Prison needs better mattresses for conjugal visits: Costa Rica high court
After appeals by prisoners serving time in the maximum security unit of Costa Rica’s La Reforma Prison, the country’s Constitutional Court has ordered that better mattresses be provided for conjugal…
Bird-friendly bladeless wind energy turbines could be coming soon
Wind turbines are efficient sources of cheap energy but also a source of concern as their huge spinning blades frequently kill birds and bats. A new type of wind generator…
After rumors of possible return, FIFA compliance chief insists Blatter must leave
Joseph Blatter must step down as planned as FIFA president and not change his mind if football's ruling body wants to reform itself, the chairman of its independent audit and…
Scientists criticize Nicaragua Canal environmental study
Nicaraguans are anxiously waiting for the government to make public a long-anticipated environmental impact report on the $50 billion interoceanic canal project. But while the public waits, some independent scientists…
U.S. citizen missing in Jaco Beach is Rhode Island police officer
A U.S. citizen missing in the waters of Costa Rica's Jaco Beach since Saturday is a 30-year-old Bristol, Rhode Island police officer identified as Richard Jean-Georges.His father, Manny Jean-Georges Sr.,…
U.S. citizen missing in Jaco believed to be 30-year-old Rhode Island poice officer
A U.S. citizen whose identity has not been officially released is believed by Inside Costa Rica to be a 30-year-old Rhode Island man identified as Richard Jean-Georges, who has been…
“Marijuana is a plant of God,” says Costa Rica’s Lutheran Church
Gilberto Quesada, president of Costa Rica’s Lutheran Church described marijuana as a “plant of God” in a recent interview with the daily tabloid, Diario Extra.Quesada, expressing his approval for…
AyA to borrow $130 million to fix leaking water system
The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) is in the final stages of securing $130 million in financing in order to repair leaks in its distribution network. …
