the latest technology. Small dental practices that are just starting up are often not able to afford the initial investment, and others that have been e...

Source: MSP Officers from Fuerza Publica, the national police force of Costa Rica, rescued 81 iguanas that had been confined to a box at a hotel in San Jose. According to a press release issued earlier this week by the Ministry of Public Security (Spanish initials: MSP), the officers found the iguanas while responding to a report of larceny. Per the MSP press release, officer Keilyn Bermude...

Pixabay Commons By Carolina Ruiz Vega Visual fatigue, exhaustion, stress, and headaches… Improper lighting can make you feel sick; the right lighting, on the other hand, can benefit your performance, your health, and even your mood. Illumination conditions are known to influence people’s moods and productivity. Several studies have shown this relationship; research by Cornell Universi...

Dublin, May 23 (EFE).- The Irish electorate voted 62.07 percent in favor legalizing same-sex marriage, the Referendum Commission said. Official figures released Saturday indicate that the "no" votes against the government's proposal to authorize and give a constitutional standing to gay marriage, amounted to only 37.93 percent. The commission also said that participation at the polls was 60....