Source; FEDEFUTBOL D.C. United forward Álvaro Saborío has been named to Costa Rica's roster for the Copa America Centenario, joining four other MLS players in the 23-man final selection. Saborío, 34, recently moved into a tie for fourth among active players with his 71st career MLS goal. He opened the scoring against the New York Red Bulls on Friday, May 13, in the 20th minute. The Costa Ri...

Four Seasons Costa Rica May 12, 2016 - Toronto, Canada - In the world’s most sought-after beach destinations, secluded residential holidays combine the best of private vacation homes with Four Seasons legendary service. The world’s leading luxury hospitality company is now offering deluxe vacation rentals in more than 15 of the most sought-after destinations in the world. For those who ...

Wikimedia Commons The U.S. Mission in San Jose is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Cashier. OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates POSITION: Cashier, FSN-8; FP-6* OPENING DATE: May 9, 2016 CLOSING DATE: May 26, 2016 WORK HOURS: Fulltime 40 hours/week SALARY: *Not-Ordinarily Resident (NOR): FP-6 US$39,558 annual (Starting salary) * Ordinarily Resident ...

U.S. Ambassador Haney Tampa Bay, Fla. (PRWEB) May 16, 2016 - Leaders of the Tampa Bay Export Alliance (TBEA), a cooperative effort of the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation and Pinellas County Economic Development, are sharing the outcomes of last month’s joint trade mission to San José, Costa Rica, which took place from April 12-15. “The trade mission to Costa Rica was one...

Source: Starbucks NEW YORK, May 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Fast Company today announced its annual ranking of the 100 Most Creative People in Business for 2016, honoring an influential and diverse group of leading thinkers around the globe. Each year, the magazine's editors present an all-new list of 100 visionaries chosen according to a proprietary methodology (honorees can't repeat, and any...

Cielo Google Play COSTA RICA (PRWEB) MAY 16, 2016 - Itellum, a Costa Rica-based, privately owned and operated international telecommunications, Internet and technology company with a focus on US and Central American markets, announces that its Cielo unified communications application has surpassed 12,000 registered users in Costa Rica, making it the leading and fastest growing application of its...

A municipal health worker fumigates the restroom area of a shopping mall as part of the city's effort to prevent the spread of Zika virus' vector, the Aedes aegypti mosquito, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in this January 26, 2016 file photo. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera/Files A spray fumigation team from the Ministry of Public Health (Spanish initials: MSP) rushed to the Temporary Detention Center for Fo...

Source: Facebook Club Sport Herediano (CSH), a professional football club in the First Division of Costa Rica, obtained its 25th championship in its history, which dates back nearly 100 years. The final match of the summer tournament took place at the Eladio Rosabal Cordero Stadium in the city of Heredia. CSH routed Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA) by 3 - 0 on Saturday night. CSH receive...

Jairo Zelaya - Pixabay Commons CURRIDABAT, COSTA RICA, May 12, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Costa Rican Trip has partnered with the Instituto Para Estudiantes Extranjeros (www.IPEE.com) as one to provide premium immersion Spanish language education, adding another facet to your vacation in Costa Rica. This education process is typically continued and enhanced online after your stay. For over ...

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adults-only Secrets® Resorts & Spas announced the debut of its first TV campaign, titled “Make A Secret.” The ads were designed to highlight the perfect marriage of romance and luxury every couple enjoys at the brand’s more than 15 resorts. The two, 30-second spots will be strategically released in top regional markets over the summer. A national launch, includin...

Manuel Antonio Beach in Costa Rica LAKELAND, FL, MAY 5, 2016 – Dean Saunders, ALC, CCIM, recognized Florida land expert and broker/founder of Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate (CBCSRE), is now selling land in Costa Rica and other Latin American countries. The most recent sale was a classic international marketing transaction, connecting a buyer in Indiana with a seller in Costa R...

Photo by Hector Landaeta, Flickr Commons With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as Obamacare, health insurance reform is now a widespread affair in the United States, a nation where medical and dental treatment have always been financially inaccessible to many residents. The topic of dental insurance is once again being discussed at the kitchen tables of many U.S...

Black Star Line before the fire. Wikimedia Commons Late April was an unkind time for Afro Caribbean culture in Costa Rica. On April 29, a structural fire consumed the Black Star Line building in Limón, destroying an important symbol of the legacy left by Marcus Garvey in our country. Starting today, the good people of Limón will conduct a series of cultural and family events for the purpose...

Source: rree.go.cr The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, concluded diplomatic, economic and education agreements during his one-day official visit to Costa Rica, from where he informed Hungarian news agency MTI by telephone from San José de Costa Rica on Wednesday evening local time. 'Hungary views Costa Rica as a bridgehead for building relations with Centra...

Source: Wikimedia Commons BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging CHRISTOPHER G. YOUNG, age 53, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography. According to the Indictment, YOUNG was the part-owner of a hotel in the country of Costa Rica, where he ...

Source: Red Cross Costa Rica The livelihood of foreigners who choose to live as perpetual tourists in Costa Rica is highly dependent on the stability of the land borders. It so happens that in recent months both the northern and southern borders of Costa Rica have been afflicted by the global migrant crisis; how is this affecting the lives of perpetual tourists? "Visa runs" are those trips ...

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 11, 2016 - In a recent Bird-X blog post, the company explains how it helped preserve history at the National Theatre of Costa Rica with the installation of its bird shock track system, Avishock™. In April, Fuera Aves PRO, part of the JAMUVI Group of companies, installed 300 meters of Avishock™, on the theatre’s rooftop ledges to stop birds from landing and defecating on ...

Wikimedia Commons San Jose, Costa Rica-May 5th, 2016--PROMED, the Council for the International Promotion of Costa Rica Medicine will host the Latin America Medical Cannabis Conference in Costa Rican on July 27-29th as part of ExpoMed series. PROMED is a private not-for-profit organization, which coordinates the quality control and international promotion efforts of the medical tourism indu...

San Antonio Spurs AT&T Center., Wikimedia Commons San Antonio, May 11 (EFE).- The Oklahoma City Thunder moved within one victory of a berth in the Western Conference Finals with a 95-91 victory here over the San Antonio Spurs, who were unable to contain point guard Russell Westbrook in the final minutes of the contest. Westbrook scored 35 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out nine ...

(Courtesy/WhatsApp) The most popular mobile messaging app in Costa Rica is now available for the desktop and with full end-to-end encryption. Use of WhatsApp in Costa Rica is estimated to grow by 228 new users each week, and the total number of active users is approaching that of Facebook, which happens to be the owner of WhatsApp. In the last two days, WhatsApp has made a couple of importa...

Wikimedia Commons (PRESS RELEASE) -- The live final of The Americas Cup of Poker (ACP) will be held at Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City from June 23-27, 2016, PokerStars, an Amaya Inc. brand, has revealed. This year, the Grand Final will coincide with the big soccer event taking place in New Jersey. Teams representing countries from North and South America will each be composed of five p...

According to RigthMove, the leading property search portal in the United Kingdom, searchers who are interested in real estate overseas have been looking up Costa Rica in the last few months. According to the company's overseas search report for April 2016, Costa Rica is among the Top Ten Trending Searches. Specifically, Costa Rica is at number six, above Argelès-sur-Mer in France and below Swed...

Serenity Gardens Costa Rica BriefingWire.com, 5/09/2016 - For those who dream of living with nature in Costa Rica, the Serenity Gardens Eco-Village provides a unique opportunity. An eco-village is a growing trend in green living; an international community with a focus on sustainable living. In an eco-village like Serenity Gardens, like-minded people come together to live as a community co-op....

Four Seasons Costa Rica Nestled between two idyllic beaches on Costa Rica's exclusive Peninsula Papagayo, Central and South America's only Forbes Five-Star resort launches phase one of its Pura Vida For All Wellness Program. The four-hour program is inspired by the pura vida way of life Costa Rica is known for. Created exclusively by Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica, the initiative brings togeth...

Grupo Bimbo San Jose, May 5th, 2016. Grupo Bimbo – the world's largest baking company inaugurated its new Global Service Center today, in the district of Tres Rios, La Union de Cartago, which will provide support to the English speaking US market. The Costa Rican President, Luis Guillermo Solís; the Minister of Foreign Trade, Alexander Mora; CINDE’s managing director, Jorge Sequeira, ...

Club Sport Herediano On Monday, May 9th, the first round of the First Division Summer Tournament Finals will be played at the Alejandro Morera Soto Stadiumn in the city of Alajuela, province of the same name. The most storied clubs in the history of professional football in Costa Rica will repeat the May 2015 finals, when Club Sport Herediano (CSH), a legendary club owned by an association ...

Source; FEDEFUTBOL FIFA Press Release - Between 8 and 15 May, hosts Costa Rica and seven other national teams will compete in the CONCACAF Futsal Championship and, at stake, are the final four available berths for the FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016. The identity of all eight competing nations was completed on 5 May, Canada clinching their involvement via a shock 9-7 aggregate win over ...

Source; EFE file photo How do you use the Internet? Do you browse the Web to get a quick answer or to complete a certain task without leaving comments or opinions about your experience? Are you concerned about revealing your identity online? If you answer the questions above in an affirmative manner, you may be a digital visitor. If you, on the other hand, live out your life openly on the I...

Swansea University Swansea University Media Release - Becky Cliffe, a PhD researcher from the College of Science, has spent the past five years researching sloths at the world-famous Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica. During her time there, Becky has compiled data on a number of poorly and orphaned animals suffering from limb deformities and albinism. These are genetic problems she believes are...

Close up of a Marijuana plant flowering during the final stages of growth. EFE/file The return of Daniel Fowlie Briggs, a marijuana smuggler from the United States who spent more than 15 years in prison, is being cited as one of several blunders that led to the termination of Kathya Rodriguez, Director of Immigration in Costa Rica. President Luis Guillermo Solis, who appointed former Direct...

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, announced that ARTHUR BUDOVSKY, 42, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 20 years in prison for running a massive money laundering enterprise through his company Liberty Reserve, a virtual currency once used...

Traveler Under Pressure Remix NEW YORK, NY (PRWEB) MAY 03, 2016 - Music can provide hope in the darkness. Music can bring light and joy. As iconic recordings go, Queen & David Bowie’s “Under Pressure” (EMI) is one of the most brilliant songs ever recorded. Paying homage to the original, Southern California-based Traveler have updated the song for a new generation of house music lovers. The T...

Wikimedia Commons Madrid, May 6 (EFE; odds by IDSCA.com).- Atletico Madrid midfielder Gabi said Bayern Munich had been his club's toughest rival in this season's Champions League and that the second leg of their semifinal clash was Atleti's most difficult game.   "Bayern was our toughest opponent and gave us our most difficult match. Luckily, all the suffering was worth it and we're...

Casa de Sueños Atenas, Costa Rica – May 5, 2016 – Atenas Vacation Villas, owned by Dianne and Steve Doughty, is pleased to announce the launch of their new website: www.atenasvacationvillas.com. Designed by Villa Marketers, the website showcases the Doughty’s three luxury vacation rental properties: the Villa Doughty, the Casa Doughty, and the Casa de Suenos. Long time world travelers, the ...

Smithsonian Institute PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed on Monday that a scarab beetle that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists intercepted in a shipment of Costa Rican pineapples is the first recorded find of this species in Philadelphia. CBP discovered the beetle March 11 in a container of 1,500 cases of fresh pineapples. CBP s...

Bionovelus SCOTTSDALE, AZ / ACCESSWIRE / May 5, 2016 / BioNovelus, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ONOV) is pleased to announce the triumph of CR-10, their environmentally friendly fungicide product. Test results in five coffee plantations have proven that biodegradable CR-10 is a coffee rust killer! Coffee rust or "roya" (Hemileia vastatrix) is a devastating fungus that has already cost $2.5B to the coffee...

Source: U.S. DHS WASHINGTON, May 4, 2015 – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson met with Costa Rican Foreign Minister Manuel Gonzalez Sanz to discuss opportunities for bilateral engagement on border security, information sharing, counter-narcotic efforts, and migration flows through Central America. Secretary Johnson and Foreign Minister Gonzalez discussed opportunities to stre...

Source: Verizon TravelPass NEW YORK, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey reveals one in three Americans is planning to travel outside of the U.S. in the next year. Of those traveling internationally, a whopping 80 percent plan to use their phone and data on their phone with 65 percent checking in with loved ones at some point during their trip, according to a new survey released today by ...

Source: Wikimedia Commons The family of a 63-year old man from the United States, who passed away under mysterious circumstances in April, are asking that Federal Bureau of Investigation agents become involved in the case. According to a news report filed by Luke Roberts of the Douglas Enterprise earlier this week, Mitch McCrimmon did not survive a coma that placed him in the hospital from ...

Wikimedia Commons Washington, May 3 (EFE; additional context by The Costa Rica Star).- A U.S. Navy Seal who was advising and supporting Kurdish Peshmerga troops in Iraq died Tuesday in an attack by Islamic State fighters north of the city of Mosul. U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter confirmed the death from Stuttgart, Germany, where he is on an official visit, initially without providi...