Outbreak of bovine rabies in Guanacaste and Puntarenas
Email this page August 29th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The National Animal Health Service (Senasa) has reported three outbreaks of bovine paralytic rabies on cattle farms in Guanacaste and Puntarenas in recent…
Consumer confidence hits all-time low for Chinchilla administration
Email this page August 29th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) For August 2013, Costa Rica’s Consumer Confidence Index was just 38 points out of 100, representing an all-time low for the administration of…
Hike in gasoline and diesel prices coming in September
Email this page August 29th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ARESEP) has announced price increases for gasoline and diesel in September. The agency has also approved an…
Costa Rican postal officials arrested, used postal system to smuggle drugs
Email this page August 29th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Drug Control Police (PCD) arrested yesterday an Italian and two Costa Rican officials of the Costa Rican Postal Service (Correos de Costa…
Panama says North Korean arms ship violated UN sanctions
Email this page (AFP) – The undeclared shipment of Cuban weapons found on a North Korean ship are a violation of UN sanctions against arms transfers to Pyongyang,Panama said Wednesday,…
Scientists say slowdown in global warming only temporary
Email this page (AFP) – A slowing in global warming that climate sceptics say undermines the greenhouse theory is simply a “hiatus” from higher temperatures, scientists said on Wednesday. Grasping…
Costa Rican truck drivers end their blockade of Panama border
Email this page August 29th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rican truck drivers ended their blockade of the Paso Canoas border with Panama yesterday afternoon, after mediation by Costa Rican and Panamanian…
Facebook says Costa Rican government asked for user data
Email this page August 28th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Facebook released its first “transparency report” Tuesday showing the number of government data requests it receives from governments around the world, and while…
