Rare tornado, heavy rains damage homes in Golfito
Email this page July 30th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A rare tornado and heavy rains tore the roofs from several homes while falling trees damaged electric lines in and around Golfito, Puntarenas,…
Operation Martillo making strides in counter-narcotics fight
Email this page By Angelica Fiona / ISH The United States’ teaming with Western Hemisphere and European countries has led to the seizure of more than 245,000 kilograms of narcotics…
Nicaragua: Sex workers open office to defend rights
Email this page (AFP) – Nicaraguan sex workers have for the first time set up an office to assist in protection from abuse, violence and discrimination. The goal of opening…
Region: Cuba looks to attract medical tourism
Email this page by Rigoberto DIAZ HAVANA, July 30, 2013 (AFP) – Football legend Diego Maradona blazed a path for Cuba to become a medical tourism destination when he…
Annexation Cultural Festival Delighted Hundreds
Email this page By Wilberth Billalobos / Voz de Guanacaste Long live Nicoya in peace! With these opening words, Marta Arauz, coordinator of the Annexation International Cultural Festival, welcomed hundreds…
Coast guard captain arrested – provided fuel for narcos
Email this page (ISH) A Costa Rican Coast Guard captain has been arrested and charged for allegedly providing fuel for narco-traffickers, according to the Costa Rican Prosecutor’s Office. The suspect,…
Indigenous girl dies from stab wound after kidnapping and rape
Email this page According to officials of the Fuerza Publica, the suspect in the girl’s killing already had an arrest warrant for raping the same girl. July 26th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com)…
GMO Opponent becomes GMO supporter
Email this page By Abigail Martin / VOA. Additional editing by Timothy Williams, Inside Costa Rica July 26th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, have been the cause…
