<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Inside Costa Rica &#187; Nation</title> <atom:link href="https://insidecostarica.com/costaricanews/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>https://insidecostarica.com</link> <description>Costa Rica&#039;s Leading English Language News Source</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2018 21:35:33 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.2</generator> <item><title>A brief message – and reminder – from the editor of ICR News</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/29/brief-message-reminder-editor-icr-news/</link> <comments>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/29/brief-message-reminder-editor-icr-news/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2016 00:18:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Inside Costa Rica Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[More of Today's News & Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Morning Edition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nation]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=20989</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Well, the time has finally come.  As we announced earlier this month, ICR News will officially merge with our sister publication, The Costa Rica Star, beginning on Monday (February 1st).</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/29/brief-message-reminder-editor-icr-news/">A brief message – and reminder – from the editor of ICR News</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com">Inside Costa Rica</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/29/brief-message-reminder-editor-icr-news/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Costa Rica could see up to 60,000 Zika cases, health official says</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/29/costa-rica-see-60000-zika-cases-health-official-says/</link> <comments>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/29/costa-rica-see-60000-zika-cases-health-official-says/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 23:12:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Inside Costa Rica Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[More of Today's News & Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Morning Edition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nation]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=20983</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Medical epidemiologist and newly-appointed coordinator of Costa Rica’s National Disease Vector Control Program, Rodrigo Marin Rodriguez said that Costa Rica could see up to 60,000 cases of Zika infection in a worst case scenario in an interview published by the daily La Nacion on Friday.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/29/costa-rica-see-60000-zika-cases-health-official-says/">Costa Rica could see up to 60,000 Zika cases, health official says</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com">Inside Costa Rica</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/29/costa-rica-see-60000-zika-cases-health-official-says/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Costa Rica’s Health Ministry confirms second imported case of Zika virus</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/29/costa-ricas-health-ministry-confirms-second-imported-case-zika-virus/</link> <comments>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/29/costa-ricas-health-ministry-confirms-second-imported-case-zika-virus/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 22:22:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Inside Costa Rica Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[More of Today's News & Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Morning Edition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Region]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=20977</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Costa Rica’s Ministry of Health confirmed a second imported case of the Zika virus on Friday.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/29/costa-ricas-health-ministry-confirms-second-imported-case-zika-virus/">Costa Rica’s Health Ministry confirms second imported case of Zika virus</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com">Inside Costa Rica</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/29/costa-ricas-health-ministry-confirms-second-imported-case-zika-virus/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bill seeking tougher penalties for sexual exploitation of minors advances to Costa Rica’s Legislature</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/27/bill-seeking-tougher-penalties-sexual-exploitation-minors-advances-costa-ricas-legislature/</link> <comments>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/27/bill-seeking-tougher-penalties-sexual-exploitation-minors-advances-costa-ricas-legislature/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2016 16:00:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Inside Costa Rica Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Morning Edition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nation]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=20962</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>A bill that seeks to toughen penalties for the sexual exploitation of minors advanced to Costa Rica’s Legislature on Tuesday.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/27/bill-seeking-tougher-penalties-sexual-exploitation-minors-advances-costa-ricas-legislature/">Bill seeking tougher penalties for sexual exploitation of minors advances to Costa Rica’s Legislature</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com">Inside Costa Rica</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/27/bill-seeking-tougher-penalties-sexual-exploitation-minors-advances-costa-ricas-legislature/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Costa Rica seeks US $1 million in aid for continued care of Cuban migrants</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/22/costa-rica-seeks-us-1-million-aid-continued-care-cuban-migrants/</link> <comments>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/22/costa-rica-seeks-us-1-million-aid-continued-care-cuban-migrants/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:54:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Inside Costa Rica Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Morning Edition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Region]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=20953</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Costa Rica is seeking some US $1 million in assistance from the international community and NGOs to assist the country in the continued care of thousands of US-bound Cuban migrants that remain trapped in refugee shelters throughout country.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/22/costa-rica-seeks-us-1-million-aid-continued-care-cuban-migrants/">Costa Rica seeks US $1 million in aid for continued care of Cuban migrants</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com">Inside Costa Rica</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/22/costa-rica-seeks-us-1-million-aid-continued-care-cuban-migrants/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>President Solis promises progress in public works and infrastructure this year</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/22/president-solis-promises-progress-public-works-infrastructure-year/</link> <comments>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/22/president-solis-promises-progress-public-works-infrastructure-year/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2016 18:32:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Inside Costa Rica Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Morning Edition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=20946</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Costa Rica president Luis Guillermo Solis promised to make progress in public works and infrastructure this year during an address on Thursday.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/22/president-solis-promises-progress-public-works-infrastructure-year/">President Solis promises progress in public works and infrastructure this year</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com">Inside Costa Rica</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/22/president-solis-promises-progress-public-works-infrastructure-year/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>In joint effort, public institutes to search for new Guanacaste water sources</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/21/joint-effort-public-institutes-search-new-guanacaste-water-sources/</link> <comments>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/21/joint-effort-public-institutes-search-new-guanacaste-water-sources/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 18:14:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Inside Costa Rica Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Morning Edition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nation]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=20923</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>In a joint effort between the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA), and the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), engineers will soon begin a quest to find additional water sources for Costa Rica’s drought-stricken Guanacaste province.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/21/joint-effort-public-institutes-search-new-guanacaste-water-sources/">In joint effort, public institutes to search for new Guanacaste water sources</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com">Inside Costa Rica</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/21/joint-effort-public-institutes-search-new-guanacaste-water-sources/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Jersey mayor says he has used $200,000 of his own money to bring Cubans from Costa Rica to the US</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/21/new-jersey-mayor-says-used-200000-money-bring-cubans-costa-rica-us/</link> <comments>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/21/new-jersey-mayor-says-used-200000-money-bring-cubans-costa-rica-us/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:00:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Inside Costa Rica Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Morning Edition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Region]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=20926</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>A Cuban-born N.J. mayor says that he is helping thousands of Cuban refugees come to America, and has used $200,000 of his own money so far to support refugees during their travels.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/21/new-jersey-mayor-says-used-200000-money-bring-cubans-costa-rica-us/">New Jersey mayor says he has used $200,000 of his own money to bring Cubans from Costa Rica to the US</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com">Inside Costa Rica</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/21/new-jersey-mayor-says-used-200000-money-bring-cubans-costa-rica-us/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>In Tuesday acquittal, Costa Rica court rules that growing marijuana for personal use carries no criminal penalty</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/20/tuesday-acquittal-costa-rica-court-rules-growing-marijuana-personal-use-carries-criminal-penalty/</link> <comments>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/20/tuesday-acquittal-costa-rica-court-rules-growing-marijuana-personal-use-carries-criminal-penalty/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 17:44:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Inside Costa Rica Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Morning Edition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nation]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=20910</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The Criminal Court of Alajuela on Tuesday acquitted 57-year-old attorney Mario Alberto Cerdas Salazar, who was facing 24 years in prison after the man had been arrested multiple times for growing marijuana on the roof of his home located across the street and just 25 meters from the courthouse where he stood trial.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/20/tuesday-acquittal-costa-rica-court-rules-growing-marijuana-personal-use-carries-criminal-penalty/">In Tuesday acquittal, Costa Rica court rules that growing marijuana for personal use carries no criminal penalty</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com">Inside Costa Rica</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/20/tuesday-acquittal-costa-rica-court-rules-growing-marijuana-personal-use-carries-criminal-penalty/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>16</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>US real estate developer plans to build Costa Rica’s tallest building</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/20/us-real-estate-developer-plans-build-costa-ricas-tallest-building/</link> <comments>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/20/us-real-estate-developer-plans-build-costa-ricas-tallest-building/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 16:05:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Inside Costa Rica Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Front Page]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Morning Edition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nation]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=20907</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>US real estate developer, Omnia plans to build what will become Costa Rica’s tallest building in San Jose’s Paseo Colon, the company has announced.</p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/20/us-real-estate-developer-plans-build-costa-ricas-tallest-building/">US real estate developer plans to build Costa Rica’s tallest building</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://insidecostarica.com">Inside Costa Rica</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://insidecostarica.com/2016/01/20/us-real-estate-developer-plans-build-costa-ricas-tallest-building/feed/</wfw:commentRss> 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