On this day, the good people of the United States celebrate Veterans Day, and in Costa Rica the U.S. expat community often gets together to celebrate those who served in the Armed Forces of their nation, and some of these veterans are from Costa Rica.   Author’s Note: The use of the noun and adjective “American” in this article conforms to the definition in Princeton’s WordNet: (A native ...

Froozer SAN FRANCISCO, November 11, 2015 /3BL Media/ ­– Obesity and diabetes rates in the United States have hit an all-time high. More than two in three American adults are considered overweight today, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, a health research center. Children are no better off, reporting skyrocketing increases in new Type-2 diabetes cases; a condition pr...

Wikimedia Commons NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Nov 11, 2015) - Grupo Financiero Ficohsa has been named Bank of the Year and Bank of the Year Honduras in LatinFinance's 2015 Bank of the Year Awards. In Costa Rica, LatinFinance selected BAC San Jose as Bank of the Year. The winners of this year's awards employed nimble strategies that reflected a keen market understanding, focusing on efficie...

Pixabay Commons A male administrative assistant who works for the Ministry of Public Education (Spanish initials: MEP) is currently under investigation for an incredibly long list of sexually harassing statements he allegedly made to female co-workers over three years. According to investigative journalist Angie Guerrero of online news daily CRHoy.com, details of the investigation was first...

Source: Apple One of the most popular wearable computing devices in the market will soon be worn on the wrists of iPhone users in Costa Rica who can afford them. The Apple Watch will start selling in Costa Rica later this month, specifically on November 20th, at stores operated by official distributor iCon. The Apple Watch models that will be sold in Costa Rica include the sport versions of...

Source: Wikimedia Commons Latin American air carrier Avianca is offering a special discount period on airfares to nine North American destinations in the United States and Canada from Costa Rica and other Central American nations. Ticket prices range between $399 and $549, and they include travel during the busy holiday season. According to a news report filed by Karla Madrigal of business ...

La Viuda Negra, a Colombian telenovela. Flickr Commos Certain telenovelas, those popular and melodramatic television serials that are the Latin American equivalent of soap operas, should be banned from the airwaves in Costa Rica, according to a legislative proposal considered by a legislator from the Frente Amplio (Broad Front) political party earlier this year. According to a news report p...

Source: Tiendas Ekono The United States may have created the shopping craze known as Black Friday, but retailers in Costa Rica have up the ante with Black November, a month-long celebration to consumption that starts a few weeks ahead of the Friday after Thanksgiving Day. One of the first merchants to roll out Black November in Costa Rica is the department store chain Ekono, a national disc...

Source: RSN Officials from the National Committee on Emergencies (Spanish initials: CNE) are concerned about an increase in the number of tourists who are still trying to summit the crater of the Turrialba volcano, currently the most active in Costa Rica. In early November, the CNE announced that a number of measures will be taken to prevent this dangerous trend, particularly since in recen...

"CharlieSheenMarch2009" by Angela George. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons A dental technician who claimed she was groped and attacked by a reportedly drug-addled Hollywood star has chosen to dismiss her civil lawsuit. A little over a year ago, Margarita Palestino filed a complaint against Carlos Estevez, better known as Charlie Sheen, for what she claimed was outrageous behav...

Wikimedia Commons Many dental tourists who plan medical vacations in Costa Rica ask if they should start taking antibiotics prior to their arrival. This question is mostly asked by patients from the United States and Canada, where dental health practitioners have been known to recommend antibiotics to a few categories of patients. The only rule of thumb in this regard is that antibiotics sh...

(PRWEB UK) 6 November 2015 - The successful candidate will work, alongside another travelling tutor, with three children, aged 12 to 17, with a variety of academic interests and requirements ranging from music to chemistry, to maintain their home curriculum over this period and prepare them for exams in their various key stages, including GCSE and A2. Adam Caller, founder of Tutors Internationa...

International Sports Desk, Nov 7 (EFE; odds by IDSca.com).- Premier League's Week 12 results and standings: - Week 12 results: Saturday: Bournemouth 0 - Newcastle United 1 Leicester City 2 - Watford 1 Manchester United 2 - West Bromwich Albion 0 Norwich City 1 - Swansea City 0 ...

Source: Wikimedia Commons The body of a tourist from the United Kingdom was recovered from the beach in Playa Matapalo, located in the Carrillo canton of the Guanacaste province, part of the Gold Coast of Costa Rica. The man has been identified by officials as John Clancy, a 70-year old tourist who had checked in at the luxurious Riu Palace hotel a few days before. According to a news repor...

United States Department of Justice Press Release - Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced that Dr. Michael Brandner, 67, of Anchorage, Alaska, was convicted today of four counts of wire fraud and three counts of tax evasion by a federal jury sitting in Anchorage, Alaska. According to the indictment and evidence introduced at trial, shortly after his wife filed for divorce i...

Mark Lyons missing in Costa Rica UPDATE: Race officials posted a Facebook announcement before 5:30 pm on November 6th, stating: Mark is alive and well! Thank God! No further details were provided. Mountain rescue squads have been deployed to the Turrubares and Bijagual districts of the northwestern sectors of the San Jose province to look for Mark Lyons, a United States mountain bike (MTB) ...

Source: FEDEFUTBOL Keylor Navas, the star goalkeeper of the Real Madrid Football Club of the Spanish League and of the National Men's Football Team of Costa Rica, is keeping odds makers and line movers on their toes. Sportsbooks in Costa Rica and betting shops around the worlds are quickly reacting to news reports that indicate Mr. Navas is not in top shape to play the next two or three matche...

NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtuoso®, the international network of luxury travel agencies, has unveiled its 2016 Virtuoso Luxe Report, with results from the annual survey of its elite advisors. Acknowledged as an industry trend forecaster, the report anticipates emerging luxury travel developments and destinations while presenting insight into the decisions of the globe's most upscale ...

A simple man: Pope Francis. Source: Wikimedia Commons Buenos Aires, Nov 5 (EFE).- A group of thieves broke into the home of relatives of Pope Francis in Argentina's Mendoza province and made off with electronic equipment and the family pet, a toy poodle, local media reported on Thursday. Romina Ayelen Bergoglio, the pope's grand-niece, told local media that she saw three thieves leaving her...

Managua, Nov 5 (EFE).- The state-run Nicaraguan Grand Interoceanic Canal Commission on Thursday approved Chinese concession holder HKND Group's environmental and social impact studies for that waterway project, clearing the way for construction to begin. "We're authorizing HKND now to begin the design, structural and construction processes," the commission's president, Manuel Coronel Kautz, sai...

Wikimedia Commons Miami, FL (PRWEB) November 05, 2015 --The MIAMI Association of REALTORS® (MIAMI) and the Greater San Diego Association of REALTORS® (SDAR) will co-present the 21st annual International Real Estate Congress on Nov. 8-11 in Miami and San Diego. About 50 foreign delegates from fifteen different countries along with 400 U.S. and foreign real estate professionals will network, lea...

Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) November 04, 2015 - The overseas-living experts at InternationalLiving.com are calling on the public to help them decide who should be the overall winner for their “Best Job in the World” contest. More than 1,000 hopefuls entered the competition, which is looking for a writer to travel to one or more of the world’s best retirement havens and report back on the experience. ...

Example of laser projection keyboard. Source: Flickr Commons Tokyo, Nov 5 (EFE).- Japan's NEC Corporation introduced software Thursday that will allow a virtual keyboard to be displayed on a person's arm and work in tandem with an eyeglass computer and a "smartwatch," an innovation aimed at freeing doctors and other professionals from the need to use cumbersome hardware. The software allows...

Star Breeze Seattle, WA (PRWEB) November 04, 2015 - Small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises announces their first-ever Veterans Day Sale, running through November 12, on popular voyages through Europe, Costa Rica and the Panama Canal, and the Caribbean. Guests can save up to 81 percent on select voyages, and as a bonus offer, veterans and active duty military are eligible for an additional ...

"Virgin Mojito" by JPS68 - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Commons A group of legislators in Costa Rica held a party and drank liquor while Congress was assembled and in session. Such was the news report filed by Jacqueline Solano of daily tabloid Diario Extra a week ago, and the legislators defended their entitlement to such behavior by citing the lack of rules of conduct. The bo...

San Jose, Costa Rica - November 3, 2015 /MarketersMedia/ — Costa Rica's National Institute for Tourism reports the country has experienced an average 15 percent annual increase in vacationers from abroad over the last few years. Piqued interest in this growing travel hot spot has sparked a number of questions from sojourners around the world. With this in mind, a spokesperson for the local travel ...

Villa Manzu November 3, 2015 6:41 PM EST - SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 11/03/15 -- As Europe copes with chaos on its borders and refugees are streaming out of disintegrating Sinai and Red Sea states, travelers to most parts of the world remain undaunted. A recent survey by the Travel Leaders network of travel advisors reveals that despite the instability roiling around the Mediterran...

Drake Bay Getaway Resort in Costa Rica DRAKE BAY, COSTA RICA--(Marketwired - November 03, 2015) - Drake Bay Getaway Resort received the 2015 World Boutique Hotel Award for the World's Best Beach Hotel. Drake Bay Getaway Resort is located on the world-famous Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. The Osa Peninsula is the most diverse place on Earth and encompasses Corcovado National Park and beautiful Ca...

ZURICH, November 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The EF English Proficiency Index 2015 Shows the State of Worldwide English Proficiency EF Education First released today the 5th annual edition of its EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI), the world's largest ranking of countries by English skills. The report identifies global and regional English language learning trends and analyzes the relationship b...

Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) November 02, 2015 -- The Growth Coach, a leading international business and sales coaching franchise, is expanding into Costa Rica and Nicaragua with the expertise and passion of new master franchise owner and international partner Diego Artinano. The Growth Coach is the largest provider of affordable group coaching workshops in the United States. Coaches also offer one-t...

It was a festive mood at the Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport in Liberia (LIR) this weekend and Monday as three airlines inaugurated new routes. The air carriers in question are Alaska Airlines, Southwest and Thomson Airways; the latter is from the United Kingdom and the former two from the United States. According to a news report filed by Variela Novo of daily tabloid Diario Extra, ...

Wikimedia Commons ATLANTA, Nov. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax Inc., a multinational company in the financial services sector, the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE) and the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica, announced that Equifax Inc. will hire 400 employees in the next three years for its Shared Services Center, from which it will provide support for its operations in 19...

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Pure Hospitality Solutions, Inc., (Pink Sheets: PNOW), parent company of the Central American-Caribbean online travel Agency, Oveedia (www.Oveedia.com), announced today, that those Nicaraguan hotel properties not listed on major OTAs', will now see an influx of business opportunities, with this month's opening of the Costa Esmeralda Airport. This positively ...

Source: Immigration Experts A foreigner residing in Costa Rica can enjoy insurance coverage extended by a spouse without regard as to the immigration status of the insured. Such was the resolution issued by the Constitutional Chamber of Costa Rica, more commonly known as Sala IV, earlier this year. The Law Office of Immigration Experts Costa Rica has closely followed this case, which was re...

Rainforest in Costa Rica New "Costa Rica Tourism Report Q1 2016" now available at Fast Market Research. We expect positive arrivals growth of 2.4% in 2015, with strong arrivals from North America offsetting declining arrivals from Europe. However, we expect growth to moderate in the medium term, leading to lower levels of investment and development. Costa Rica's tourism market is one of th...

US Ambassador Haney. Source: Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica Without security, there can be no development in Costa Rica. Such was the emphasis posited by United States Ambassador S. Fitzgerald Haney as he appeared before the Permanent Commission on Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Legislative Assembly on the last Friday of October. Ambassador Haney mentioned that there is a priority at ...

Source: Flickr Commons A 17-year old male was calmly taken into custody after he allegedly murdered his stepfather to put an end to a pattern of spousal abuse in Costa Rica. According to a news report filed by Alejandro Monge of national newspaper La Prensa Libre, the 42-year old victim was identified by the last names Ugalde Cruz. The incident occurred in La Fortuna, located in the San Car...

Auxis FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Auxis, a leading management consulting and outsourcing firm, providing both IT and business processing services, announced it is significantly expanding its service center in Costa Rica. Auxis will host an inaugural ceremony on Friday, October 30th, to be attended by the President of Costa Rica as well as important business, government, and communi...

The killer in Merciless stalks his next victim. Source: Globo International Globo’s production of series, known worldwide for its unique character and high quality, is set to delight the Costa Rican audience. Teletica, the largest TV network in Costa Rica, has licensed six titles from the Brazilian broadcaster’s 2015 catalog: the series ‘Merciless’ and ‘The Hunter’, the miniseries ‘Doomed’ and...

Source: FEDEFUTBOL The U-17 National Football Team of Costa Rica, affectionately known as “La Rojita” (The Little Red One), has made history by advancing to the quarter final stage of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is currently unfolding in Chile. Costa Rica defeated all odds as it faced the French National Team, a formidable squad that was a favorite of numerous football analysts. The...