Lawmakers want to raise age of consent for sex to 18 years of age
Email this page October 1st, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Conservative lawmaker Fabricio Alvarado and a group of legislators have presented a bill that seeks to raise the age of consent for sexual…
Could Costa Rica receive Guantanamo detainees? U.S., OAS issue appeal
The Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza, issued an appeal this week for member countries, which include Costa Rica, to take in detainees from the…
Map shows where GMOs are planted in Costa Rica
Email this page By Fabiola Pomareda / La Voz de Guanacaste October 1st, 2014 (La Voz) The majority of farms using genetically modified cotton, corn and soy seeds, also known as…
Authorities capture crocodile roaming the streets of Quepos
Email this page September 29th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Firefighters were able to capture a crocodile that had been roaming the sidewalks of Quepos on Friday afternoon. Residents and business owners…
Judge shot outside bar by unknown assailants
Email this page September 29th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Flagrancy Court judge for Desamperados, Jose Manuel Chinchilla Chavarria, 54, died Friday night after being shot in the head outside a bar…
Accused fraudster, Luis Milanes to face criminal trial next year
Email this page September 29th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Luis Angel Milanes Tamayo, the 63-year-old Cuban American accused of defrauding some 500 mostly American and Canadian investors out of $46 million when…
Authorities end search for 10-year-old boy who fell into uncovered manhole
Email this page September 29th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) After more than a week, authorities have ended their search for 10-year-old Gerardo Vanegas who disappeared after falling into an uncovered manhole on…
Costa Rica seeking World Bank loan to cover debt, government expenses for 2015
Email this page September 24th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The government of Luis Guillermo Solís is seeking a loan from the World Bank to cover its debt payments and fund government expenses…
