Government spending on multi-million pensions is “unsustainable”
Email this page June 26th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A study by the Ministry of Finance has revealed significant discrepancies in the pensions awarded to former public employees, most importantly the extremely…
Costa Rican Assemblyman arrested in Brazil for child sex released from jail but cannot leave country
Email this page June 26th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Olger Ulate Ulate, the 56-year-old PAC Assemblyman arrested last Wednesday in the city of Natal in Brazil for allegedly hiring a 32-year-old woman…
Former Colombian intelligence chief could seek asylum in Costa Rica, newspaper warns
Email this page June 26th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Maria del Pilar Hurtado, former director of Colombia’s Administrative Department of Security (DAS) under the government of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010),…
Costa Rica, United Kingdom highlight their shared vision on arms, climate change
Email this page June 26th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rican Foreign Minister, Manuel Gonzalez, and British Foreign Minister for Latin America, Hugo Swire, agreed to strengthen ties between the two countries…
Costa Rica amongst countries negotiating secret trade deal leaked by WikiLeaks
Email this page June 24th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica is party to negotiations surrounding a secret trade deal which critics say is aimed at ensuring financial deregulation for major international…
Man arrested for child sex at World Cup appears to be Costa Rican politican
Email this page June 19th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A Costa Rican tourist surnamed Ulate, 56, who was arrested yesterday in the city of Natal in Brazil for allegedly hiring a 16-year-old…
In a first, gay Australian woman receives residency for relationship with Costa Rican
Email this page June 16th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) In the first decision of its kind in Costa Rica, immigration authorities have granted residency to an Australian woman based upon her long-term…
Solís: Democracy must prevail in region
Email this page June 13th, 2014 (VOA) The president of Costa Rica reaffirmed his rejection of the crackdown against the opposition in Venezuela and urged that human rights be respected throughout…
