MOPT: More than 1,100 loads of material to fill massive sinkhole near Nuevo Arenal
Email this page July 26th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The massive hole which swallowed a section of Route 142 near Nuevo Arenal will require more than 1,100 loads of material to…
Unusually potent dengue outbreak has killed 26 in Central America
Email this page (AFP) – An unusually potent outbreak of dengue fever has killed 26 people and infected nearly 40,000 more so far this year in Central America, where the…
Oil palm genome boosts hopes for tropical forests
Email this page (AFP) Sequencing of the oil palm, one of the world’s most important crops, has pinpointed a gene that should boost yields and ease pressure on tropical rainforests, studies…
Costa Rica-based online gambling site was linked to Gambino Crime Family
Email this page July 26th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Frank Potolicchio, Jr., 34, of Norwalk, was sentenced on…
Chinchilla: Nicaragua is “practically selling their country,” demands respect for Costa Rican sovereignty
Email this page July 24th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, demanded yesterday that Nicaragua respect Costa Rica’s sovereignty in its bid to open concessions for offshore…
Insurer Lloyd’s of London says Earth is due for a major solar storm
Email this page Rosanne Skirble / VOA With the sun nearing the peak of its 11-year cycle, scientists say a powerful solar storm may be headed our way, which could…
Tensions between Costa Rica and Nicaragua over oil concessions could lead to conflict
Email this page July 23rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The government of Costa Rica expressed its strong condemnation yesterday over Nicaragua’s plans for oil exploration off both of its coasts, saying…
Solis, winning the initial count, likely the PAC presidential candidate for 2014
Email this page July 23rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Political scientist and historian, Luis Guillermo Solis was has been nominated as the 2014 presidential candidate by the Citizen Action Party (PAC). The…
