by Rod Hughes
In a drastic foreign policy turnabout, President Oscar Arias has established diplomatic relations with mainland China, ending six decades of cordial relations with Taiwan. Costa Rica has dropped out of a group of 25 countries with diplomatic ties to the island nation.
Arias made no secret that foreign trade moved him to take the […]
by Rod Hughes
The Costa Rican soccer All-Star team of which so much was expected fell to a Canadian team, 2-1, last night in a stunning upset.
This should not be construed as saying the Canadians are not strong this year. Often discounted in soccer in past years, Canada’s team brought a 23-man squad to Miami that […]
by Rod Hughes
The official mascot of the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ), is dead after 15 years of sniffing out wrongdoers.
Rock was a star, called in to investigate on more than 1,500 cases, a pure white Laborador retriever who was instrumental in May of 2001 in catching the disgruntled hunters who set fire to La Casona, […]
