April 9, 2008
Today will be noted in the history of Costa Rica forever. They may even make a national holiday, although it is very close to Juan Santamaria Day. I got my identity card! I have had official residency status since April […]
by Rod Hughes
The recent deportation of seven Colombian hit men planning the assassination of former Security Minister Fernando Berrocal and Minister of the Presidency Rodrigo Arias underscores the need of new legislation to deal with organized crime. The alleged killers-for-hire are reported to have been contracted by Colombian drug lords […]
by Rod Hughes
On May 30, 1984, during the civil war that pitted the Contras, a CIA-funded group attempting to overthrow Nicaraguan Marxist Sandinista government, against government troops, a bomb planted in a press conference called by Contra leader Eden Pastora exploded, killing four persons and injuring a score more. Many […]
