The English-language daily newspaper is owned by Consultantes Río Colorado S.A., a Costa Rican corporation. The newspaper attracts readers every weekday from up to 90 countries and provides original news, cultural information, analyses, photos and advertising to thousands of readers who appreciate its aggressive news gathering and truthful reporting on expat issues. The parent corporation also has publications dedicated to retirement and medical tourism, as well as a number of preliminary titles in other Latin American countries.
Jay Brodell has a 50-plus-year career as a daily newspaper reporter and editor and has seen human greed and crime up close. He worked in the New York metro area, Venezuela and Colorado, and he and his wife started a weekly newspaper and later a successful online daily newspaper in San José, Costa Rica, that is approaching its 17th birthday. He authored a 1983 non-fiction book for those seeking to purchase and operate a newspaper business. He also is a tenured journalism professor and amateur archaeologist. He and his wife now live in Georgia but continue as owners of A.M. Costa Rica and associated newspaper titles in Latin America.
