73-year-old man dies trying to rape his sister-in-law
Email this page Editor’s Note: This story has been corrected. We initially identified the woman as being the man’s sister. She is in fact his sister-in-law. We regret the error.…
Identity of Canadian man arrested on Interpol Red Notice in Costa Rica confirmed
Email this page July 30th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) After initial confusion, an official with the Interpol section of Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) told Inside Costa Rica today on the condition…
UN Secretary-General on his way to Costa Rica, Nicaragua today
Email this page July 29th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to depart New York this morning for a trip to Costa Rica and Nicaragua, a UN spokesperson…
Drug traffickers target Costa Rica’s exports
Email this page By Mario Garita July 29th, 2014 (ISH) Costa Rica is the leading exporter of pineapples in the world, according to the country’s Foreign Trade Promoter (PROCOMER). In 2013,…
Canadian arrested on Interpol homicide warrant offered “thousands of dollars” to police
Email this page FINAL UPDATE: Inside Costa Rica has made official confirmation as to the suspect’s identity. The man in custody is neither Cory Vallee or the man identified…
Judge arrested for stealing bail, child support money suspended without pay, will remain behind bars
Email this page July 29th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A criminal court judge in Upala, Alajuela, identified by the last name Leon who was arrested last Thursday on charges that he stole bail…
American couple operated sophisticated hydroponic marijuana operation in Guanacaste
Email this page July 29th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A couple from the United States were arrested by Costa Rican authorities over the weekend after a raid on the couple’s Guanacaste home…
PANI provides $1 million to keep teenage mothers in the classroom
Email this page July 28th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s child welfare agency, known as PANI, has allocated 627 scholarships worth ¢518 million for the 2014 period to help keep teenage…
