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December 2013

REGION: Latin America and the Caribbean in the year of tapering - Latin American Economy & Business - December 2013 (ISSN 1741-7430)
POINTERS - Security & Strategic Review - December 2013 (ISSN 1741-4202)
Interpol dragged into Costa Rica-Nicaragua dispute - LatinNews Daily Report - 19 December 2013
COSTA RICA: ‘Private army’ trains for war with Nicaragua - Security & Strategic Review - December 2013 (ISSN 1741-4202)
Costa Rica claims historic drug bust - LatinNews Daily Report - 18 December 2013
The ICJ backs Costa Rica (again) - LatinNews Daily Report - 16 December 2013
GUATEMALA: Cicig throws down the gauntlet - Weekly Report - 12 December 2013 (WR-13-49)
RASTREANDO TENDENCIAS - Informe Latinoamericano – 05 de diciembre de 2013 (ISSN 1741-7317) (IL-13-47)
Costa Rica’s main presidential candidates split on tax reform - LatinNews Daily Report - 06 December 2013
TRACKING TRENDS - Weekly Report - 05 December 2013 (WR-13-48)
EU-Centam deal finally takes effect - Caribbean & Central America - December 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
COSTA RICA: Villalta becomes the candidate to watch - Caribbean & Central America - December 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
Surprise in latest Costa Rica presidential polls - LatinNews Daily Report - 02 December 2013

November 2013

TRACKING TRENDS - Weekly Report - 28 November 2013 (WR-13-47)
COSTA RICA-NICARAGUA: World Court rules against Managua - Weekly Report - 28 November 2013 (WR-13-47)
Costa Rica wins a new round against Nicaragua at the ICJ - LatinNews Daily Report - 25 November 2013
COSTA RICA: String of heliports and arms caches - Security & Strategic Review - November 2013 (ISSN 1741-4202)
REGION: UNDP: simplistic explanations won’t do - Security & Strategic Review - November 2013 (ISSN 1741-4202)
TRACKING TRENDS - Weekly Report - 21 November 2013 (WR-13-46)
Social unrest in Costa Rica ahead of 2014 election - LatinNews Daily Report - 12 November 2013
ECONOMIC OVERVIEW: COSTA RICA - Caribbean & Central America - November 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
Guns, drugs & heliports in Costa Rica - LatinNews Daily Report - 06 November 2013
COSTA RICA: Fiscal reform: watch that space… - Latin American Economy & Business - October 2013 (ISSN 1741-7430)
In Brief- Costa Rica, Panama - LatinNews Daily Report - 04 November 2013

October 2013

TRACKING TRENDS - Weekly Report - 31 October 2013 (WR-13-43)
Report issues warning about new ‘light footprint’ US activities - Security & Strategic Review - October 2013 (ISSN 1741-4202)
TRACKING TRENDS - Weekly Report - 17 October 2013 (WR-13-41)
COSTA RICA: Shake-up to presidential race - Weekly Report - 17 October 2013 (WR-13-41)
Costa Rica claims a round against Nicaragua - LatinNews Daily Report - 16 October 2013
In Brief: Costa Rica-Nicaragua - LatinNews Daily Report - 15 October 2013
TRACKING TRENDS - Weekly Report - 10 October 2013 (WR-13-40)
Costa Rica’s Hernández definitively pulls out - LatinNews Daily Report - 10 October 2013
Tourism goes from strength to strength - Caribbean & Central America - October 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
NICARAGUA: Ortega keeps the ICJ busy - Caribbean & Central America - October 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
ECONOMIC OVERVIEW: COSTA RICA - Caribbean & Central America - October 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
COSTA RICA: Araya’s prospects strengthen - Caribbean & Central America - October 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
In Brief- Costa Rica, El Salvador - LatinNews Daily Report - 08 October 2013
Opposition candidate pulls out of Costa Rica race - LatinNews Daily Report - 04 October 2013
COSTA RICA: Debt concerns overshadow campaign kick-off - Weekly Report - 03 October 2013 (WR-13-39)
In Brief- Costa Rica & El Salvador - LatinNews Daily Report - 03 October 2013
POINTERS - Security & Strategic Review - September 2013 (ISSN 1741-4202)

September 2013

Uruguay and Costa Rica favourites to host ELN peace talks - Weekly Report - 26 September 2013 (WR-13-38)
TRACKING TRENDS - Weekly Report - 26 September 2013 (WR-13-38)
US calls for Caribbean dispute to be resolved peacefully - LatinNews Daily Report - 26 September 2013
Panama and Nicaragua smooth over maritime tensions - LatinNews Daily Report - 26 September 2013
Costa Rica presents ICJ with new request against Nicaragua - LatinNews Daily Report - 25 September 2013
NICARAGUA: Ortega ups the stakes against Colombia - Weekly Report - 19 September 2013 (WR-13-37)
In Brief- Nicaragua & Costa Rica - LatinNews Daily Report - 19 September 2013
Costa Rica denounces Nicaraguan canal-building - LatinNews Daily Report - 18 September 2013
Ortega loses patience with Santos - LatinNews Daily Report - 17 September 2013
Santos drapes himself in the flag - Weekly Report - 12 September 2013 (WR-13-36)
Revival of tensions in Gulf of Fonseca - Caribbean & Central America - September 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
NICARAGUA: ‘Gran Canal’ proves latest opposition rallying point - Caribbean & Central America - September 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
Ortega calls for dialogue with Colombia - LatinNews Daily Report - 11 September 2013
GUATEMALA: The curse of poverty - Latin American Economy & Business - August 2013 (ISSN 1741-7430)
For Growth - More Businesswomen Needed - Latin American Economy & Business - August 2013 (ISSN 1741-7430)
In Brief - Dominican Republic, Region - LatinNews Daily Report - 06 September 2013
GUATEMALA: End in sight for Cicig - Weekly Report - 05 September 2013 (WR-13-35)
Colombian guerrilla arrested in Panama - LatinNews Daily Report - 05 September 2013
NICARAGUA-COSTA RICA: Ortega’s quip on recovering Guanacaste sours relations - Security & Strategic Review - August 2013 (ISSN 1741-4202)

August 2013

In Brief - Panama & Costa Rica - LatinNews Daily Report - 29 August 2013
Panama-Costa Rica trucking dispute flares up again - LatinNews Daily Report - 27 August 2013
Costa Rica recalls ambassador - LatinNews Daily Report - 15 August 2013
In Brief – Costa Rica; Guatemala - LatinNews Daily Report - 14 August 2013
Nicaragua continues to irk its neighbours - LatinNews Daily Report - 14 August 2013
In Brief – Costa Rica - LatinNews Daily Report - 09 August 2013
NICARAGUA/COSTA RICA: Ortega stirs the waters - Caribbean & Central America - August 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
Three Costa Rican parties investigated for fraud - LatinNews Daily Report - 06 August 2013
Region: How to borrow from China - Latin American Economy & Business - July 2013 (ISSN 1741-7430)
COSTA RICA: Picture takes shape ahead of 2014 - Weekly Report - 01 August 2013 (WR-13-30)
Cuba releases new immigration figures - LatinNews Daily Report - 01 August 2013
Colombia makes formal complaint to Nicaragua - LatinNews Daily Report - 01 August 2013
In Brief – Costa Rica, Panama - LatinNews Daily Report - 01 August 2013

July 2013

In Brief- Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago - LatinNews Daily Report - 30 July 2013
Costa Rican opposition rules out 2014 alliance - LatinNews Daily Report - 29 July 2013
In Brief – Costa Rica, El Salvador - LatinNews Daily Report - 29 July 2013
REGION-US: Impact of the Snowden-NSA affair on Latin America - Security & Strategic Review - July 2013 (ISSN 1741-4202)
COSTA RICA-NICARAGUA: Ortega arouses neighbourly concerns - Weekly Report - 25 July 2013 (WR-13-29)
In Brief – Costa Rica - LatinNews Daily Report - 23 July 2013
In Brief – Costa Rica & Dominican Republic - LatinNews Daily Report - 22 July 2013
Costa Rica "accidentally" approves gay marriage - Caribbean & Central America - July 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
Central America – the drive for renewable energy - Caribbean & Central America - July 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
Challenges on three fronts - again - Latin American Economy & Business - June 2013 (ISSN 1741-7430)
In Brief - Costa Rica - LatinNews Daily Report - 05 July 2013
COSTA RICA: More negative energy for Chinchilla - Weekly Report - 04 July 2013 (WR-13-26)
In Brief – Costa Rica, Panama - LatinNews Daily Report - 02 July 2013
Debate on drug policy is left for later - Security & Strategic Review - June 2013 (ISSN 1741-4202)
In Brief- Costa Rica; Guatemala - LatinNews Daily Report - 01 July 2013

June 2013

The Dominican Republic joins Sica - LatinNews Daily Report - 28 June 2013
In Brief- Costa Rica - LatinNews Daily Report - 27 June 2013
Costa Rica’s energy minister under pressure to quit - LatinNews Daily Report - 25 June 2013
Costa Rica’s refinery upgrade project put on hold - LatinNews Daily Report - 21 June 2013
TRACKING TRENDS - Weekly Report - 20 June 2013 (WR-13-24)
In Brief – Costa Rica - LatinNews Daily Report - 20 June 2013
In Brief- Colombia - LatinNews Daily Report - 17 June 2013
Region gets wiretapping training - Caribbean & Central America - June 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
ECONOMIC OVERVIEW: COSTA RICA - Caribbean & Central America - June 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
COSTA RICA: Chinchilla plagued by scandals - Caribbean & Central America - June 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
In Brief – Costa Rica - LatinNews Daily Report - 12 June 2013
In Brief - Costa Rica & Honduras - LatinNews Daily Report - 10 June 2013
CENTRAL AMERICA: Coffee Rust – How Bad Will It Be? - Latin American Economy & Business - May 2013 (ISSN 1741-7430)
China expands its sphere of influence in the Caribbean basin - Weekly Report - 6 June 2013 (WR-13-22)
Costa Rica reaps benefits from China ties - LatinNews Daily Report - 04 June 2013
REGION: OAS produces its diagnosis & scenarios - Security & Strategic Review - May 2013 (ISSN 1741-4202)

May 2013

Biden on tour - LatinNews Daily Report - 30 May 2013
In Brief – Costa Rica; Guatemala - LatinNews Daily Report - 30 May 2013
In Brief - Panama & Costa Rica - LatinNews Daily Report - 28 May 2013
Region’s newest growth engine gathers pace - LatinNews Daily Report - 24 May 2013
Quotes of the week - Weekly Report - 23 May 2013 (WR-13-20)
COSTA RICA: Chinchilla faces fresh scandal - Weekly Report - 23 May 2013 (WR-13-20)
In Brief – Cayman Islands; Costa Rica - LatinNews Daily Report - 23 May 2013
Costa Rica one step away from joining Pacific Alliance - LatinNews Daily Report - 23 May 2013
In Brief – Costa Rica - LatinNews Daily Report - 20 May 2013
No plane sailing for Costa Rica’s Chinchilla - LatinNews Daily Report - 17 May 2013
Costa Rica’s communications minister takes flight - LatinNews Daily Report - 16 May 2013
ECONOMIC OVERVIEW: COSTA RICA - Caribbean & Central America - May 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
COSTA RICA: A good start to Chinchilla’s final year - Caribbean & Central America - May 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
Controversial judge reinstated in Costa Rica - LatinNews Daily Report - 10 May 2013
Obama visit shifts focus from security to trade - Weekly Report - 09 May 2013 (WR-13-18)
COSTA RICA: Chinchilla claims two victories - Weekly Report - 09 May 2013 (WR-13-18)
CENTRAL AMERICA: Obama brings sympathy but not much else - Latin American Economy & Business - April 2013 (ISSN 1741-7430)
Obama’s visit to Costa Rica - LatinNews Daily Report - 07 May 2013
POINTERS - Security & Strategic Review - April 2013 (ISSN 1741-4202)
US ‘war on drugs’ shrinks as traffickers adapt, again - Security & Strategic Review - April 2013 (ISSN 1741-4202)
Costa Rica’s PLN recovers control of congress - LatinNews Daily Report - 02 May 2013

April 2013

In Brief - Dominican Republic & Costa Rica - LatinNews Daily Report - 30 April 2013
Funes in Washington - LatinNews Daily Report - 25 April 2013
TRACKING TRENDS - Weekly Report - 18 April 2013 (WR-13-15)
TRACKING SIDEWAYS - Latin American Economy & Business - March 2013 (ISSN 1741-7430)
INSURANCE HOTSPOT - Latin American Economy & Business - March 2013 (ISSN 1741-7430)
Caribbean starts seeing evidence of the balloon effect - Caribbean & Central America - April 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
Las Crucitas mine unearths more problems in Costa Rica - Caribbean & Central America - April 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
Road turns rocky for Costa Rica's Chinchilla - LatinNews Daily Report - 16 April 2013
Costa Rica’s Chinchilla receives mining threat - LatinNews Daily Report - 05 April 2013
COSTA RICA Taxi party shakes up political milieu - Weekly Report - 4 April 2013 (WR-13-13)
Costa Rica’s “biggest contribution to the world” - LatinNews Daily Report - 03 April 2013

March 2013

Mercosur turns towards Central America - Brazil & Southern Cone - March 2013 (ISSN 1741-4431)
Alba defeated over IACHR proposal - LatinNews Daily Report - 25 March 2013
OAS to vote on IACHR reform - LatinNews Daily Report - 22 March 2013
Venezuela lashes out - LatinNews Daily Report - 21 March 2013
In Brief – Costa Rica - LatinNews Daily Report - 20 March 2013
COSTA RICA: Reforming government - Caribbean & Central America - March 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
In Brief – Costa Rica - LatinNews Daily Report - 13 March 2013
REGION: Signs of interest from the UK - Weekly Report - 7 March 2013 (WR-13-09)
In Brief - Panama-Costa Rica - LatinNews Daily Report - 07 March 2013
Chinchilla unveils key reform package - LatinNews Daily Report - 06 March 2013
Meeting to discuss Panama-Costa Rica tensions - LatinNews Daily Report - 05 March 2013
Panama-Costa Rica border tensions - LatinNews Daily Report - 04 March 2013

February 2013

REGION: An “unprecedented” summit - Weekly Report - 28 February 2013 (WR-13-08)
Shoring up ties with Central America - Mexico & Nafta - March 2013 (ISSN 1741-444X)
Peña Nieto shores up Centam ties - LatinNews Daily Report - 21 February 2013
In Brief – Costa Rica, El Salvador & Grenada - LatinNews Daily Report - 20 February 2013
Central America will lobby as one for US migration reform - LatinNews Daily Report - 14 February 2013
Medical tourism - a healthy market - Caribbean & Central America - February 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
ECONOMIC OVERVIEW: COSTA RICA - Caribbean & Central America - February 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
COSTA RICA/NICARAGUA: Flare-up of familiar tensions - Caribbean & Central America - February 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)

January 2013

REGION: Region forced to wake up and smell the coffee - Weekly Report - 31 January 2013 (WR-13-04)
US missing from the party but offers most coveted gift - Weekly Report - 31 January 2013 (WR-13-04)
Centam faces coffee crisis - LatinNews Daily Report - 31 January 2013
RASTREANDO TENDENCIAS - Informe Latinoamericano – 24 de enero de 2013 (ISSN 1741-7317) (IL-13-03)
Peña Nieto’s busy international summit debut - LatinNews Daily Report - 28 January 2013
Costa Rica raises tax on foreign capital inflows - LatinNews Daily Report - 22 January 2013
Costa Rica's Araya gets the nod for 2014 - LatinNews Daily Report - 11 January 2013
Araya home free - almost - Caribbean & Central America - January 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
The ecological value and vulnerability of Central America - Caribbean & Central America - January 2013 (ISSN 1741-4458)
San José mayor eyes up Costa Rica’s presidency - LatinNews Daily Report - 08 January 2013