Costa Rica takes Nicaragua dispute to world court

Costa Rica files international court complaint against Nicaragua over border dispute
San Jose, Costa Rica — Costa Rica is taking its border dispute with Nicaragua to the International Court of Justice. Costa Rican Foreign Minister Rene Castro says Costa Rica filed the case with the Netherlands-based court after Nicaragua decided to disregard an Organization of American States resolution that it withdraw Troops from disputed territory along the San Juan border river. Nicaragua sent Troops to the area last month, angering Costa Rica. Castro told reporters Thursday he is c...

Costa Rica takes Nicaragua dispute to world court
SAN Jose, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica is taking its border dispute with Nicaragua to the International Court of Justice. Costa Rican Foreign Minister Rene Castro says Costa Rica filed the case with the Netherlands-based court after Nicaragua decided to disregard an Organization of American States resolution that it withdraw Troops from disputed territory along the San Juan border river. Nicaragua sent Troops to the area last month, angering Costa Rica. Castro told reporters Thursday he is...

Ortega Picks On Costa Rica to Rally Support At Home
For the past couple of years, Nicaragua’s president Daniel Ortega has been desperately seeking to subvert his country’s constitution and feeble democratic institutions in order to stand for re-election next year. Since the Nicaraguan constitution bars him from running for a third term (he was president in 1985-1990), Ortega tried unsuccessfully to have the constitution amended by the National Assembly, where his Sandinista party lacks a majority to do so. However, through judicial sh...

Costa Rica files case against Nicaragua in international court
(CNN) -- Costa Rica has taken its border dispute with Nicaragua to international court, repeating claims that its territory has been invaded. In a statement Thursday, Costa Rica's Foreign Ministry said the country had filed a Lawsuit at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, to end a situation that "threatens imminent and irreparable harm" to Costa Rica. The suit asks the court to stop "the construction of a canal on Costa Rican soil," according to the ...

Costa Rica Files ICJ Case Against Nicaragua
(CNN) — Costa Rica has taken its border dispute with Nicaragua to international court, repeating claims that its territory has been invaded. In a statement Thursday, Costa Rica’s Foreign Ministry said the country had filed a Lawsuit at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, to end a situation that “threatens imminent and irreparable harm” to Costa Rica. The suit asks the court to stop “the construction of a canal on Costa Rican soil,” ac...

Nicaragua Invades Costa Rica, Blames Google Maps, Ctd
The Lede complicates the story: The idea that Nicaragua had relied on Google Maps for a Military Deployment, and stumbled across a frontier because of a mistake by the search giant, set off peals of laughter worldwide, sent Google scrambling to explain and fix the error, and led Journalists to discover another mistaken Google Map that could provoke an international incident. What few people outside Central America seemed to notice was that there was a problem with the punchline: in the weeks s...

NICARAGUA: Ortega Picks On Costa Rica to Rally Support At Home.
NICARAGUA: Ortega Picks On Costa Rica to Rally Support At Home. ...

Costa Rica's Border War with Nicaragua: A Boost for Ortega?
Costa Rica famously does not have a Military. But in a border tiff that has escalated into a Public Relations War, it seems to be getting the better of its neighbor Nicaragua. The point of contention is their mutual border. Earlier this month, Costa Rica accused Nicaragua of invading its territory and destroying protected forests as part of the Sandinista government's Military-supported river-dredging operations near the frontier. Nicaragua claims it has not crossed the border, and argues Cost...

Costa Rica's New IVF Law Unacceptable
11.17.10 - Costa Rica's proposed bill on in vitro fertilization (IVF) violates international Human Rights standards, according to a brief the Center submitted to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on November 18. Even though IVF has helped countless couples around the world have Children they desperately want, Costa Rica has outlawed it since 2000. The Center filed an friend-of-the-court brief supporting a Lawsuit against the absolute ban before the IACHR in 2004. In August ...

The Google Maps War That Wasn't
Esteban Felix/Associated Press Nicaraguan Troops Remain in Costa Rica, but Why? Nicaraguan Troops are still hunkered down on an island across the country’s border with Costa Rica. Heard the one about Nicaragua accidentally invading Costa Rica because of a Google Maps error? Two weeks ago, the story was hard to miss, as the tale of the accidental invasion was repeated on thousands of Web sites. The frenzy began after a Costa Rican newspaper asked Edén Pastora, a former Sandinista comm...

Ortegas Land Grab
Get alerts when there is a new article that might interest you. With the world distracted by currency fights, European Debt problems, and other economic challenges, Nicaragua has quietly invaded and occupied the sovereign territory of Costa Rica. It is an act of naked aggression that deserves to be condemned and resisted by governments everywhere, yet most Americans have probably read little or nothing about it. Here’s a brief synopsis of what happened. At the direction of their government...

A growing number of climate negotiators call for a stop to the bickering so that we can find solutions to climate change
The newest and perhaps best hope to push for strong international action to fight Climate Changes took place recently in Costa Rica. The countries in the so-called Cartagena Dialogue met again to discuss how this group of countries could help push for aggressive action at the international Climate treaty negotiations that will take place in December in Cancún, México. I just happened to be in Costa Rica before this meeting, working with our partners to help Costa Rica become more c...

SunPower gives earnings outlook at investor conference, announces purchase deal
San Jose, CALIF. — SunPower Corp. expects its 2011 revenue to be in the range of $2.65 to $2.85 Billion with adjusted earnings per share between $1.75 and $2.05. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters are expecting revenue of $2.87 Billion and earnings of $1.86 a share. Analyst projections typically don't include items. The company announced its guidance Thursday at an analyst conference. It also said it expects net income per share for 2011 of 35 cents to 65 cents. The solar technology fir...

Sharks-Stars Sums
First Period_1, Dallas, Richards 9 (Neal, Eriksson), 5:15. 2, Dallas, Neal 6 (Richards, Robidas), 7:30 (pp). 3, San Jose, Nichol 3 (Demers, Heatley), 18:41. Penalties_Joslin, SJ (tripping), 7:16; Moore, SJ, major (fighting), 7:51; Fistric, Dal, major (fighting), 7:51; Burish, Dal (goaltender interference), 8:28; Morrow, Dal (tripping), 12:04. Second Period_4, San Jose, Pavelski 6 (Boyle, Clowe), 10:21. 5, San Jose, Couture 8 (Clowe), 12:37. Penalties_Setoguchi, SJ, major (fighting), :19; Ott, Da...

Ribeiro lifts Stars over Sharks in OT
Dallas — Mike Ribiero scored at 2:52 of overtime after capping a two-goal comeback in the final 3 minutes of Regulation in the Dallas Stars' 5-4 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. Ribeiro backhanded a rebound past goalie Antti Niemi in the extra period. James Neal scored the second of his two goals on the night with 2:35 left in Regulation, and Ribeiro tied it at 4 off a scramble in front of the net 29 seconds later. Ribeiro had gone the first 16 games without a goal, t...

NHL: Dallas 5, San Jose 4 (OT)
Published: Nov. 18, 2010 at 11:55 PM DALLAS, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Mike Ribeiro tied the game with 2:06 left in Regulation Thursday and then scored 2:52 into overtime, giving Dallas a 5-4 victory over San Jose. The goals were the first of the season for Ribeiro, whose 16-game scoring drought was the longest he has had at the start of a campaign during his 11-year career. San Jose was in control with a 4-2 lead before James Neal tipped in a shot to start the Dallas comeback. Ribeiro's tying goal came ...

2 Moms Charged With $30K School Embezzlement
San Jose, Calif. (AP) -- Two California moms have been charged with embezzling $30,000 from their kids' Elementary School fund that pays for extras, such as hiring School counselors and kindergarten handwriting programs. San Jose prosecutors say 42-year-old Jennifer Lee Vazquez and 28-year-old Wendi Marie Hayes oversaw the Baldwin Elementary Home and School Club account. Bank officials notified club officers because of unusual charges to Netflix, J.C. Penney, Old Navy and gas stations. The two...

Hawaii looking to bounce back against San Jose St.
Honolulu — Hawaii faces last-place San Jose State after being humbled by Western Athletic Conference leader Boise State two weeks ago in what was then a battle for first place. On paper, Saturday's game at Aloha Stadium seems an ideal matchup for Hawaii (7-3, 5-1 WAC) to get back to its winning ways, but San Jose State (1-9, 0-5) has given the Warriors a tough time in their last three meetings, all of which were decided by seven points or less. Hawaii won overtime games in San Jose in 2...

Jurors convict Calif man for 1981 tourist killing
San Jose, CALIF. — A San Jose jury has convicted a 60-year-old man for the 1981 New Year's Day shooting death of a German tourist whose bullet-riddled body was dumped in a carport. It took jurors less than a day to convict 60-year-old Melvin Forte on Wednesday for Kidnapping, raping and murdering 23-year-old Ines Sailor. The same jury will now decide whether Forte should be executed or sentencing to life in Prison without possibility of Parole. The San Jose Mercury News says Forte is al...

2 moms charged with $30K school embezzlement
San Jose, CALIF. — Two California moms have been charged with embezzling $30,000 from their kids' Elementary School fund that pays for extras, such as hiring School counselors and kindergarten handwriting programs. San Jose prosecutors say 42-year-old Jennifer Lee Vazquez and 28-year-old Wendi Marie Hayes oversaw the Baldwin Elementary Home and School Club account. Bank officials notified club officers because of unusual charges to Netflix, J.C. Penney, Old Navy and gas stations. The tw...

Ribeiro lifts Stars past Sharks in OT
DALLAS (AP) — Mike Ribiero scored at 2:52 of overtime after capping a two-goal comeback in the final 3 minutes of Regulation in the Dallas Stars’ 5-4 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. Ribeiro backhanded a rebound past goalie Antti Niemi in the extra period. James Neal scored the second of his two goals on the night with 2:35 left in Regulation, and Ribeiro tied it at 4 off a scramble in front of the net 29 seconds later. Ribeiro had gone the first 16 games without a...

Meg Whitman pays ex-maid $5,500 settlement
Meg Whitman, who spent $145.1 million of her own money in an unsuccessful bid for California Governor, agreed Wednesday to write one more check - this time for $5,500 to Nicandra Diaz Santillan, her undocumented former housekeeper whose charges of financial abuse became a turning point in the Billionaire's race against Jerry Brown. "We're very, very happy about the settlement," said celebrity attorney Gloria Allred, who accompanied Diaz, an East Bay mother of three, to an informal hearing befo...

Oakland Wants A's to Stay Even if They Don't Want to
The A's may want to move to San Jose but with Baseball dragging its feet in approving a move into Giants' territory, the team may have to explore more options if it wants to play in a new stadium anytime soon. Oakland is moving ahead, with the full support of its new mayor-elect Jean Quan, to explore the possibility of building a new 39,000-seat stadium near Jack London Square and the 880. The Oakland Planning Commission will consider the proposal at a meeting on Dec. 1. The commission is curren...

Meg Whitman's former maid gets $5,500 in back wages
Meg Whitman's former maid today was awarded $5,500 in back wages she claimed was owed to her from the former Candidate for Governor. Nicky Diaz Santillan and her celebrity attorney, Gloria Allred, met this morning at the California Division of Labor Standards and Enforcement in San Jose, seeking more than $10,000. She said she was owed the money for work she did beyond the 15 hours a week for which she was paid during the nine years she worked for Whitman. Santillan said she was asked to perfor...

Allred claims 'irrefutable evidence' in housekeeper case
From Susan Ferriss in San Jose: Attorney Gloria Allred said today that she has "Irrefutable" evidence that former Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Meg Whitman owes her former Mexican housekeeper between $8,000 and $10,000 in wages and mileage. The amount - which includes what the housekeeper spent on driving - is more than the approximately $6,000 wage claim that was originally filed against Whitman on Sept. 29. Whitman's husband, Griffith Harsh, an attorney for the couple and Whitman spok...