Costa Rica has more than $7 billion in unused foreign loans
Email this page March 13th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Costa Rican government has $7.2 billion in foreign loans and credits for new infrastructure that remain unused, despite the fact most of…
Hammerhead shark now included in list of species that cannot be traded
Email this page March 13th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica, Honduras, and Brazil were able to include the hammerhead shark in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered…
Sam’s Club gets environmental green light for store in Curridabat
Email this page March 13th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) According to documents and reports by local financial newspaper, El Financerio, the Ministry of Environment gave the green light to begin construction on…
299 billion colones: Costa Rica’s 2013 fiscal deficit so far
Email this page March 13th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s accumulated deficit as of February this year amounts to 1.19% of GDP, a slight improvement over the 1.20% recorded in the…
Speedboat runs aground with 1,400 kilos of cocaine
Email this page March 13th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A total of 1,400 kilos of cocaine were seized yesterday on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast after four suspected drug runners ran their speedboat…
Hoteliers expect 82% occupancy for Holy Week beginning March 24th
Email this page March 13th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) – According to a survey by the Costa Rican Chamber of Hotels, hotel occupancy is expected to be about 82% during Holy Week…
Murder suspect shoots two OIJ agents, escapes
Email this page March 13th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Two OIJ agents in Limon were shot in the early morning hours yesterday when they tried to arrest a man identified by the…
Live near Tilaran? Today is your day to complain
Email this page March 13th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) – The country’s ombudsman, known locally as the Defensoria de los Habitantes, will be listening to complaints today between 9:30am and 2:30pm in…
