Get A Taste Of Costa Rican Old Fashioned Corn Custard

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Dec. 9, 2011: The Caribbean coast, of which Costa Rica happened to be a part, has its own unique cuisine, distinctive of the rest of the nations. Costa Rican cuisine is known for being flavorful, yet fairly mild. And there is definitely a sweet tooth as evidenced by...

Jailed For Costa Rica-Based Business Fraud

News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Weds. July 27, 2011: A former South Florida man will have to spend 252 months in prison for his role in a series of Costa Rica-based business opportunity fraud ventures. Sirtaj Mathauda was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Joan A. Lenard in Miami and was also slapped...

Costa Rica’s Gallo Pinto

News Americas, San José, Costa Rica, Fri. July 15, 2011: In Costa Rica visitors can enjoy lovely tropical beaches, the grandest adventures, the wonders of nature, scintillating culture and of course good food! The country’s cuisine is simple but heavy on oil and some species. Comida tipica or native...

Costa Rica Wins In Gold Cup Opener

News Americas, ARLINGTON, Texas, Mon. June 6, 2011: Costa Rica opened the Gold Cup tourney Sunday with a 5-0 victory over Cuba. Marco Urena scored a goal in each half to give the Ticos the lead in the seventh minute. Alvaro Saborio, Heiner Mora and Joel Campbell also scored for Costa Rica, which has...

Convicted For Costa Rica-Based Fraud Ventures

News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Weds. May 11, 2011: A federal jury in Miami on Tuesday convicted Sirtaj “Tosh” Mathauda on 12 felony counts related to a fraudulent business opportunity scheme in Costa Rica. The jury convicted Mathauda of conspiracy, nine counts of mail fraud and two counts of wire...

Costa Rica’s Varied Cuisine

News Americas, San Jose, Costa Rica, Thurs. April 21, 2011: Despite concerns about the expanding deficit and the devaluing U.S. dollar, several economic indicators show that the Costa Rican economy has taken positive steps toward elusive “recovery.” Its food remains positively a cross between Caribbean...

CONCACAF Under-20 Quarter Final Opens Today

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. April 5, 2011: The quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Under-20 quarter finals opens today. The match-up will see Costa Rica taking on Cuba and Mexico facing Canada in Guatemala. Tomorrow Honduras will face Panama and the United States will take on Guatemala for a chance...

OAS Head Welcomes Costa Rica, Nicaragua Court Ruling

News Americas, New York, NY, Weds. Mar. 9, 2011: Secretary General of the Organization of American States, José Miguel Insulza, has welcomed a ruling by the International Court of Justice over the conflict between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The U.N.’s highest court ordered Nicaragua on Tuesday...

British Virgin Islands Now Primary Concern To U.S.

News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. Mar. 4, 2011: The United Kingdom’s overseas territory, the British Virgin Islands, has moved from an area of just “concern” to “primary concern” in the US’ latest money laundering report. The report released Thursday by the State Department, shows the...