A Costa Rican mafia boss and suspected murderer of Argentine singer Facundo Cabral was protected by Colombian drug cartels, according to Colombian Police Director Oscar Naranjo. Alejandro Jimenez Gonzalez, alias…
A Colombian judge has jailed four Costa Rican fishermen accused of the massacre of more than 2,000 sharks off the Pacific coast last year. The men are charged with illegal…
Colombian bank Davivienda announced Tuesday it is taking over the operation of HSBC in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras for $801 million. Davivienda, Colombia’s third largest bank, already has…
Colombia and Costa Rica have agreed to create a joint taskforce to combat illegal fishing and shark finning, reported news agency EFA Friday. The announcement was made by the Costa Rican Foreign…
Colombia is seeking to stregthen its links to Indonesia and Costa Rica following a World Trade Organization meeting of trade ministers last week. Colombia’s Trade Minister Sergio Diaz-Granados met with…
A delegate of the Costa Rican government arrived in Cartagena Thursday and stated that the country disapproves of the Malpelo shark massacre in Colombian waters, Noticias Uno reported. Arturo Navarro,…
Colombia’s presidential advisor for biodiversity has condemned the killing of around 2,000 sharks in Colombian waters by Costa Rican fishermen. The sharks were killed in the Colombian Pacific just off…
A Colombian economist and diplomat has said Colombia and China are soon expected to start negotiations on a free trade agreement, Xinhua News Agency reported Friday. Enrique Posada, director of the…
The International Court of Justice has rejected Costa Rica’s request to be allowed to intervene in the contentious island sovereignty dispute between Colombia and Nicaragua, Caracol Radio reported Wednesday. The…