“We trust China’s word”: Foreign Minister says China’s involvement in Nicaragua Canal protects Costa Rica
Email this page June 21st, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Foreign Minister Enrique Castillo believes that China’s involvement in the proposed Nicaragua Canal – a project that would dwarf the Panama Canal –…
U.S. investors bring arbitration proceedings against Costa Rica
Email this page June 21st, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A group of U.S. investors has begun arbitration proceedings against the government of Costa Rica under the auspices of the Central American Free…
Foreign vessels capture 90% of Costa Rica’s Pacific Tuna
Email this page June 21st, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A study by the Costa Rican Fishing Federation shows that between 2002 and 2011, international fishing fleets have captured at least 253,000 metric…
Osa was home to “luxury” pre-Columbian housing compound
Email this page June 21st, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) In what is now Finca Grijalba, in Ciudad Cortés de Osa, stood a “luxury” housing complex that was built at least 1,200 years…
Chinchilla says Costa Rica is “cleaning house” of organized crime
Email this page June 19th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) President Laura Chinchilla said yesterday that Costa Rica is “cleaning house” of organized crime, and challenged other countries in the region to “dare”…
Competitiveness, foreign investment suffering due to high electricity costs
Email this page June 19th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The high cost of electricity in Costa Rica is affecting the cost of production in the industrial sector and reducing Costa Rica’s competitiveness,…
Central Bank could raise dollar interest rate
Email this page June 19th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Central Bank President Rodrigo Bolaños said that restrictions on credit growth in dollars at the country’s financial institutions could potentially be lifted, but…
Residents in Puntarenas threw homemade bombs at police to protect narcos
Email this page June 19th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Residents of Fray Casiano, in Chacarita de Puntarenas, threw homemade bombs known as “chirribones” and stones at police in order to help drug…
