Prosecutors want to dismiss “narcojet” charges against President Chinchilla
Email this page November 14th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Prosecutors have revealed that they have filed a motion to terminate a legal case against President Chinchilla surrounding her use of a private…
At least 32 Costa Ricans located in the Philippines in aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan
Email this page November 14th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that at least 32 Costa Ricans in the Philippines have survived Typhoon Haiyan, the second deadliest…
Compound kills drug resistant bacteria: study
Email this page November 14th, 2013 (AFP) – Scientists Wednesday unveiled a drug combination that destroys antibiotic-resistant germs in mice, potentially opening a new front against chronic and relapsing infections in…
Environmental court orders open-air dump in Nosara to close
Email this page By Arianna Mckinney / Voz de Guanacaste November 14th, 2013 – At the beginning of October, the Administrative Environmental Court ruled for the third time that the…
Cuba hails its election to top UN rights council
Email this page November 14th, 2013 (AFP) – Cuba on Wednesday hailed its election to the UN Human Rights Council, saying it was a “resounding recognition” of its work in the…
2013 marked by record sea level, weather extremes: WMO
Email this page November 13, 2013 (AFP) – Sea levels this year posted a record high, making low-lying coastal regions ever more vulnerable to extreme weather like super-storm Haiyan, the…
Woman gets 27 years in prison for forced prostitution of minor in bar
Email this page November 13th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Sarapiqui Criminal Court has sentenced a woman to 27 years in prison for forcing a minor to prostitute herself in a bar.…
Calderon Guardia Hospital workers suspend strike
Email this page November 13th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Healthcare workers at the public Calderon Guardia Hospital suspended a strike yesterday afternoon that began on Monday. The workers were protesting a…
