Costa Rica nominates Foreign Trade Minister to direct the World Trade Organization
December 19th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica nominated Foreign Trade Minister Anabel Gonzalez for the post of World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General, to succeed the current Director-General, Mr. Pascal Lamy, from…
17% of Costa Rican women work as domestic help
December 19th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) 45.4% of Costa Rican women worked in 2012, for the second consecutive year. Of this percent, it is estimated that 17% work performing paid domestic…
Eight businesses raided this year for software piracy
December 19th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Operations aimed at curtailing software piracy in Costa Rica have resulted in eight raids on businesses, 12 lawsuits, and fines that could reach 160 million colons…
Discount in “Marchamo” for motorcyclists speeds ahead
December 14th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) A bill that has made its way through Congress and the legislative process in record time was voted on yesterday in first debate in the Legislative…
New wind farm in Santa Ana will generate 15 megawatts of clean energy
December 14th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) The National Light and Energy Company (CNFL, in Spanish) inaugurated the new wind farm, Parque Eolico Valle Central, on Thursday. The park was built with a…
D.A. asks INTERPOL to track down former minister
December 14th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) The former Minister of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT, in Spanish), Francisco Jimenez, left Costa Rica on Wednesday, after a series of arrests were carried out…
iPhone 5 launch in Costa Rica sees popular consumer interest
December 14th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) A large crowd waited outside the Kolbi store at Multiplaza Escazu last night, hoping to get their hands on the new iPhone 5 through a number…
Second Wyndham Hotel Opens in Costa Rica’s Capital
December 14th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with nearly 7,260 hotels and part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), announced yesterday the opening of the…
