Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega defends military ties with Russia
Nicaragua's president Saturday defended his country's right to strengthen its military with Russian help, seemingly backtracking on statements earlier in the week shrugging off suggestions of increased cooperation. Daniel Ortega…
Educators to begin massive, “indefinite” strike; ask parents to keep children home
Email this page May 5th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Educators’ unions will go on strike across the country beginning today, claiming some 7,000 teachers have been owed wages since as early as…
Panama’s VP wins presidential election in surprise victory
Conservative Juan Carlos Varela called for a national unity government after winning Panama's presidential election Sunday, easily defeating President Ricardo Martinelli's hand-picked successor. Varela, Panama's vice-president and a former Martinelli……
Renewed push to lift ban on GMO crops in Guanacaste municipalities
Email this page Federation assures that myths surrounding GMOs unfounded; adoption would generate jobs By Willberth Villalobos Castrillo for La Voz de Guanacaste / additional editing by Inside Costa Rica…
Solis warns China he will not accept contract signed by Chinchilla government
Email this page April 28th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) President-elect Luis Guillermo Solis is warning China that he will not accept the conditions of a $395 million loan agreement signed by the…
Government demands answers from US over program to stir Cuban unrest from Costa Rica
Email this page April 24th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica says it is waiting for the Obama administration to explain why it launched a secret social network intended to stir political…
Video of Intel CEO contradicts government line on departure
Email this page April 23rd, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A video obtained by Spanish-language digital newspaper, CRHoy.com in which Intel CEO, Brian Krzanich, says that Intel’s decision to close its manufacturing operations…
Meet Costa Rica’s future First Lady, Mercedes Peñas Domingo
Email this page April 15th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Mercedes Peñas Domingo will become Costa Rica’s First Lady when her long-term partner, Luis Guillermo Solis is inaugurated on May 8th, but her…
