Source: United States Marine Corps By Sgt. Justin M. Boling , Defense Media Activity United States Marine Corps Press Release - ARLINGTON, Va. -- More than 30,000 men and women from all over the world gathered between the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery on the rainy dawn of Oct. 25 to run in the 40th Marine Corps Marathon. The participants hope to join the 512,370 runners who ha...

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Astana, Oct 22 (EFE).- Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov said during a meeting Thursday with his Costa Rican counterpart, Manuel Gonzalez Sanz, that "Kazakhstan is interested in Costa Rica's experiences with renewable energy." "Kazakhstan wants to learn about Costa Rica's experiences with renewable energy, especially the process of transitioning from...

Source: Zoo Ave A columbiform bird that was apprehended by corrections officers as it attempted to smuggle drugs into prison will perform community service at a wildlife rescue center in Costa Rica. The avian specimen, which goes by the alias Narcopaloma (narco-pigeon) has been remanded to the custody of Rescate Animal Zoo Ave, a rescue and rehabilitation center in La Garita, province of Al...

C-130. Wikimedia Commons A Lockheed P-3 Orion and a Hercules C-130 from the United States Coast Guard should not be allowed to enter Costa Rican airspace for the purpose of flying drug interdiction missions. Such was the statement made by Enio Cubillo, Director of Civil Aviation in Costa Rica, in a memorandum presented to the Chancellor General this week. The two airplanes in question are p...

Many dental patients are not fond of regular checkups; they mostly go to the dentist once a year for a cleaning or when they know they need a major procedure done. It so happens that regular dental appointments scheduled three or four times a year can substantially improve overall health by means of prevention. Bacteria mitigation is at the heart of all dental cleanings. Through salivation and ...

DALLAS, Oct. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Employees of Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) launched a new international chapter today in a 45-year history of serving Houston by joining with Houston Airport System and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, to open a new five-gate concourse, Federal Inspection Station for Customs and Border Protection, new concessions for travelers, and begin daily intern...

Source: Southwest DALLAS, Oct. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is launching a three-day domestic and international sale offering extra low fares for winter travel—hurry, this sale won't last long!  Customers may take advantage of low domestic fares starting at $49, $99, $129, and $149 one-way to select destinations today through Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, 11:59 p.m. in th...

Source: Facebook The case of Gerardo Cruz Barquero, a young man who was brutally stabbed days after he documented a man apparently recording an obscene video in the capital city of Costa Rica, is becoming more convoluted. The man whom Mr. Cruz caught in the purported act of attempting to record the exposed legs and buttocks of a young woman wearing a miniskirt has gone public with a few statem...

Johanna Solano, winner of the 2011 Miss Costa Rica pageant, has been one of the most celebrated beauty queens of our country in recent times. When Miss Solano was crowned queen of all Ticos four years ago, she started a trend insofar as portraying an image of a modern woman who is equally passionate about beauty as she is dedicated to fitness. In the run-up to Miss Universe, Miss Solano became ...

Source: Paul Watson Facebook Timeline In September, the highest court in Costa Rica issued a resolution that gave Paul Watson, the controversial founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a partial victory in a case that presented several complaints by the Canadian environmentalist against prosecutors and government officials. The Constitutional Chamber, popularly known as Sala IV, i...

An Uber driver in Bogota. Wikimedia Commons In solidarity with the family of Gerardo Cruz Barquero, the mobile app and private transportation service Uber has announced that it will give free rides to type O Negative (Rh O-) blood donors to the Calderón Guardia Hospital, located in San Jose, on Saturday, October 10. A press release by Uber, a business entity that still lacks legal approval ...

Press Release by The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District - PHILADELPHIA- Miguel Amaris-Caviedes, 37, of Costa Rica, pleaded guilty today to two counts of knowingly conducting financial transactions that involved purported drug proceeds. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 7, 2016. Amaris-Caviedes was laundering purported drug proceeds through Costa Rican bank acco...

Source: Flickr Commons A 22-year old man who confronted another man for filming an “upskirt” video in the capital city of Costa Rica was stabbed multiple times last night as he walked through the San Sebastian district, located in the southern suburbs of San Jose. The victim, who has been identified by the last names of Cruz Barquero, recently became a social media sensation after an incide...

Wikimedia Commons NEW YORK, PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Glasswing International Founder Celina de Sola announced the organization's 'Commitment to Action' during the 2015 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting.  Central America is currently facing immense challenges, among them, the highest levels of violence in the world, along with unaccompanied minors emigrating to escape desperate co...

Wikimedia Commons The United States Embassy in Costa Rica recently announced that the 2017 Diversity Visa Program Registration, often called the "green card lottery," is now open. Once again, citizens from Costa Rica are invited to apply. The congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered annually by the Department of State. Section 203(c) of the Immigration and N...

UNESCO News Release - A commemoration conference on the occasion of the International Day Against Impunity for Crimes Against Journalist will be held in Costa Rica on October 9 and 10. The conference will take place in San Jose, at the Auditorium of the Inter-American Court for Human Rights. Costa Rica is fortunate to enjoy one of the highest levels of press freedom in the Americas. Such is not...

Source: Flickr Commons Nearly 100 low-income families have decided to take over land that belonged to a United States farmer who was killed in Costa Rica. According to a news report recently filed by Alexander Mendez of daily tabloid Diario Extra, the squatters have moved into a farm in Coloradito a remote village located near the border with Panama. The farm in question is apparently part ...

Pixabay Commons By Carol Blair Vaughn The composition of the world population has changed dramatically in recent decades as life expectancy worldwide has risen from 46 to 68 years – except in Costa Rica, where life expectancy has risen to 77 for men, and 81 for women, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO has dubbed this movement, “Older People – a new power for developm...

TORONTO, Sept. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- National Geographic and award-winning Canadian tour operator G Adventures have joined forces to launch National Geographic Journeys with G Adventures, a new line of experiential trips to destinations all over the globe. With similar core values, an aligned sense of social responsibility, and a shared belief in the positive impact that travel can have on the ...

Source; Karolina Brenes Facebook A stolen smartphone and the unauthorized publication of a sex video on social media have been motives of concern for Karolina Brenes, a shapely woman who used to be one of the top glamour models on the lingerie show circuit in Costa Rica. Ms. Brenes recently asked her social media followers for help in stopping an intimate video from reaching viral status on Fa...

What effect does environmental degradation have on local communities? How do you produce enough food to sustain humanity? Why do so many racial and ethnic minorities and the poor live in places that are detrimental to their health? How can people live in harmony with the environment while having access to modern conveniences? According to Dr. Patricia Campion, Saint Leo University asso...

Immigration officers assigned to the Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), located in the province of Alajuela, detained a male traveler from the United States during the early hours of Friday. According to a news report filed by Josue Alvarado of online news daily Costa Rica Hoy, the U.S. man planned to enter our country for the purpose of tourism; however, he was denied entry at the passp...

Source: Acciona ACCIONA Press Release - ACCIONA Agua, together with the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewer Systems (AyA), has inaugurated the ‘Los Tajos’ wastewater treatment plant, which will alleviate the pollution load of the rivers María Aguilar, Tiribí and Torres. The installation will be the biggest in the country and is ACCIONA Agua’s first project in Costa Rica. The projec...

NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Latin America's leading private banks and family offices will meet in Miami next month for the third edition of The Private Wealth Latin America and The Caribbean Forum. Taking place on October 20th and 21st, the forum has become the leading platform for connecting with high-level wealth management professionals and discussing opportunities present within t...

Miss Jara, defendant. Source: Surfing Republica Facebook. Three bikini models who are well-known in the lingerie show circuit in Costa Rica crashed into a residence in San Jose a couple of weeks ago, and the driver has been slapped with a lawsuit for nearly $140K. The defendant in question is Fernanda Jara, a curvy model who was a runner up for the title of Miss Reef Costa Rica in 2014. Acc...

Source: Wikimedia Commons Federal Bureau of Investigation Press Release -- NEWARK, NJ-A Hudson County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 19 months in prison for his roles in conspiring with a criminal enterprise that engaged in illegal online sports betting in New Jersey and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Robert J. Scerbo, 57 of Bayonne, New Jersey, previously pleaded gu...

Pixabay Public Domain Women in Costa Rica observed Global Female Condom Day without having access to this contraceptive. On September 16th, various advocacy organizations conducted awareness campaigns and other activities to teach the world about the use of female condoms; in Costa Rica, however, the day was observed with concern about why these sexual protection devices are not yet on the mar...

At noontime on Saturday, three tourists from the United States were struck by lighting during a powerful thunderstorm that continued until mid-afternoon. As of Saturday evening, two of the struck U.S. tourists were listed as being in delicate condition at the hospital. According to a news report filed by Shirley Vasquez of national newspaper La Nacion, the three victims in this meteorological i...

Source: Andrey Camacho Jimenez, PZNoticias Baker & Partners Press Release -- Stephen Baker, Senior Partner and Advocate at Baker & Partners, joined the defense team for Ann Patton against the San José Public Prosecutor, securing her second acquittal for the murder of her husband, multi-millionaire John Bender, in Costa Rica. John Bender died of a single gunshot to the head in the be...

Source: Pixabay Commons An elderly man from Florida was arrested earlier this month at the Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), province of Alajuela, as he was trying to return to the United States. According to a news report filed by Adam Linhardt of daily newspaper Key West Citizen, David Strecker, better known as “Cuba Dave,” was arrested under suspicion of deriving proceed off pros...

Source: Facebook Law enforcement and intelligence agents fighting the United States-led War on Drugs and looking for the fugitive boss of the Sinaloa Cartel are scaling down their search efforts for Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman in Costa Rica. In recent weeks, a Twitter update purportedly from the son of the fugitive boss of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel set news media outlets afire and prompted law...

Source: Wikimedia Commons The traditions surrounding the celebration of Independence Day in Costa Rica have become powerful symbols of the longstanding peace, democracy and civil freedom that Ticos proudly enjoy. It is important to note, however, that these traditions actually originated in other countries, and that other patriotic values are celebrated more so than independence on September 1...

JACO, Costa Rica - Sept. 13, 2015 - PRLog -- A group of Costa Rican representatives will be traveling to Denver, Colorado in October to see first hand the results of the Medical Cannabis Industry. Working with The Council on Responsible Cannabis Regulation, they have set up meetings with medical cannabis business owners, as well as city and state officials involved in overseeing the system, for th...

Rosh Hashanah treats. Flickr Commons Shalom. As a prime destination for medical tourism, many dental clinics in Costa Rica are staffed by multilingual professionals. At the Flikier Dental Institute, for example, English is spoken along with Spanish, French, and even Hebrew. On the day that Judaism celebrates its New Year holiday, which is known as Yom Teruah and Rosh Hashanah, it is importa...

Source: Facebook Costa Rica is a favorite "study abroad" destination for higher education students from the United States, particularly those interested in the scientific, Spanish language, social work, medical, and political science fields. Although Costa Rica is considered a safe nation for U.S. students, tragic incidents and accidents have taken place. An unfortunate 2012 drowning of a New ...

An Uber driver in Bogota. Wikimedia Commons The Executive Board of the Public Transportation Council (Spanish initials: CTP) of Costa Rica has determined that the controversial private transportation service Uber does not conform to standing law in our country. The resolution by CTP comes after weeks of debate and protest from the taxicab labor unions and lawmakers. This determination makes...

U.S. National Park Service News Release – Birds have begun their migration south! But before they began their flights to more tropical locations, Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) and its partners the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (RMBO) and its sister parks in Costa Rica collaborated to conduct a summer solstice bird count, held on June 20, 2015. Much like the winter solstice bird count, comm...

Shelley Lubben, right, at an adult industry expo in 2009 By her own account, Shelley Lubben had sex with hundreds of men and dozens of women in her prior life as a pornographic actress in the United States. These days, however, Ms. Lubben is one of the world’s leading reformers in the anti-pornography movement, and she is preparing a trip to Costa Rica. Ms. Lubben will deliver a lecture at ...

Deputy District Attorney for Perez Zeledon, Edgar Ramirez told reporters on Monday that prosecutors intend to appeal the Monday acquittal of Ann Patton, the US woman who stood accused of killing her wealthy husband John Felix Bender on January 8th, 2010. In what marked the end of her third murder trial, a three-judge panel unanimously ruled on Monday morning to acquit Patton. If the appeal ...

In her third murder trial, a three-judge panel in Perez Zeledon unanimously ruled on Monday morning to acquit Ann Maxine Patton, the US woman who stood accused of killing her wealthy husband John Felix Bender on January 8th, 2010. The same court dropped charges against Patton in January 2013 following her first murder trial, deciding it had insufficient evidence to convict her. Prosecutors a...