Researchers testing experimental vaccine for the Chikungunya virus
Email this page August 15th, 2014 (VOA & InsideCostaRica.com) Researchers are testing an experimental vaccine for the Chikungunya virus. The virus is transmitted through infected female mosquitoes that bite…
Drought in Guanacaste has already caused losses of nearly $38 million
Email this page August 13th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s Guanacaste province, which has been especially hard hit by the worst drought the country has seen in 75 years, has already…
Former president Laura Chinchilla to appeal verdict in Facebook defamation case
Email this page August 13th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Former president, Laura Chinchilla is expected to file an appeal of the verdict in the civil and criminal defamation trial of prominent businessman…
Tax authorities scouring Internet, social networks for vacation rentals
Email this page August 13th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rican tax authorities said in recent days that they have begun scouring the Internet and social networking sites such as Facebook for…
Suspects grew marijuana in front of OIJ offices in Alajuela
Email this page August 13th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A group of men have been arrested for growing marijuana on the roof of a carwash almost directly in front of the OIJ’s…
Costa Rica’s Health Minister supports medical marijuana bill; CCSS would provide the drug free of charge
Email this page August 12th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s Health Minister, Dr. Maria Elena Lopez, says she supports a medical marijuana bill that was presented to the country’s Legislative Assembly…
Medical marijuana bill heads to Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly
Email this page August 11th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly will begin debate on a bill on Monday aimed at legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes. The bill, aimed…
Atenas residents survive with just three hours of water per day
Email this page August 11th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Some 21,000 Atenas residents are being forced to adapt to living with just three hours of running water per day. Residents must…
