Secretary arrested as suspect in arson case of the Ecuador embassy
November 26th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Agents of the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) arrested a 42-year-old woman on Friday, as a suspect in the arson fire that occurred in Ecuador’s embassy on…
Power outages today and tomorrow as CNFL performs maintenance work
November 26th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Due to maintenance work that will be performed by the National Power and Light Company (CNFL), several communities in the central valley area will experience power…
Consumer Commission fines beach hotel for not including taxes in advertisement
November 26th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Technical Support Unit for the National Consumer’s Commission has issued a fine to the hotel “Villas Playa Samara,” for alleged false advertising. The report…
Contractor killed in apparent robbery
November 26th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) A contractor who managed several work crews was killed on Saturday, a victim of an apparent robbery. The man was supposedly carrying a large sum of…
Costa Rica residents will soon be able to take their phone number with them
November 26th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica residents will soon be able to change telephone service providers without having to change their phone number, which is known as number portability. …
Panama: 800 homes affected, thousands displaced and 3 dead due to flooding
November 26th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Approximately 800 homes have been affected by flooding in Panama, which occurred as a result of heavy rains in the western part of the capital city…
Nicaragua’s Lake Managua has grown 40 square kilometers in two years
NICARAGUA – November 25th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Lake Managua, the second largest lake in Nicaragua, is larger in area today than it was two years ago, according to a study by…
At least 1.2 million Nicaraguans suffer from hunger
NICARAGUA – November 25th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), at least 1.2 million Nicaraguans, or 20% of the population, suffer from…
