RITEVE requests 157% price hike for vehicle inspections
Email this page November 30th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) The company known as RITEVE, in charge of annual vehicle inspections in Costa Rica, has asked the Public Service Regulating Authority (ARESEP) to…
Starbucks making a killing from a rare Costa Rican coffee
Email this page November 28th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Starbucks has added to their menu the most expensive coffee it has ever sold, going for up to $7 per cup. The…
Former Costa Rican president wants to see country go “oil-free”
Email this page November 27th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) José María Figueres, the former Costa Rican president, says he’d like to see Costa Rica become the “world’s largest economy free from oil,”…
Multinational companies continue to expand in Costa Rica
Email this page November 27th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) The St. Jude Medical Company, which produces bovine tissue heart valves, will end the year with close to 700 staff in Costa Rica,…
Long march against Monsanto and GMO’s began yesterday
Email this page November 26th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Over 30 organizations began what will be a very long march yesterday. The march, “March in Defense of our Corn,” began in Matambu,…
Consumer Commission fines beach hotel for not including taxes in advertisement
Email this page November 26th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Technical Support Unit for the National Consumer’s Commission has issued a fine to the hotel “Villas Playa Samara,” for alleged false advertising.…
Costa Rica residents will soon be able to take their phone number with them
Email this page November 26th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica residents will soon be able to change telephone service providers without having to change their phone number, which is known as…
Wondering what those ATM-looking machines are?
Email this page November 25th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) You may have already seen them in shopping centers or bus stops, wondering what they are. These new machines appear similar to an…
