The United States is authorizing the sale of oil and gas to Cuba, provided companies ensure the fuel will go to citizens and businesses in the private sector, the Treasury Department announced on Wednesday. “Gas and other petroleum products exported and reexported to entities or persons in the Cuban private sector for personal use may …
Read more “US Authorizes Oil and Gas Sales to Cuba Under Strict Conditions”
The International Arts Festival (FIA) returns to San José from March 20 to 29 for its 37th edition. The public event brings more than 450 artists from 12 countries for about 70 activities. The Minister of Culture and Youth, Jorge Rodríguez Vives, announced the details at the Costa Rican Art Museum. The festival stands as …
Read more “The International Arts Festival Returns to Costa Rica for Its 37th Edition”
Cuban border guards killed four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-registered speedboat that entered the island’s territorial waters, according to an announcement from Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior. The incident occurred Wednesday morning near Cayo Falcones in central Villa Clara province. A Cuban patrol boat approached the vessel for identification, and those aboard …
Read more “Cuban Border Guards Kill Four on Florida Speedboat in Maritime Clash”
Airbnb hosts and guests in Costa Rica have until April 20th to accept the platform’s updated Terms of Service and Privacy Policy if they want to continue booking stays or receiving reservations through the site. The company quietly rolled out the changes for new users this month and will extend them to all existing users …
Read more “Airbnb Users in Costa Rica Face April Deadline to Accept New Terms”
The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) has informed the public about the presence and increasing accumulation of sargassum along Costa Rica’s northern Caribbean coast. MINAE provided the details through the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC), the Tortuguero Conservation Area (ACTO) and its Ecological Integrity Monitoring Program. Sargassum is a genus of floating seaweed. …
Read more “Sargassum Buildup Grows on Costa Rica Northern Caribbean Coast”
Passengers at Costa Rica’s two main international airports faced cancellations and long delays this week as a powerful winter storm in the northeastern United States disrupted air travel. Blizzard conditions, heavy snow and strong winds from Sunday into Monday forced widespread schedule changes at major U.S. hubs, including New York, Boston, Newark and Philadelphia. Thousands …
Read more “Winter Storm in U.S. Northeast Cancels and Delays Flights at Costa Rica Airports”
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday he was “very reassured” about Mexico’s hosting of games in the football World Cup, in his first comments on the violence triggered by the killing of a drug cartel leader. “Very reassured, everything’s good. It’s going to be spectacular,” Infantino said in the Colombian city of Barranquilla, two …
Read more “FIFA’s Infantino “Very Reassured” on Mexico World Cup Security”
Costa Rican courts finished every domestic requirement for the extradition of Celso Gamboa Sánchez and Edwin Danney López Vega, known as Pecho de Rata. The two men now sit in preventive custody at La Reforma prison in Alajuela. Their transfer to U.S. authorities depends only on formal sentencing guarantees from the United States. The Court …
Read more “Costa Rica Finishes Work on Extradition of Celso Gamboa and Pecho de Rata”
Between waves and postcard sunsets, foreign tourists enjoy El Tunco beach in El Salvador, once overrun by gang members. They do not hold back their praise for President Nayib Bukele, even as they acknowledge that innocent people may have been caught up in his crackdown. El Salvador is experiencing a tourism boom after bringing criminal …
Read more “El Salvador Beach Goes From Gang Stronghold to Tourist Getaway”
Emma Raducanu insists she is in no rush to find a new coach as the former US Open champion looks to revert to a “more aggressive style of play”. The British tennis player has got through several coaches in a relatively short career, with Francisco Roig the latest to leave the role after the Spaniard …