Last Friday, President Donald Trump gave the commencement address for the annual graduation ceremonies at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Then he did something truly spectacular by staying to personally thank and shake hands with all 1,042 graduates – 783 men and 259 women – as they paraded across the stage at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium that was packed with 30,000 onlookers – ...

How could anyone in their right mind give support for MS-13 gangsters? These “animals” and “vicious killers” as President Donald Trump refers to them are being arrested, jailed and deported in record numbers. Their unabated criminal activity is the only way these ‘people’ can support themselves because nobody in their right mind would hire them to do anything positive or constructive so they sell ...

Philip James Layfield, 44, a personal injury attorney, was indicted on federal charges accused of stealing the majority of a multi-million dollar settlement, most of which should have been paid to the victim of a car accident. Layfield was arrested in New Jersey late April, when he returned to the United States from Costa Rica, where he relocated when his law firm Layfield & Barrett located...

Trying to predict the outcome of the upcoming 2018 mid-term elections is kind of like going over Niagara Falls in barrel hoping to come out on top. All the hundreds of candidates – incumbents and newbies – are floating with the river’s flow inside red, blue and white barrels heading to a roaring encounter complete with free fall, screaming and that inevitable crash certain to come in the late eve...

Low-cost airline Volaris inaugurated its new route San Jose, Costa Rica to Washington D.C. via El Salvador this Wednesday, May 16. The flights will travel from San Jose twice a week on Monday and Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. arriving in Washington D.C. at 11:35 p.m. While from the U.S. capital to Costa Rica the flights are scheduled from Dulles Airport on Tuesdays and Thursdays leaving at 1:52 a.m. ...

The Judiciary Investigative Police in Costa Rica (OIJ) requires the help of the public with providing any information they may have on the whereabouts of Canadian citizen James Hogg. According to the information provided, Hogg is an expat living in the area of Quepos, Puntarenas area and was last seen last this past December. He is 70 years of age. If you have any information please call: 800-...

That lone voice in the wilderness – Tim Allen’s ‘Last Man Standing’ -- is returning to prime-time network television for the upcoming 2018-19 season on the Fox News Channel. In May 2017, ABC-TV cancelled the conservative comedian’s highly-rated, prime-time situation comedy because of backlash from liberal viewers and advertisers who criticized the show for being pro-conservative, pro-Republican an...

Iranian fanatics were on full display after President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the United States of America was going rogue pulling out of the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal spearheaded by former President Obama and former Secretary of State John Kerry. Right there on the floor of the Iranian Parliament government leaders were jumping up and down screaming “Death to America” while burning an Amer...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff Special Counsel Robert Mueller should be furious that his list of 52 questions -- specifically intended for President Donald Trump -- has been leaked to the New York Times, the Washington Post and Fox News – but as usual he has been quiet. The cat is out of the ...

According to a report by the New York Times posted this Wednesday, the Washington Redskins cheerleading squad revealed that they could have been victims of sexual exploitation during a trip to Costa Rica in 2013. The group of women apparently traveled to Costa Rica for a calendar photo shoot which took place at the Occidental Gran Papagayo Resort in Culebra Bay, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Some ...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff ‘Hood’ politics is changing. Welcome to a new ‘Black America’ realizing its ok to like and support President Donald Trump. African-Americans are waking up with rapper Kanye West telling his brothers and sisters that it’s ok not to be a Democrat and so is Chance ...

Avianca Airlines has announced it will fly from San Jose, Costa Rica to Orlando, Florida as of August 2. The flight will have a three day frequency, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from San Jose to Orlando and Monday, Wednesday, Friday from Orlando to San Jose which will have a stop over in Guatemala. As an introductory price Avianca is offering a promotional fare of $299.00 (roundtrip and ta...

The United States and Costa Rica formalized the donation of four UH-1ST helicopters to the Costa Rican Air Surveillance Agency (SVA) of the Ministry of Public Security. With these helicopters, Costa Rican increases its capability to provide aerial support during maritime operations, as well as to provide direct support to the National Coast Guard Service and emergency care. “This is another ...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff This caravan of illegal immigrants from Central America that Mexico allowed through their southern border a month ago has arrived in Tijuana, Mexico seeking asylum. The standoff has begun. News reports claim this caravan started out with about 1,500 men, women a...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff Let’s hope former FBI Director James Comey makes a lot of money off his tell-all book “A Higher Loyalty” because he going to need it to pay for his legal defense now that the U.S. Inspector General’s Office has opened a new investigation into Comey leaking seven...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff Barbara Bush – the embodiment of grace, dignity and power – died this week at 92. She was the wife of one president and mother to another. She was the driving force behind the throne. Tributes are pouring in from around the world for this extraordinary woman who...

The United States will donate a third island-class patrol ship to Costa Rica in order to continue strengthening the country’s National Coast Guard Service. The United States has already donated two 110 foot boats which actually left from Baltimore and were scheduled  to arrive in  Caldera, Puntarenas at the beginning of April. The boats just crossed the Panama Canal yesterday and therefore shou...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff Pro-Trump cheerleaders ‘Diamond and Silk’ get the hands down ‘thumbs-up political play of the week,’ not former FBI Director James Comey with his boorish, self-glorifying book “A Higher Loyalty” that comes out this week but has been leaked to the press since las...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff Say goodbye to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WIS) who announced last Wednesday that he would not seek reelection after 20-years of service including three years as Mr. Speaker. Ryan, 48, has represented Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District since 1999. I...

An analysis carried out by project State of the Region brings attention to how the changes in the immigration policies of the United States will affect the Central American region, and in particular Costa Rica and Panama, countries that will likely see an increase in the flow of immigrants from other Central American countries. It is evident that the changes taking place will have an impact in ...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff This week should be a dilly in DC. Subpoenaed documents from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are not being delivered to the U.S. House of Representatives investigating the role of DOJ and FBI during Campaign 2016, media lea...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff This so-called ‘caravan’ of refugees headed to the USA-Mexico border from Central America sure has caught everyone’s attention. As soon as this ‘caravan’ became a real issue President Donald Trump said he’s bringing in the U.S. National Guard Army “immediately” ...

The two Island-class patrol boats of 110 feet that the United States donated to Costa Rica's Coast Guard Service finally left the Baltimore dock towards Puerto Caldera, Puntarenas, where they will be used to battle organized crime and drug trafficking, as well as in the protection of marine biodiversity and humanitarian actions. "It was a proud moment to see this vessels, named after our nation...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff There’s a Cat-5 political tropical storm approaching the USA-Mexico border from the south, moving slowly north toward Tijuana expected to arrive in a few weeks. A group of about 1,500 men, women and children from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador are headed...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff The political play of the week goes to the American Broadcasting Company, Roseanne Barr and John Goodman for the surprise revival of the old TV show “Roseanne” and their portrayal of a ‘normal’ middle-class American family torn apart by POLITICS over the 2016 el...

The first Central American satellite, developed by Costa Ricans will be launched the afternoon of this Monday, April 2 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA. The rocket Space Falcon 9 and the Dragon spaceship will be in charge of the transportation of the small satellite, which was manufactured with CubeSat technology, and consists on a cube that measures only 10 centimeters (...

Owen Hanson (Nicknamed O'Dog) seemed to have everything going for him, he was apparently brought up in a good home and eventually came to be part of the USC football team, however, Hanson’s greed apparently took over, and he became the leader of what was defined by the US Department of Justice as “a violent racketeering enterprise”. Back in December 2017, Hanson was sentenced to 255 months in ...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff President Donald Trump got out of Washington late Friday after spinning heads over his signing the controversial $1.3-trillion Omnibus Spending Bill -- just as 800,000 protesters descended on the nation’s capitol Saturday to protest gun violence in the United St...

Duron Harmon, the American football player who plays safety for the New England Patriots, was denied entry to Costa Rica after officers found marijuana in his luggage. The 27-year-old athlete attempted to enter the country through the Juan Santamaria Airport, but in a routine check airport police found in his luggage 58 grams of marijuana inside a can of iced tea; he was also carrying three pip...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff Breaking news on Tuesday morning looked bad as a 17-year-old student gunman opened fire on class mates at Great Mills High School in injuring two students, then an armed school resource officer stepped up and shot the assailant who later died at a local hospital...

The United States Department of State through its International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2018 points to Costa Rica’s vulnerabilities when it comes to organized crime and money laundering. “Transnational criminal organizations continue to employ Costa Rica as a base for financial crimes due to limited enforcement capacity and its location on a key transit and operations route for narcot...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff Late Friday night U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the “effective immediately” firing of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, just two days before he would have retired with full benefits at 49-years-old – after 22-y...

The low cost airlines Volaris Airlines began operating this Thursday, March 15 the new route Costa Rica to Los Angeles, California. Flying from San Jose, Costa Rica to Los Angeles, CA, USA with Volaris can cost you as little as $300.00 (taxes included). As it happens with most low cost airlines the basic ticket cost includes the seat in coach cabin and a carry-on luggage, but the passengers ...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff Wouldn’t you know Pennsylvania’s special election in the 18th Congressional District was so close no official winner was declared Tuesday night. Newcomer Democrat Conor Lamb declared himself the winner, but there’s no winner until all the votes are counted inclu...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff Last week’s political winners and losers include new tariffs placed upon steel and aluminum imports, North Korea tyrant Kim Jong Un, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former porn-queen Stormy Daniels. The big winner this week is the American steel and alumin...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff FBI Director Christopher Wray needs to speak up and publicly give Special Counsel Robert Mueller two weeks to wrap up his year-long-plus investigation into suspected Russia/Trump campaign collusion, issue his final report and return to retirement -- as a former ...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff Political newcomer Conor Lamb – a Democrat -- has two shots at becoming a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District, first in the upcoming March 13 special election, then again on Nov.6 for the nation’s mid-term elections nationwide. De...

President Trump announced this week the new tariffs on aluminum and steel that will affect countries such as Costa Rica. A couple of weeks back, Commerce Department had released three recommendations relating steel and aluminum imports, yet this suggestions were not taken into consideration by President Trump and he provided his own alternatives. The final decision on the exact percentage that ...

Dermis Hernandez, a 41 year-old Miami police officer was arrested by the FBI back in January 30th for allegedly participating in a Ponzi scheme involving fake investments in properties in Costa Rica. The cop was arrested while trying to flee to Costa Rica at the Fort Lauderdale International Airport. Hernandez , who is married to a Costa Rican national, was charged by complaint with a cons...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff This week’s political head-turner was the abrupt announcement that White House Communications Director Hope Hicks was leaving the Trump administration a day after she spent eight-hours testifying under oath in a closed-door session with the U.S. House Intelligen...