Costa Rica was destination for trafficked human organs
January 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Prosecutors in the Ukraine have begun criminal proceedings against a local resident who organized the supply of human organ donors from the Ukraine to Costa Rica,…
Over 2,000 children were abused in December alone
January 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Vacations were not exactly happy moments for many children, as, according to the 911 Emergency Services, the month of December brought a total of 2,296 calls…
Costa Rica Government debates alternative to gay marriage
January 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Government of Costa Rica has announced that the Legislative Assembly is debating a law that would legalize homosexual unions. The initiative, which could set a…
Costa Rican authorities stopping nearly one cocaine shipment per day on northern border
January 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s Drug Control Police are stopping and confiscating almost one cocaine shipment per day on the Penas Blancas border with Nicaragua. The transportation of…
21 people died in fires in 2012
January 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Fires in homes and other buildings resulted in the deaths of 21 people in 2012, according to information provided by the Fire Department. The Department…
Man who killed his partner, fled with baby to Nicaragua, still free
January 3rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A Nicaraguan man, identified by the last name Espinoza, murdered his girlfriend and then fled across the San Juan River to his native country with the…
Luxury home tax, corporate tax both due this month
January 3rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Taxes due on “luxury homes” must be paid by Tuesday, January 15th, while taxes owed on corporations (including inactive ones) are due by the end of…
Driver that took out 9 utility poles flees from hospital
January 3rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The driver of the vehicle that took out 9 utility posts in La Uruca (San Jose) has 10 working days to appear at the Traffic Court,…
