2 out of 100 Costa Rican men between 15 and 24 are infected with HIV
Email this page July 15th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) According to estimates by the United Nations (UN), 33 million people worldwide are living with HIV, and in Costa Rica, 2 out of…
CR insurers soon to be required to provide coverage to those over 65 years of age
Email this page July 15th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Insurance policies will exclude customers based on their age will disappear from the Costa Rican marketplace in the coming months, the Superintendent of…
Eight OIJ agents under arrest after removing prisoner’s handcuffs so they could fistfight
Email this page July 15th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Eight officers of the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) and a prison guard were arrested last Thursday after a video emerged which showed one…
A cure for cancer may be a step closer
Email this page Cancer immunotherapy — using the body’s own immune system to fight tumor cells — may be a major part in a cure for cancer, researchers in Britain…
Central America is the most violent region in the world – SICA
Email this page July 12th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Central America continues to experience steady growth in poverty and violence, according to the “State of the Region” report issued by the Central…
U.S. gives foreign banks one year to supply information on U.S. citizens
Email this page July 12, 2013 (AFP) – The United States on Friday put off until mid-2014 the deadline for foreign banks to agree to supply information on the accounts…
Authorities shut down bar in Liberia where trafficking victims forced to have sex with clients
Email this page July 12th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Immigration police arrested five people yesterday who apparently subjected women to forced sexual exploitation in a bar in Liberia. Police arrested five…
Costa Rica makes strides to fight money laundering
Email this page Costa Rica’s Institute on Drugs, which coordinates counter-narcotics policy, said in May it had examined 302 reports of suspicious financial transactions made during the previous year. By…
