After $90 million spent, US firm abandons exploration at Nicaragua oil well
Email this page November 15th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) U.S. firm, Noble Energy has given up on an exploratory oil well in Nicaragua, dubbed “Paradise 1,” after spending $90 million at the…
Port workers threaten to continue strike, government says it will take action as two cruise ships due to arrive
Email this page November 12th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The port and dock workers’ union known as JAPDEVA is threatening to continue the strike it began yesterday, jeopardizing the arrival of two…
Editorial: Costa Rica’s Long Public Banking Experience
In Costa Rica, publicly-owned banks have been available for so long and work so well that people take for granted that any country that knows how to run an economy…
Latin American coffee growers struggling with rock-bottom prices
Enlarge LIMA, Peru — Are you paying a fair price for your latte every morning? More than fair, you might think, given the occasional criticisms that Starbucks, the world’s most…
Costa Rica will be crippled by mass strikes, protests today
Email this page November 11th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Mass protests and strikes by both public and private labor unions, social groups, and other sectors in Costa Rica will likely cripple the…
Construction to begin this month on massive new “mega mall” in Alajuela
Email this page November 8th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The developers behind a new “mega mall” announced that after several delays, they are prepared to break ground on the “City Mall” on…
Security will be tight at hearing on Moin Container Terminal
Email this page November 7th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A hearing regarding the Moin Container Terminal, which would be constructed by Dutch firm, APM Terminals, will be held in Limon on Saturday,…
Costa Rican women earn 27% less than their male counterparts for the same job
Email this page November 7th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) According to a study by the National University (UNA), based on data from the latest National Household Survey (2012), Costa Rican women earn…
