Estimated 7.9 earthquake strikes Costa Rica
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 5th, 2012 – (InsideCostaRica.com) – Costa Rica has just been rocked by a strong earthquake. Reports of strong shaking are being reported from the…
Fuel crisis in Costa Rica Averted
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 5th, 2012 – The gasoline carriers ended the fuel blockade which started on Monday, causing many gas stations to run out of fuel yesterday.…
Gasoline stations threaten to join the strike
Gasoline stations will decide in the next few hours whether to join the gasoline carriers’ strike, which began yesterday and has resulted in several gasoline stations now having ran out…
PANI suspends three workers and investigates six more for child abuse
Yesterday morning, the Executive President of the child protection agency PANI, Marielos Hernandez, announced that actions are being taken in regards to the child abuse case that three girls allegedly…
US Airforce and Costa Rican Coastguard confiscate 725 kilos of cocaine
BARRA DEL COLORADO, COSTA RICA – September 4th, 2012 – Officers from the National Coastguard Service (SNG, in Spanish), along with the United States Airforce came together in an operation…
“El Palidejo” skips hearing due to two supposed heart attacks
GUATEMALA – September 4th, 2012 – A penal judge in Guatemala delayed yesterday the hearing in which the decision about taking the Costa Rican man, Alejandro Jimenez to trial was…
Gas stations running on fumes, begin to run out of fuel
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – September 4th, 2012 – Last night, various gasoline stations in the country found themselves in a difficult situation, as they ran out of gasoline and…
Government will spend 6.4 billion colones in 2013
Hacienda announced on Friday the Ordinary and Extraordinary Budget plan for 2013, which is 6.4 billion colones (about $12.8 million USD), of which 43% will be financed with internal debt.…
