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...

This past February 7 Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney R. Andrew Murray of the Western District of North Carolina fount two United States citizens who resided in Costa Rica guilty for their roles in a $10 million telemarketing scheme that defrauded primarily elderly victims in the United States from call centers in Cost...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff Liberals everywhere beware there is a new voice to be reckoned with – that of Dana Loesch – the National Rifle Association’s chief spokeswoman. She has blasted upon the political landscape taking on mainstream media often appearing on CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC and, of ...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff High school students across the nation are walking out of classes unified in support of stronger federal and state gun laws in the United States of America. Student protests at state capitols and in Washington are occurring almost daily since the most recent mas...

Manuel Alvarez, a 74 year-old man native from Asturias, Spain was reported missing in Costa Rica by his family, who explained the man traveled to this country on January 10 after he had received a call alerting him of a possible fraud to sell properties he owned here. Alvarez, who has resided in San Francisco, California for many years, owns some properties in Costa Rica and visited the country...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is admitting they screwed up on Jan. 5, 2018 when they received information from a concerned citizen about 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz of Parkland, Florida being a threat to the community and his intentions to be a “professional...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff. A new highly-political movie was released Friday depicting three male childhood friends touring Europe -- who stepped up to the plate and saved a train load of people from certain slaughter by stopping a radical Islamic terrorist attack in Paris in August 2015....

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff. Mid-Term Campaign 2018 may be all but over for establishment Democrats. Future 30 or 60-second TV campaign ads featuring a fast back-and-forth montage of images from President Donald Trump’s first State-of-the-Union address showing the sour-faced Democrats sitt...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff. The brilliance of President Donald J. Trump is shining through. The release of this now infamous 4-page House Intelligence Committee memo shows just how amazing his winning the presidency really was. Not only did Trump run against the Democrats, most Republican...

Costa Rican model Karina Ramos, former Miss Costa Rica (2014), will be participating for the first time in her career in the New York Fashion Week that takes place February 8-16. Ramos will be modeling the collection of Wilfredo Gerardo, a Latino born and raised in North Hollywood, California who has participated in several occasions in the renown event. Her participation is scheduled for Frid...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff. All this clamoring over President Donald Trump’s first State-of-the-Union address by stone-faced-sour Democrats and cheering Republicans will soon die down as this much anticipated U.S. House Intelligence Committee’s four-page memo concerning the fake anti-Trum...

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 shiny new Democrat appearing on the national stage Tuesday night to give the official response to President Donald Trump’s first State-of-the-Union speech before a joint-session of the U.S. Congress. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III (D-MA) was selected to g...

Expats from the US Democrat Party are meeting in Costa Rica to plan their actions regarding the upcoming midterm elections in the United States. Members of the organization Democrats Abroad (DACR) are holding their Americas Regional Meeting from January 25 to January 28 at the Hotel Bougainvillea in Heredia, Costa Rica. 30 democrat leaders are attending who reside in Canada and different Latin ...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff. Trying to make sense of the craziness going on in Washington, DC these days would drive a sane person to beg for a padded cell in the nearest asylum. In guessing the next big story, now that the Democrat-induced government shutdown lasted only three days, it...

The Costa Rican Ministry of Security had made the announcement some months back of the donation by United States of three tactical vehicles known in Costa Rica as “Bestias” to be used by Specialized Units. Today, in an official act with the presence of the director of the Judicial Investigation Organism, Walter Espinoza, Mariano Figueres, Director of Intelligence and Security and US Ambassador ...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff. Saturday’s display of Democratic unity was nothing more than a charade as the stars came together to showcase the government shutdown, the Women’s Marches across the country and illegal immigrants in a carefully coordinated circus to discredit President Donald ...

Lucas Peterson, the Frugal Traveler columnist for the New York Times stood up for Costa Rica describing his trip to the country and how in his opinion “Experiencing, the ‘pure life’ of Costa Rica is a unique experience”; this after some publications in U.S. media in the past weeks have questioned the security and regulation of domestic flights in the country, following the tragic light aircraft cr...

Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff. Much to the chagrin of President Donald Trump’s forever critics, the president’s doctor has given him a clean bill of health physically and mentally as he completes his first year in office. At the end of January this president will give his first State-of-the-...