UPDATED: Authorities searching for two US citizens lost in the mountains of Heredia
Email this page September 23rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Red Cross workers have been searching since Saturday morning for two US citizens who are lost in a mountainous area near Barva de…
Basic rate for landline phone service to increase 83%
Email this page September 23rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s telecom regulator, SUTEL, announced that the basic rate for landline phone service in Costa Rica would increase by 83% in coming…
Guatemala: Cellphone thieves could get 15 years in prison without parole
Email this page GUATEMALA CITY (ISH) – Guatemala’s Congress has passed a law making cellphone theft punishable with up to 15 years in prison without parole. The law, approved on Sept.…
Chinchilla to meet with Ban Ki-moon over growing Nicaragua tensions
Email this page September 20th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica President Laura Chinchilla confirmed on Thursday that she would meet with United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon to discuss growing…
Nicaragua claims Colombian islands of San Andres and Providencia before ICJ
Email this page September 20th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The ongoing conflict between Costa Rica and Nicaragua is not the only international dispute for Nicaragua’s Sandinista government. This week Nicaragua filed a…
German child sex trafficker returns to Costa Rica in handcuffs
Email this page September 20th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) German citizen and convicted child sex trafficker, Levy Berger was extradited to Costa Rica by Panamanian authorities on Thursday, where he will serve…
Mexico storms: An unnatural disaster
Email this page Mexico storms: An unnatural disaster (via GlobalPost) MEXICO CITY — Another storm season has brought a fresh spate of death-dealing “natural” disasters to Mexico. Simultaneously punching the…
Costa Rica health authorities urging flu vaccination
Email this page September 20th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Authorities from the Ministry of Health are urging the general public to visit their local pharmacy and get vaccinated against influenza. According…
