Dollar continued gains despite Central Bank intervention
Email this page March 10th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The US dollar gained an additional ¢10.77 last week despite significant intervention by Costa Rica’s Central Bank in the Monex wholesale market. …
Price hikes in gasoline, diesel went into effect on Saturday
Email this page March 10th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Planned increases of ¢26 per liter for “super” gasoline, ¢25 per liter for regular (“plus”) gasoline and a ¢19 per liter increase in…
Large sinkhole causing problems for commuters near Barrio Cuba, Hatillos
Email this page March 10th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A broken pipe may have been the cause for a large sinkhole which opened up on a heavily trafficked roadway in Barrio Cuba…
Nationwide strikes, demonstrations planned for March 20th
Email this page March 4th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Ana Doris Gonzalez, president of the Association of Secondary School Teachers (APSE) and Gliberth Diaz of the Costa Rican Education Union (SEC) have…
Canadian man drowns in Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste
Email this page March 4th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A Canadian man identified as Marceau Gaitán, 57, drowned yesterday in Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, according to the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ). The…
Businessman accused of defamation by President Chinchilla will head to trial in July
Email this page March 4th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The defamation trial of businessman Alberto Rodriguez Baldi, brought as the result of a complaint filed against him by President Laura Chinchilla over…
Big increases in gasoline, diesel prices coming soon
Email this page March 4th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Get ready to pay more at the pump. Already-approved increases of ¢26 per liter for “super” gasoline, ¢25 per liter for regular…
After more than four years, Costa Rican tragedy will go unpunished
Email this page March 3rd, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A tragedy still in the minds of many Costa Ricans will go unpunished and the victims’ families will go without compensation after a…
