Costa Rica has long been known as the country for expats to seek refuge from their home countries. Unfortunately, most we hear about or read about are criminals and that does not bode well with Costa Ricans or Expats in general. Great talk and pontifical orations by Costa Rican government officials about their own bankrupt [...]
Ortega’s invasion of a disputed area of land has its timing somewhat “fishy” and perhaps: payback. Around October 15, 2010 Costa Rica submitted a request to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to step into the Colombia-Nicaragua maritime border dispute, saying that it affects the country’s interests in the Caribbean Sea. The [...]
The case was brought before the ICJ by Nicaragua on 6 December 2001 and what follows in the preliminary judgement that took place in December of 2007. Nicaragua argued that the dispute concerned inter alia the validity of the 1928 Treaty, the interpretation of the 1928 Treaty as regards the geographical scope of the San [...]
The dispute between Nicaragua and Costa Rica stems from an island located at the mouth of the San Juan River, which forms the border between the two countries. The dispute has been simmering for a month as a result of Nicaragua’s decision to send troops to the region. Several reasons have been put forward for [...]
Jaime Daremblum, who served as Costa Rica’s ambassador to the United States from 1998 to 2004 speaks out on what he calls Nicaragua occupation of Costa Rica land and cross border invasion by Nicaragua. Jaime has strong insight and one must wonder why there is not much political whining in the US whom is supposed [...]
Costa Rica has threatened to take its border dispute with Nicaragua to the United Nations and the International Court of Justice if no other solution is found.
Costa Rica and Nicaragua are at odds over a border dispute, with a 48-hour ultimatum issued by Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla on the issue set to expire Thursday.
Costa Rica will take its border dispute with Nicaragua to the United Nations and the International Court of Justice if a resolution is not found between them, Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla said Wednesday.
An incident along Nicaragua-Costa Rica border spurs a statement: “By no means should (Google Maps) be used as a reference to decide military actions between two countries.”
A Google Maps line in the wrong place has inflamed a 160-year-old border dispute between Nicaragua and Costa Rica and sent the head of the Organization of American States into a flurry of shuttle diplomacy.
Costa Rica reports a landslide has killed 20 people Thursday.
A landslide caused by heavy rain killed 20 people in Costa Rica on Thursday as President Laura Chinchilla considered declaring a national emergency to help the coffee-growing nation deal with widespread flooding.
Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla is urging citizens to exercise restraint as her government seeks a diplomatic course to resolve a boundary dispute with neighboring Nicaragua.
Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla Tuesday called for strengthening institutions in Latin America. Chinchilla made the appeal in Cartagena, Colombia, during the 12th Dialogue and Agreement Mechanisms of Tuxtla Presidential Summit (Tuxtla Group Summit).
William Fernando Martinez Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon, left, Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos, second from left, Costa Rica’s President Laura Chinchilla, third from left, and Guatemala’s President Alvaro Colon wave for the official photo at the Tuxtla Summit in Cartagena, Colombia, Tuesday Oct. 26, 2010. The Tuxtla Group is made up of governments from Central America, Mexico and …
San Jose – Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla will visit China early next year to bolster new diplomatic relations, officials confirmed. The Central American nation established formal ties with Beijing in 2007, ending its 60-year diplomatic alliance with China rival Taiwan.
