Obesity in Costa Rica cost CCSS 65 billion colons last year
Email this page November 11th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Obesity and its side effects, from diabetes to hypertension, cost the Costa Rican Social Security System (CCSS) 65 billion colons (about $130 million…
Lawyers to bring charges in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights over “Gag Law”
Email this page November 9th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s Information Crime Law, also known as the “Gag Law” (Ley Mordaza, in Spanish), which penalizes journalists with prison sentences, will likely…
Crane removed, process of dismantling Bailey bridges begins on General Canas
Email this page November 9th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) The crane that caused one of the Bailey bridges on the General Canas Highway to collapse was finally removed yesterday afternoon. Now,…
Gas prices to decrease in December, electric to increase 10% to 20%
Email this page November 9th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Although residents will find lower gas prices in December, other services such as electricity and bus rates will increase. Also making…
March in “defense of La Caja” ends in chaos, 36 arrested
Email this page November 9th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) What began in the early morning as a peaceful protest “in defense of the CCSS” (Costa Rican Social Security System, also known as…
More companies complying with minimum wage laws, but still long way to go
Email this page November 9th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Ministry of Labor estimates that approximately 26.5% of privately owned companies do not comply with the country’s minimum wage laws, despite the…
Journalists could now face 10 years in prison for publishing “political secrets”
Email this page November 8th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Both journalists and citizens in Costa Rica could now face up to 10 years in jail if they publish “secret political information.” …
Officials warn of dangerous seafood in Costa Rica as a result of “red tide”
Email this page November 8th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) A sample taken in the Pacific Ocean, in various sectors such as Punta Chuchillo and Isla Cedros, has forced Costa Rica’s Agriculture and…
