Bomb scare at Israeli Embassy in San Jose
Email this page August 11th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) An anonymous caller alerted authorities to an alleged explosive device at the Israeli Embassy in Paseo Colón Friday morning. Authorities responded immediately…
Apparent explosion at Cachi hydro plant leaves four hospitalized
Email this page August 11th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) An apparent explosion at the Cachi Hydroelectric Plant in Cartago left four people hospitalized on Saturday, according to the Red Cross. A…
Costa Rican goalie Keylor Navas ready to excel at Real Madrid
Keylor Navas said it won’t be easy to become the starting goalie at Real Madrid after recently signing with the Spanish power that’s coming off a season in which it…
Record drought hits Costa Rica, Central America’s crops and cattle
Central American agriculture ministers held a videoconference on August 7 to seek coordinated actions to cope with a major drought that has hit the region. The drought has killed thousands of…
Multinational “war games” to defend Panama Canal get underway
Email this page By Marcos Ommati August 11th, 2014 (ISH) In January 2014, during a campaign designed to discredit the work done by the Multinational Forces-South (MNFS) in Panama, the terrorist…
Police seize $27,000 from driver in Perez Zeledon
Email this page August 11th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Police seized some $27,000 in cash Thursday afternoon that a man had hidden in his vehicle in Perez Zeledon. The discovery was…
No tax hikes until 2017 as government sets sights on evaders instead
Email this page August 8th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica will delay plans to raise taxes until 2017 as the government of President Luis Guillermo Solis focuses on cracking down on…
Sixteen businesses including hotels, restaurants, and bars closed by tax authorities
Email this page August 8th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Directorate of Taxation closed sixteen businesses in Alajuela, Heredia, and San Carlos this week for failing to pay the general sales tax…
