AyA workers to go on strike Thursday
October 15th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The union representing the workers of the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA), known as SITRAA, have announced a general strike on Thursday, October…
30,000 Heredia residents will be without water on Thursday
October 15th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Some 30,000 residents in the central district of Heredia will be without water tomorrow between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. The Public…
WHO paints grim Ebola picture, says 10,000 new cases per week possible
The World Health Organization has warned that as many as 10,000 new cases a week of Ebola could develop in the three hardest-hit West African countries by early December. President…
Dozens of children rescued in Colombia sex trafficking sting
Scores of children have been rescued in a raid on a sex trafficking ring in Colombia, including an 11-year-old girl allegedly sold for $1,000. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced…
Lawmaker calls for moratorium on pineapple plantations; new tax on exports
October 14th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Frente Amplio (FA) lawmaker, Edgardo Araya, along with several groups representing communities that claim to have suffered from environmental and other damage due to pineapple production,…
Health officials to purchase biosafety suits; Alajuela hospital selected for suspected Ebola cases
October 14th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s public health system (CCSS) is planning to purchase biosafety suits to distribute amongst its staff, and has selected the Hospital San Rafael de Alajuela…
5.3 temblor recorded in Costa Rica prior to powerful 7.3 Nicaragua earthquake
October 14th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of northern Nicaragua at 9:51 p.m. Monday night, killing at least one person and sparking a tsunami alert. The…
Costa Rica sees growth in exports of organic produce
October 14th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica has been able to capitalize on the increasing international demand for organic produce over the last two years, according to the Ministry of Agriculture…
