3.9 magnitude earthquake rattles Jaco
Email this page November 27th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) An earthquake measuring 3.9 magnitude on the Richter scale struck near Jaco at 8:42pm last night. According to Costa Rica’s National Seismological…
Multinational companies continue to expand in Costa Rica
Email this page November 27th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) The St. Jude Medical Company, which produces bovine tissue heart valves, will end the year with close to 700 staff in Costa Rica,…
Figueres proposes the creation of two new provinces in Costa Rica
Email this page November 27th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) On Monday morning, former Costa Rican president Jose Maria Figueres, presented the first set of proposals of his Vía Costarricense- Proyecto País plan…
Drunk driver kills woman, flees the scene
Email this page November 27th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Marta Zamora Lopez, a 48-year-old wife and mother, lost her life after a Sunday visit with friends. Zamora was walking home in…
Employee of Costa Rica – based telemarketing scam sentenced in the U.S.
Email this page WASHINGTON, DC – November 27th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) An employee of Costa Rica-based telemarketing call centers was sentenced yesterday to serve 108 months in prison for his role…
Long march against Monsanto and GMO’s began yesterday
Email this page November 26th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Over 30 organizations began what will be a very long march yesterday. The march, “March in Defense of our Corn,” began in Matambu,…
Secretary arrested as suspect in arson case of the Ecuador embassy
Email this page November 26th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Agents of the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) arrested a 42-year-old woman on Friday, as a suspect in the arson fire that occurred in…
Power outages today and tomorrow as CNFL performs maintenance work
Email this page November 26th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Due to maintenance work that will be performed by the National Power and Light Company (CNFL), several communities in the central valley area…
