WikiMedia Commons By their own accounts yesterday and today, a number of journalists from German public broadcasters ARD and WDR were detained by Qatari police and secret service for fourteen hours and forbidden from leaving the country for five days while working on a story about the country's controversial win of the right to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Allegedly, the journalists were a...

Screenshot of Padow''6 Richmond, VA (PRWEB)  -- Padow’s Ham & Deli East Main Street proudly announces their one millionth customer celebration at the restaurant’s downtown location on 1009 East Main Street from May 1-7. Padow’s East Main Street location opened the doors for their first customer in the summer of 1992. Twenty-three years later, the store is preparing to celebrate their one m...

Source: Access LIVERMORE, Calif., May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Rob Alston, CEO of Access, has announced the company's recent expansion in Costa Rica and its entrance into Panama as well as Trinidad and Tobago. In October 2014, Access acquired Datasafe, a leader in document management based in Panama City,Panama, from Semah Investments. W. Price Brannon, CIO of Access and its Chief Operating ...

Legacy Intel product -- What started as a grassroots effort among a few colleagues to meditate during the lunch hour has now grown into an officially supported 10-week long program at Intel. Now in its third year, the Awake@Intel program imparts on participants concepts such as mindfulness, intention and relational intelligence. Many other companies are also deploying similar courses. I...

Source: FEDESURF CR With a spectacular performance in Sao Paulo, Leilani McGonagle was crowned queen of the groms at the Rip Curl GromSearch International in Brazil. This is the first time a surfer from Costa Rica secures victory at this event, which in the past has been dominated by high-caliber Hawaiian board riders such as Brisa Hennessey, Tatiana Weston-Webb and Malia Jones. Leilani McG...

Source: OVSICORI Civil aviation and airport officials in Costa Rica decided to suspend flight operations at the Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), located in the province of Alajuela, after a powerful afternoon eruption at the Turrialba volcano, located in the province of Cartago. Geologists from the National University's Observatory on Volcanology and Seismology of Costa Rica (Sp...

Source: Verbal.ink In early 2015, Google released a significant upgrade of its Translate application. No longer content to offer translations of written text, the upgraded app now includes a visual translator and an audio translation function. Machine translation, particularly in the English – Spanish and Spanish – English language pairs, is often utilized by business owners in Costa Rica, ...

Source: Bue River Resort Rincon de la Vieja, Costa Rica, April 28, 2015 (PRD Press Release) – By popular demand, Blue River Resort & Hot Springs has re-launched their “One-Day In Paradise” experience. This means that people staying at other area hotels and resorts can now take advantage of Blue River’s facilities for one-day, or longer, and enjoy all that they have to offer. The setting is...

(Alpha Galileo Press Release) – As the world population, economy and consumption grows, a complex and multi-dimensional approach is needed to manage a rising tide of solid waste, researchers say in a study published in the journal Waste Management. The research by Lilliana Abarca-Guerrero, now at the Costa Rica Institute of Technology, along with colleagues at the Eindhoven University of Techno...

Source: RSN At about 6:00 am on the Monday after the May Day holiday weekend, an eruption at the Turrialba volcano was detected by scientists from the Observatory on Volcanology and Seismology of Costa Rica (Spanish acronym: OVSICORI). This latest geologic event is being described as a strong exhalation of gas, vapor and volcanic ash. According to a news report filed by Joselyne Ugarte of o...

San Jose, Costa Rica. May 3, 2015 (The Costa Rica Star) – More North American and European travelers are engaging in the budding dental tourism segment, and they are seeking treatment at clinics such as the Flikier Dental Institute in Costa Rica. Dental tourists travel abroad with more than just affordability in mind; they are interested in modern, high-quality dental procedures as well as the opp...

After an afternoon press conference that got underway later than scheduled, officials from the National Commission on Emergencies (Spanish initials: CNE) in Costa Rica declared that the Red Alert issued earlier on Sunday should be downgraded to Yellow, which means that swimmers and surfers can reenter the ocean waters from Port of Caldera north to the city of Puntarenas (where the Double Tree Hilt...

Source: MSP On the Sunday of the long First of May weekend, residents and visitors in Jaco Beach were concerned about the Red Alert issued by the National Commission on Emergencies (Spanish initials: CNE) after a barge carrying 180 tons of ammonium nitrate capsized and sunk off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The CNE ordered an evacuation of the beaches from the Port of Caldera north to Pu...

IMPORTANT UPDATE: The CNE has downgraded this alert from Red to Yellow.  Please see our updated news report: http://news.co.cr/red-alert-in-costa-rica-downgraded-to-yellow/38605/ Officials from the National Commission on Emergencies (Spanish initials: CNE) in Costa Rica have issued a Red Alert on a significant section of the Pacific Coast after a barge carrying diesel fuel and 180 tons of ammon...

Wikimedia Commons JAMPRO/Go-Jamaica -- Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, the Honourable G. Anthony Hylton and Costa Rica’s Minister of Foreign Trade, Alexander Mora signed an agreement last week in Costa Rica to cement a trading partnership between both nations. The Jamaican and Costa Rican governments seek to take advantage of the countries’ close locations, improve their exis...

"Kanamara Matsuri 2007 (phallus festival)-crop" by Saya M. - Flickr. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Over a period of two days, a trendy Japanese restaurant in the capital city of Costa Rica celebrated the traditional Shinto Kanamara Matsuri (the Festival of the Steel Phallus) with an unusual gastronomical display that tested the decorum of diners. According to lifestyle jour...

Source: Pixabay Commons At adult cabarets across Costa Rica, entertainers who disrobe and gyrate their shapely anatomies for captive audiences are noticing an interesting demographic trend: With greater frequency, men old enough to be their grandfathers are among their admirers. Such was the conclusion presented by Paula Ruiz Guevara, an investigative journalist from national newspaper La Pren...

Tourism Police Assisting Backpackers. Source: Fuerza Publica Physical fitness training paid off for an officer from the downtown precinct of the Tourism Police in San Jose as he made an arrest yesterday. According to a press release published by the Ministry of Public Security (Spanish initials: MSP), an unnamed Tourism Police officer patrolling the Central Park perimeter on foot sprung to act...

STOCKHOLM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Millicom (NASDAQ:MICC) (STO:MIC), today issued the following statement regarding the status of its proposed merger with Telecable Costa Rica which was announced in December 2014. Millicom, trading as Tigo in Costa Rica, has confirmed that its petition to merge with TeleCable Económico TVE, S.A has not been sanctioned by regulators Superintendencia de Telecomunicacion...

A luxury villa in Costa Rica Wilmington, Mass. (PRWEB) April 30, 2015 – Villas of Distinction®, a full-service premier luxury villa provider with an extensive portfolio of thousands and as part of World Travel Holdings, reports that holiday and New Year villa rentals in Costa Rica and other destinations are already filling up quickly and now is the optimal time to book a villa vacation. “Ma...

Source> Facebook Timeline of Milena Solano Chiri Memorial A woman who left her native Costa Rica for the United States in search of what many people call “the American Dream” will be memorialized this weekend in Florida. Milena Solano Chiri was 38 years old when she was slain in Daytona Beach, a coastal community of Florida. Prosecutors have charged Ms. Solano's ex-husband Johan Chiri with ...

Source: Apple A faulty Chinese-made component of the Apple Watch has forced the Cupertino, California-based technology giant to limit the availability of the product, The Wall Street Journal reported. The problem occurred with some parts - known as taptic engines because they produce the sensation of being tapped on the wrist - that were made by AAC Technologies Holdings Inc., a supplier ba...

Source: Flickr CC Now that Costa Rica has been formally invited to go through the process of becoming a candidate nation worthy of joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), financial advisors and legal professionals are starting to ponder how their clients will be impacted by this new chapter in our country's fiscal history. For Costa Rica, membership in the ...

Alaska Airlines SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines will chart new territory this fall when it adds new service between Los Angeles and Costa Rica's two major international airports, further strengthening its southern California focus city. The eight weekly flights from Los Angeles to San Jose (SJO) and Liberia/Guanacaste (LIR), Costa Rica, are scheduled to begin Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 respectively, and are...

Gorilla Logic Hackathon BOULDER, Colo., Apr 29, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Gorilla Logic, announced today its support and participation in Nexus 2015 at the Apella Event Space at Alexandria Center on April 30th. Nexus is the annual, executive-level conference for the thriving Nearshore IT and BPO marketplace. It is designed to generate dialogue about the opportunities, risks and advantages of dev...

Source; Newport Aquarium NEWPORT, Ky. (PRWEB) April 29, 2015 – Newport Aquarium’s all-new Shark Bridge – the only rope suspension bridge in North America where guests can walk just inches above nearly two dozen sharks – is scheduled to open to the public 10 a.m. Thursday, April 30. The Shark Bridge is a 75-foot-long, V-shaped rope bridge suspended over the open waters of the Surrounded by S...

Source: Wikimedia Commons The upcoming boxing match between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao is being billed as “The Fight of the Century” and “The Battle for Greatness.” By many estimates, the bout between these two great practitioners of the sweet science will be the highest grossing fight in history, and its substantial economic impact is already being felt in Costa Rica, where spor...

A group of malcontents allegedly conspired to commit a terrorist act that would have taken down two bridges in the Caribbean province of Limon in Costa Rica. Such was the statement made on a news report published by daily tabloid Diario Extra in late April 2015. According to Diario Extra, two employees from Lemon Stone, one of the companies subcontracted by APM Terminals to help develop a massi...

A young surfer who was enjoying long, glassy rights at Playa Guacalillo, located in Tarcoles and not far from one of the busiest tourist hotspots of Costa Rica, was surprised to find the lifeless body of a corpulent man adrift in the surf. According to a news report by journalist Greivin Rodriguez of daily tabloid Diario Extra, the surfer was waiting for a set when he sighted something strange flo...

Source: Flickr Commons In the capital city of Costa Rica, commuters heading to work or school in the early morning hours of Tuesday were left aghast when they witnessed a man jump from the fourth floor balcony of his hotel room. According to a report filed by metro reporter Krissia Morris Gray of daily tabloid Diario Extra, the incident occurred at the Hotel Costa Rica Morazan, not far from an...

Mariah Carey performing in 2008. Wikimedia Commons Las Vegas, Apr 28 (EFE).- Singer, songwriter and producer Mariah Carey said Tuesday that she is "thrilled and excited" over the launching of her new album and her upcoming show in Las Vegas. In remarks to Efe, the New York artist said that her new show - "Mariah Carey #1 to Infinity" (which is the same as the title of her new album) - will ...

RADNOR, Pa., April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP announces that a shareholder class action has been filed against ForceField Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FNRG) ("ForceField" or the "Company") on behalf of purchasers of the Company's common stock between September 16, 2013 and April 15, 2015, inclusive (the "Class Period"). For additional information ab...

Source: Tri-Hard (TRAVPR.COM) USA - April 28th, 2015 - Unlimited Vacation Club (UVC) by AMResorts continues its rapid expansion with the recent news that it will open eight new properties in Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean over the next three years. Upon completion, these latest additions will bring the total of UVC hotels to 45 with a combined 17,087 rooms in 23 destinations across Me...

Jurassic footprints. Source: Wikimedia Commons Madrid, Apr 28 (EFE).- The newly discovered Chilesaurus diegosuarezi, a 145-million-year-old dinosaur and the first from the Jurassic period discovered in Chile, is "one of the strangest found so far" and amounts to an "evolutionary puzzle," one of the researchers who found the dinosaur's fossil told Efe. The discovery is described in the lates...

Source: FAO (US Federal Register)  - The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sponsored a public meeting on March 19, 2015. The objective of the public meeting was to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States (U.S.) positions that will be discussed at the 22...

Screenshot of cached US Marshals webpage A teenager from the United States, who was allegedly held in Costa Rica for many years before returning home, wishes to see her jailed kidnappers. Mary Nunes is 19 years old; she recently returned to the U.S. along with her 50-year old stepfather Scott Kelley. In 2004, Miss Nunes was reported as having being kidnapped by her mother and Mr. Kelley and...

Wikimedia Commons (Government of Jamaica Information Service) - Jamaica has agreed to assist Costa Rica to establish a Local Government system which includes facilitating visits by Costa Rican Government officials to familiarise themselves with the Parish Council and Municipal system in Jamaica. This is among other areas of functional cooperation being considered to strengthen ties between the...

Source cramphibian.com San Jose, Apr 27 (EFE).- A "glass frog" discovered in Costa Rica 40 years after the last sighting of the animal anywhere in the world, is a source of constant admiration because of the translucent characteristics of its lima-green skin and insect-like sound. The Hyalinobatrachium dianae (H. dianae) was found in the rainforest of Costa Rica's Caribbean coast by U.S. bi...

The global community of English-speaking individuals who settle in countries other than their native lands is currently embroiled in a heated discussion over semantics. The discourse of discontent focuses on the English-language terms “expatriate” and “immigrant,” which can be used as nouns or adjectives to describe those who move to other nations on a long-term or permanent basis. English-lang...

Screenshot of KAT.cr A website that has often come under fire for allegedly facilitating online piracy of copyrighted content is currently hosted in Costa Rica. After trying their luck at retaining a Top Level Domain (TLD) in the Federal Republic of Somalia and the Isle of Man, a self-governing dependency of the British Crown, the administrators of the polemic website Kickass Torrents (KAT)...