Johnny Araya considering run to return as mayor of San Jose
December 1st, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Johnny Araya (PLN), the former mayor of San Jose and former presidential candidate in the 2014 general elections, is considering entering the race to once again…
Airliner with 118 on board makes emergency landing at SJO after fuel leak, fire
December 1st, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A Copa Airlines flight with 118 passengers plus crew on board was forced to make an emergency landing at Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaria International Airport around…
Government will pay $330 million in holiday bonuses tomorrow
December 1st, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The government will deposit some $330 million USD (¢174.5 billion) in holiday bonuses (Aguinaldo) for government employees on Tuesday. Some 198,000 current and former government…
Six American tourists suffer minor injuries when tourism van overturns
December 1st, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Six American tourists suffered minor injuries when the tourism van in which they were traveling overturned in the Don Bosco neighborhood of San Jose early Saturday…
Dutch police discover massive shipment of cocaine from Costa Rica hidden amongst cassava
December 1st, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Port police in Rotterdam in the Netherlands discovered on Friday more than 3,000 kilos of cocaine worth $150 million hidden in a container that arrived from…
SANSA joins Nature Air in offering direct flights to Limon
December 1st, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rican air carrier SANSA Airlines has joined Nature Air in offering a direct daily route between San Jose and Limon, the company has announced. The…
New corruption allegations against FIFA over World Cup bidding process
Further allegations of corruption have been made against international soccer's governing body, FIFA, in connection to the bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments, which were awarded…
Hopes high as Peru climate summit kicks off today
Following commitments to cut emissions of greenhouse gases from two of the world’s top polluters -- China and the United States -- leaders from over 190 countries have gathered in…
