Laura Chinchilla News

May 23rd, 2013 Yesterday afternoon, President Laura Chinchilla, along with her Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, signed a Free Trade Agreement between the two nations.

Costa Rica's President Laura Chinchilla came under pressure on Tuesday after the government admitted she had used a private jet owned by a foreign oil company, prompting an investigation by the attorney general's office.

U.S. President Barack Obama and his Costa Rican counterpart Laura Chinchilla attend a cultural event with students in San Jos, Costa Rica, on May 3 2013 President Barack Obama is sending Vice President Joe Biden on a swing through Brazil, Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago later this month.

The Prime Minister of Belize Dean Barrow is back in the country after attending a meeting of Heads of State of the Central American Integrated System of which US President Barrack Obama was a guest.

President Barack Obama came to Latin America eager to move the region's relationship with the U.S. beyond fighting drugs and organized crime, yet the pervasive problems still trailed him throughout his three-day trip to Mexico and Costa Rica.

U.S. President Barack Obama does not foresee a scenario of "American boots on the ground in Syria," telling reporters Friday that it would not be good for the United States or for that county.

Eager to move the conversation beyond drugs and violence, President Barack Obama met with Central American leaders Friday and declared that building stronger economies and greater trade ties will allow nations of the region to offer their residents a better way of life and reduce incentives to support narco-trafficking. "We have to make sure that ... (more)

US President Barack Obama was targeted by protesters in Costa Rica on May 1 as part of the International Workers' Day demonstrations.

April 26th, 2013 Costa Rica will face an economic slowdown this year due to slowing external demand, which will affect exports and job creation, local analysts said yesterday.