Heredia drilling new well to cope with water shortages
Email this page February 26th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Public Service Company of Heredia (ESPH) is working on adding a new well to increase its water supply after water shortages continue…
RECOPE does not have monopoly on natural gas: Attorney General
Email this page February 19th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The state-ran Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (RECOPE) does not have a monopoly on the import and sale of natural gas, according to a…
Central Bank will intervene to avoid “violent” fluctuations in exchange rate
Email this page February 18th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) announced yesterday in a press release that it would seek to intervene in any “violent” fluctuations…
Public union “mega strike” date set: February 25th
Email this page February 17th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A conglomeration of public-sector labor unions have finalized the date for what organizers described as a “mega strike” earlier this month, setting the…
Completion date of Panama canal work at risk: official
Email this page PANAMA CITY, February 13, 2014 (AFP) – Delays on construction to widen the Panama Canal could set back the entire project for months, the waterway’s administrator warned…
Israel joins Costa Rica as Pacific Alliance observer state
Email this page With additional editing by Inside Costa Rica staff. February 11, 2014 (AFP) – Israel has been accepted as an observer state to the Pacific Alliance, a trade…
Infinito Gold files for arbitration; seeks millions from Costa Rica
Email this page February 11th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Canadian mining firm, Infinito Gold, announced yesterday that it has filed a request for arbitration with the International Center for Settlement of Investment…
Panama president blames former canal chief for crisis
Email this page PANAMA CITY, February 10, 2014 (AFP) – Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli Monday blamed the Panama Canal’s former administrator for the current crisis surrounding its massive expansion project…
