President Laura Chinchilla in Venezuela for Chavez funeral
March 8th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla arrived at dawn this morning in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, to participate in a day long funeral for the country’s deceased president,…
INTERNATIONAL: North Korea vows nuclear attack on United States, tells troops to prepare for war
March 8th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) North Korea stepped up its threats against the United States yesterday, hours before a U.N. vote that would hit the country with sweeping new sanctions. …
Costa Rica withdraws ambassador to Panama after incident with reporter
March 8th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The government of Costa Rica withdrew its ambassador in Panama, Melvin Saenz, following an incident between the diplomat and a reporter in that country that occurred…
Dollar bottoms out again, forcing Central Bank to act
March 8th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) After nearly a month without having to buy dollars to prevent the dollar from sinking below the 500 colon “bottom band,” the Central Bank had to…
Talk on homosexuality canceled in Congress of Bioethics
March 8th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Spanish doctor, Jokin de Irala, known for his theory that homosexuality is a curable disease, was forced to cancel a talk on the subject yesterday…
Another 4.2 magnitude earthquake shook Puntarenas yesterday afternoon
March 8th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Another 4.2 magnitude earthquake shook Puntarenas yesterday afternoon, after a quake of the same magnitude struck on Wednesday night. The Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of…
Costa Rica to exchange tax data with United States, scores of other countries in order to exit list of “tax havens”
March 7th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica will begin a new tax information sharing system for both companies and individuals based in the country. The information will be shared with the…
Strong winds hitting the country again today, expected to last until weekend
March 7th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) said that an increase in air pressure in the Caribbean will once again bring strong wind gusts to Costa Rica today.…
