Museum Wants to Return Objects, but There’s a Hitch The Brooklyn Museum is preparing to return about 4,500 pre-Columbian artifacts taken from Costa Rica roughly a century ago. More info

ANALYSIS: Central American allies increase ties with China Countries on the isthmus dona t want to be left behind, and the ability to trade with the worlda s No. More info

Ascot Mining UK Regulatory Announcement: Total Voting Rights In accordance with the FSA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Board of Ascot confirms that the Company now has 53,567,421 shares of 1p each in issue carrying voting rights. More info

Coalition attacks NBN chiefs THE two top executives of the company introducing Australia’s national broadband network have tried to distance themselves from an international corruption scandal engulfing their former employer, French telco giant Alcatel. More info

Salud Denies Re-Opening of Hotel Barcel Tambor Salud Denies Re-Opening of Hotel Barcelo Tambor Although the hotel Barcelo Tambor has complied with the cleaning and disinfection of its facilities, the ministerio de Salud on Wednesday denied permission to re-open for the weekend. More info

5.1 Earthquake Rocked Costa Rica Wednesday Morning The tremor was centred eight kilometres south of Limon centre at a depth of 13 kilometres. More info

"We Will Not Support An Aspiring Dictator" US Congresswoman Accuses… “We Will Not Support An Aspiring Dictator” US Congresswoman Accuses Ortega Of Using Conflict For Re-Election Republican Congresswoman, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who will be heading the US House Foreign Affairs Committee in January, is accusing Nicaragua’s president, Daniel Ortega, of using the conflict with Costa Rica [...]

United States Congresswoman Critical of Daniel Ortega Female Coast Guard personnel pose for a photo with Rep. Ileana Ross-Lehtinen at Coast Guard Air Station Miami April 6. Photo: U.S. Coast Guard Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has accused Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega using the Caldero Island border dispute with Costa Rica as a tactic to win votes [...]

SEC Fines Alcatel $137 Mil The French telecommunications giant Alcatel Lucent finally resolved its negotiations with the Securities Exchange Commission and the U.S.A Department of Justice, agreeing to pay $137 million in fines for bribing foreign officials during the 2001-06 period. More info

Complaints Against "Diahrrea" Hotel Will Have To Wait To January Complaints Against “Diahrrea” Hotel Will Have To Wait To January Those affected by the diarrhea outbreak at the Barcelo Playa Tambor hotel will have to wait until the new year to file their complaints, which include loss of reservations due to the closure of the [...]