Costa Rica and Colombia sign Free Trade Agreement
May 23rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Yesterday afternoon, President Laura Chinchilla, along with her Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, signed a Free Trade Agreement between the two nations. President Chinchilla said that Costa Rica and Colombia have a shared vision, and that free trade is an essential tool…
AyA: Arsenic in the water supply is “not our fault”
May 23rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) has responded to the Constitutional Court regarding arsenic contamination of the water supply in several communities in Guanacaste and San Carlos. In its response, AyA recognized that the water supplies were indeed contaminated,…
Thunderstorms expected in Central Valley today
May 23rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) is forecasting thunderstorm activity in the Central Valley beginning this afternoon, with the risk of dangerous lightening and possible flash flooding near rivers and streams. IMN is recommending residents to keep a watchful eye on rivers, streams,…
Community demands AyA provide potable water
May 23rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Residents of the Alto Esperanzas community in Perez Zeledon are demanding that the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) provide their community with drinking water. The 100 families who live in this community, located about 15 kilometers away from the…
Future Astronauts Could Print Food
Matthew Hiburn for VOA Astronauts on future missions to Mars may be able to dial up a pizza via a 3D printer. NASA announced it awarded a $125,000 grant to Systems & Materials Research Corporation’s Anjan Contractor, who has already designed the printer. The head of the…
World News: “London Killing Appears to be Terrorism”
(VOA) British Prime Minister David Cameron says the daylight killing of a man on a south London street near an army barracks appears to be a terrorist attack. A special government emergency committee was called into session after the attack Wednesday. Prime Minister Cameron called the killing…
