Foreign investment in Costa Rica down 50% in first quarter
Email this page July 2nd, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Foreign direct investment (FDI) fell 50% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2013, according to Costa…
Jorge Luis Pinto’s magical month
Costa Rica has made it into the select group of the top eight teams in the world. The Central American nation is so far the biggest surprise in the 2014…
American man jailed in Costa Rica says his human rights have been violated
Email this page July 2nd, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) U.S. citizen Patrick Hundley, the owner of real estate development firm, Daystar Properties in Jaco, remains jailed in a Perez Zeledon jail cell…
Lawmaker seeks to increase income tax on any business not certified “carbon neutral”
Email this page June 27th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez has introduced a bill that would increase income tax on any business that is not certified as “carbon neutral” by…
Former U.S. President, Bill Clinton to visit Costa Rica on July 1st
Email this page June 27th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Former U.S. President, Bill Clinton will be in Costa Rica on July 1st for the official opening of the new Health Sciences building…
Same-sex marriage now possible at British Embassy in Costa Rica
Email this page June 27th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Peter Fraser and Gardon Stevenson on Friday became the first same-sex couple to marry in Australia, a country that does not permit gay…
At least 716 kilos of cocaine seized in Sardinal de Carillo, Guanacaste
Email this page June 27th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) At least 716 kilos of cocaine were seized during an operation carried out by the Drug Control Police (PCD) yesterday in Sardinal de…
Government spending on multi-million pensions is “unsustainable”
Email this page June 26th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A study by the Ministry of Finance has revealed significant discrepancies in the pensions awarded to former public employees, most importantly the extremely…
