Latin American News – A strong earthquake of 7.4 degrees on Wednesday shook Central America and Mexico and left at least 39 dead, 155 injured and dozens missing in Guatemala, as…

World News – Barrack Obama has won his second term.  It is no longer in doubt he has won! Congrats now it is time to actually make some changes and…

Costa Rica News – The Costa Rican government has newly established a entity called the Ministry of Waters & Seas.  Anyone else not buying this or am I the only…

Electoral College Problems – Sticking with the Electoral College system, but not yet plunging into the surprising too-little-discussed history of why the Framers put it in the Constitution, I want…

Politics News – Although I really do not want to I must report on the presidential election occurring in the USA this Tuesday.  People seem to get so mad or…

Costa Rica News – Although there are many things that people love about living in Costa Rica, there are a lot of people that cannot adapt to (culture shock) the…

Presuming that Barack Obama has won another term, can he offer a new vision for America and the world? Ironically, given his rhetorical skills and ‘transformational’ candidacy, his first term…

Costa Rica News – ICE Telecommunications, in the past  was the Costa Rican government monopoly, is not acting very intelligently right now.  The telecommunications market has been opened to private…