Suspect arrested in double murder had been implicated in multiple homicides since 1993
October 20th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Police managed to corner and arrest the primary suspect in a double murder of two teenagers yesterday morning in the mountains of Paraíso de Sixaola, after…
Protests, demonstrations expected today over government budget cuts
October 20th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Protests and demonstrations against a proposed series of cuts to the 2015 National Budget are expected today, beginning at 9 a.m. in the Central Park of…
Three passenger train derailments last week blamed on recent heavy rains
October 20th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) INCOFER officials have dispatched work crews to perform maintenance and repairs to the railways in Barrio Escalante and other areas after three passenger trains derailed in…
Alajuela prepares for 34th Orchid Expo
October 20th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Alajuela, famous for its variety of orchids, is preparing for its 34th Orchid Expo, an event organized by the Alajuela Orchid Society. The expo will…
Oxfam: Ebola could be ‘disaster of our generation’
The international aid agency Oxfam is appealing to European Union foreign ministers to do more to fight Ebola; a disease Oxfam said could be the "definitive humanitarian disaster of our…
Meet “river hugger” and environmentalist, Roger Leiva Calderon
COMMUNITY REPORTS: PEREZ ZELEDON By Carol Vaughn, ICR Community Reporter October 17th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The love that the people of Quebradas have for their pueblo is evident in their tidy…
Costa Rica leads Latin America in infrastructure investment, but still not enough, says UN
October 15th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica headed the ranking of infrastructure investment by using 5.4% of its GDP on infrastructure projects, followed by Uruguay (5.08%), Nicaragua (4.93%), Bolivia (4.47%), Peru…
Port workers threatening strike after court decision on Moín mega-terminal
October 15th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Union of Allied Port Workers (Sintrajap) is threatening a strike after Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court dismissed an appeal last week against the new Moín Container…
