299 billion colones: Costa Rica’s 2013 fiscal deficit so far
Email this page March 13th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s accumulated deficit as of February this year amounts to 1.19% of GDP, a slight improvement over the 1.20% recorded in the…
U.N.: Costa Rica has more legislative officials than more developed countries
Email this page March 11th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A 2012 report by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on governments and parliaments worldwide reveals that Costa Rica has more legislative officials…
Lawmaker says nightclubs and hourly motels can fight poverty, wants to simplify tax
Email this page March 11th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Motel rooms, three-hour “love shacks” and nightclubs can be a source of income to fight poverty in Costa Rica, according to lawmaker Annie…
Costa Rica gets information privacy law
Email this page March 11th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Following the lead of other countries, Costa Rica now has its own laws on the storing, sharing, and access of personal information, after…
President Laura Chinchilla in Venezuela for Chavez funeral
Email this page March 8th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla arrived at dawn this morning in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, to participate in a day long funeral for the…
Costa Rica withdraws ambassador to Panama after incident with reporter
Email this page March 8th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The government of Costa Rica withdrew its ambassador in Panama, Melvin Saenz, following an incident between the diplomat and a reporter in that…
Talk on homosexuality canceled in Congress of Bioethics
Email this page March 8th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Spanish doctor, Jokin de Irala, known for his theory that homosexuality is a curable disease, was forced to cancel a talk on…
Doctor who promotes “cure” for gays to participate in Bioethics Congress beginning today
Email this page March 7th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The controversial Spanish doctor who promotes the idea that gays can be “cured,” – Jorkin de Irala, will participate in the 5th Bioethics…
