ICR News, formerly Inside Costa Rica, acquired by investment group
ICR News, formerly Inside Costa Rica, has been acquired by a private investment group, the online news organization announced on Wednesday. …
Costa Rica not likely to see direct effect from Chinese stock market plunge; business should take advantage: Central Bank president
World markets tumbled Monday after the main Chinese stock market suffered its biggest plunge in eight years, falling 8.5 percent, but the president of Costa Rica’s Central Bank is hopeful…
Costa Rica taxi drivers “declare war” on likely arrival of Uber service
Costa Rica’s taxi drivers have “declared war” against the likely arrival of popular driver-for-hire app, Uber, according to the National Taxi Drivers Forum spokesman, Gilberth Urena.…
Government will provide $50 million to improve water infrastructure, provide drought relief in Guanacaste
The government of Costa Rican president, Luis Guillermo Solis on Saturday declared a plan to improve water infrastructure and provide drought relief in the northern province of Guanacaste of “national…
Scotiabank’s purchase of Citigroup’s Costa Rica, Panama units will ‘rebalance’ portfolio in LatAm
With a deal Tuesday to acquire 27 bank branches in Panama and Costa Rica from Citigroup Inc., Bank of Nova Scotia will rebalance its Latin American portfolio to gain exposure…
Lawyer convicted of scamming seven US investors out of $626k gets 10 years
A Puntarenas trial court has sentenced attorney Arcelio Hernandez Mussio to the maximum sentence of 10 years in prison on Tuesday after convicting the man of defrauding seven U.S. investors…
From the editor: Inside Costa Rica begins transition to “ICR News”
Inside Costa Rica has begun a gradual transition to the name “ICR News.” The shift does not involve any change to ownership or staff.…
Weekend housing fair will highlight options in $100k to $200k price range
If you are in the market for a home in the $100k to $200k price range, you may want to make plans to visit the Expovivenda 2015 housing expo this…
