Donald Trump has already begun to make decisions about the people he will be working with on January 20th, when he will take office as President of the United States. Latin America, including Costa Rica, is aware of what may happen, mainly as a result of Trump’s campaign promises, which call into question what may […]
Luis Guillermo Solís ranks last among Central American leaders
President Luis Guillermo Solís continues with a negative score and he remains in the last place of approval among the leaders of Central America and the Dominican Republic. This was revealed by the Cid Gallup Public Opinion Survey of the last quarter of the year. On the other hand, the Danilo Medina, President of the […]
Turrialba Volcano continues with passive but sustained emanations
During the first 11 days of November the eruptive activity of Turrialba volcano was characterized by passive but continuous emanations of ash and some short periods of non-activity. From the 12th and until the 15th of November the emanations diminished and the volcano now shows low discharges of material. The weather conditions were very variable […]
Trump’s government would hinder investment attraction to Costa Rica
If president-elect of the United States Donald Trump keeps his promises, Costa Rica would have problems attracting more foreign investment into the country and it would also have a disincentive for the transnational companies to expand. That is economist Alberto Trejos’ opinion, who analyzed the region’s future economy under the light of the electoral results in […]
Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras are united against gangs and drug traffickers
Honduran leader Juan Orlando Hernández announced that the presidents of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras will inaugurate a joint police force to fight gangs and traffickers on November 15th. It will be composed by members of the police, armed forces, intelligence services, migration and customs. The Honduran President stressed that the three countries have been […]
Mexico is asking for Costa Rica’s help to investigate Veracruz former governor
The Mexican Attorney General’s Office (PGR) has requested international legal assistance from Costa Rica to investigate bank accounts, property, companies or persons linked to former governor of Veracruz Javier Duarte. Duarte is involved in a scandalous case of apparent corruption. He is under investigation for crimes of organized delinquency, operations with resources of illicit origin […]