100,000 disadvantaged households to receive low-cost broadband Internet
Some 100,000 poor and disadvantaged households throughout the country will receive low-cost broadband Internet connections over the course of the next three years as part of an initiative by the…
Happy birthday, Vincent Van Gogh
Monday would have been the 162nd birthday of the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh, famous for his post-Impressionist paintings, created more than 2,100 works over the course of…
$24 million donation from China requires use of Chinese firms to carry out works, President says
Email this page February 16th, 2015 (InsideCostaRica.com) A grant of $24 million donated by China to Costa Rica in January comes with some strings attached, President Luis Guillermo Solis revealed…
Costa Rica’s Health Ministry calling for measles vaccination of children traveling to the United States
Email this page February 16th, 2015 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s Ministry of Health is calling for measles vaccination of children who will be traveling to the United States as a result…
Gasoline, diesel prices could go up in March; RECOPE blames striking US workers
Email this page February 16th, 2015 (InsideCostaRica.com) After eight consecutive price cuts, the Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE) asked regulators on Friday for increases in gasoline and diesel prices, saying…
Man who kidnapped Dutch couple finally captured after 19 years
Email this page February 16th, 2015 (InsideCostaRica.com) A man arrested Saturday after an armed robbery of a convenience story in Santa Fe in Los Chiles in which a man was…
Tax on “luxury” homes must be paid by January 15th
Email this page January 12th, 2015 (InsideCostaRica.com) The annual tax on “luxury” homes, known as the Solidarity Tax, must be paid by Thursday, January 15th to avoid penalties and interest.…
President Solis calls U.S.-Cuba breakthrough “great news”
Email this page December 18th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) President Solis welcomed on Wednesday the reestablishment of diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba, predicting a new chapter in relations between…
