Lawmakers will get 46 days off beginning December 23rd
Email this page December 3rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) In a 38-16 vote, lawmakers approved a bill that will provide legislators 46 paid days off beginning December 23rd. Lawmakers will return to…
ICE workers preparing for “indefinite strike” in 2014
Email this page December 3rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The labor union known as FIT, which represents workers of the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), has announced that ICE workers are preparing…
New border tax causing chaos at Nicaragua border
Email this page December 3rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A new border tax which came into effect over the weekend is causing chaos on the Nicaraguan border because Costa Rican immigration workers…
Former judiciary official arrested as part of counterfeiting ring
Email this page December 3rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Agents of the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) conducted three raids yesterday morning in Aserri, Curridabat and Cartago, arresting three men and a woman…
The 20th anniversary of the death of Pablo Escobar
Email this page By W. Alejandro Sanchez / VOXXI Pablo Escobar is still remembered two decades after his death in Colombia, and Latin America in general, but…
Scientists Grow Lung Cells from Stem Cells
Email this page December 3rd, 2013 (VOA) Scientists say they have been able to transform human stem cells into functioning lung and airway cells in what they’re calling a first. The…
Costa Rica celebrates 65th year without a military
Email this page December 2nd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica celebrated its 65th year without a military yesterday, December 1st. On December 1, 1948, President José Figueres Ferrer of Costa Rica abolished the military of Costa…
Costa Rica to provide financial info on US account holders in agreement against tax evasion
Email this page December 2nd, 2013 (AFP & InsideCostaRica.com) The United States has signed agreements with the Cayman Islands and Costa Rica to counter offshore tax evasion, the US Treasury…
