Chinchilla to meet with Ban Ki-moon over growing Nicaragua tensions
Email this page September 20th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica President Laura Chinchilla confirmed on Thursday that she would meet with United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon to discuss growing…
Nicaragua claims Colombian islands of San Andres and Providencia before ICJ
Email this page September 20th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The ongoing conflict between Costa Rica and Nicaragua is not the only international dispute for Nicaragua’s Sandinista government. This week Nicaragua filed a…
Costa Rica unemployment rate up slightly at 10.4%
Email this page September 20th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s unemployment rate for the second quarter of 2013 stood at 10.4%, a slight increase from the same period last year when…
Nicaragua accuses Costa Rica of “orchestrating campaign” against the country
Email this page September 19th, 2013 (AFP & InsideCostaRica.com) Nicaragua on Wednesday denied it had violated precautionary measures issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a disputed border…
Costa Rica has fastest growing public debt in Central America
Email this page September 19th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica has the fastest growing public debt in Central America, while El Salvador has the largest public debt relative to its GDP…
Costa Rica denounces latest Nicaraguan “invasion” of Portillo wetlands
Email this page September 18th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The government of Costa Rica announced yesterday that it is considering expanding its charges against Nicaragua before the International Court of Justice (ICJ)…
Oscar Arias blasts the United States over Syria
Email this page September 17th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias blasted the United States during a conference in Segovia, Spain over the weekend. Arias criticized the…
Lawmaker apologizes for comments against Jews
Email this page September 17th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Citizen Action Party (PAC) lawmaker, Manrique Oviedo admitted that a series of comments he made against the Jewish community during budget talks were…
