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Nicaraguan environmentalists and academics are already celebrating early victory in The Hague following the first two days of legal … By Tim Rogers (ticotimes) [mappress] Source: ticotimes, January 13, 2011;
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Nicaragua plans to extend dredging operations in the San Juan River to remove sediment dumped by Costa Rica with the construction of a road in the South Bank, Government sources certified on Friday. The commander Eden Pastora also said that the government will try to stop the ecological crime committed by the Costa Rican administration […]
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Costa Rican Security Minister José Maria Tijerino announced Monday that Nicaraguan troops are no longer present on the Isla Calero, the … By Adam Williams (ticotimes) [mappress] Source: ticotimes, February 4, 2011;
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Costa Rica has started building defences near its disputed border with Nicaragua, media reports said. Costa Rican Security Minister Jose … (monstersandcritics) [mappress] Source: monstersandcritics, January 10, 2011;
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Nicaraguan soldiers are back at their outpost on Isla Calero, less than one week after Security Minister José María Tijerino announced they… (ticotimes) [mappress] Source: ticotimes, February 9, 2011;
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Costa Rica will take its border dispute with Nicaragua to the United Nations and the International Court of Justice, if a resolution is … (cnn) [mappress] Source: cnn, November 11, 2010;
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It’s been three weeks and nothing yet and all that Costa Rica can do is wait. And wait. Maybe a decision will come next month. On January 11… (insidecostarica) [mappress] Source: insidecostarica, February 1, 2011;
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Business & Finance, Project & Tenders
HKND Group and the Ramsar Convention (Convention on Wetlands of International Importance ) recently held two meetings about the protection and preservation of the San Miguelito wetland area. The Ramsar Convention was signed in 1971 in the city of Ramsar, Iran, and entered into force on December 21, 1975. As of February 2, 2010, 159 state members […]
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Crowley Puerto Rico Services, Inc. has further solidified its commitment to Puerto Rico with the execution of a $48.5 million construction contract for a new pier at its Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The construction contract was awarded to L.P.C.& D. Inc., of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, and includes the development of […]
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The Government of the Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has recently kicked off work on a major flood control system which is seen to alleviate the problem of overflowing and erosion along Subang Daku River in Southern Leyte. DPWH Region 8 Director Edgar Tabacon said that the project development along the largest […]
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Business & Finance, Project & Tenders
Isla Grande Terminal Dredging Contract Inked Crowley Puerto Rico Services, Inc. has further solidified its commitment to Puerto Rico with the execution of a $48.5 million construction contract for a new pier at its Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Boskalis Reports Good First Quarter […]
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Nicaragua’s National Assembly categorically backs the government’s strategy on its border dispute with Costa Rica, which has lasted three… (escambray) [mappress] Source: escambray, November 12, 2010;
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On 24 September 2013, the Republic of Costa Rica filed in the Registry of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) a document entitled “Request for the Indication of New Provisional Measures” in the case concerning Certain Activities carried out by Nicaragua in the Border Area, announced icj-cij.org. Costa Rica claims that its request is prompted by […]
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An outcry over national sovereignty. Camouflaged armed officers policing the border. Costa Rica is not acting like its usual tranquil self… By Alex Leff (globalpost) [mappress] Source: globalpost, October 28, 2010;
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The dispute between Nicaragua and Costa Rica for four months is now in a new phase, following the announcement of a forthcoming decision of… (insidecostarica) [mappress] Source: insidecostarica, February 21, 2011;
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Business & Finance, Project & Tenders
HKND Group has entered into an agreement with Friends of the San Juan River Foundation (FUNDAR), a Nicaraguan environmental NGO, for the development of the first Biodiversity Management Plans for the Nicaragua Grand Canal Project. HKND will, in strict accordance with the recommendations made in the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) undertaken by the […]
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Costa Rica boasted Saturday of a “diplomatic victory” in its border spat with Nicaragua after the Organization of American States approved a… (orlandosentinel) [mappress] Source: orlandosentinel, November 15, 2010;
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Costa Rican officials are preparing to go before the Organization of American States on Wednesday to seek support in a dispute with … By Marianela Jimenez (msnbc) [mappress] Source: msnbc, November 3, 2010;
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Nicaragua said Thursday that it is ready to have dialogue with Costa Rica to discuss a border dispute between the two countries… (xinhuanet) [mappress] Source: xinhuanet, November 19, 2010;
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Nicaragua and Costa Rica accepted Guatemalan mediation to resolve a border dispute between the two countries, as announced today at the … (plenglish) [mappress] Source: plenglish, December 17, 2010;
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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Monday called on his Costa Rican counterpart, Laura Chinchilla, to hold talks in the presence of … By Rafael Contreras (prensa-latina) [mappress] Source: prensa-latina, December 14, 2010;
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Nine flood control structures with a total funding of $3.2 million will be completed this month, the provincial chief of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) field office reports. Southern Leyte District Engineering Office (SLDEO) chief Ma. Margarita Junia said that they have been expediting the construction of embankments along riverbanks and coastlines in […]
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Danish company, RESON A/S, world-leading manufacturer of high quality underwater acoustic sensors, echo-sounders, multi-beam sonar systems, transducers & hydrophones, will be participating at the Western Dredging Association, Annual Dredging Seminar – WEDA30 & TAMU41. “Dredging Works for the Economy and the Environment” will be held at Rio Mar Wyndham Resort, San Juan, Rio Grande, Puerto […]
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A study published Tuesday by an international authority on wetlands protection confirmed Costa Rica’s concerns about the construction of an… By Mike McDonald (ticotimes) [mappress] Source: ticotimes, January 6, 2011;
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The International Court of Justice of Le Hague pushed the demand presented by Costa Rica so that Nicaragua stops the dredging of the… (plenglish) [mappress] Source: plenglish, March 9, 2011
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Nicaragua’s river-dredging machine, which was christened the “Doña Laura” in mock homage to Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla, has been given a more diplomatically correct name at the behest of President Daniel Ortega. Edén Pastora, who is heading Nicaragua’s river-dredging operation on the Río San Juan, told TV Channel 63 news that he had named […]
