Costa Rica’s teachers will go on strike on Tuesday
Email this page October 22nd, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) – Various unions for educators, among them the Association of High School Teachers (APSE, in Spanish), and the Union for Costa Rican Education…
New law would remove personal protections afforded by S.A.’s
Email this page SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – October 19th, 2012 – A new law is in process in the Legislative Assembly, which lawmakers say is aimed at cracking down…
Uruguay becomes third nation in Latin America to decriminalize abortion
Email this page URUGUAY – October 19th, 2012 - In a 17-14 groundbreaking senate vote this week, Uruguay became the third nation in Latin America to decriminalize abortion, allowing a…
Costa Rica and Colombia prepare for 3rd round of free trade negotiations
Email this page October 18th, 2012 – The 3rd round of negotiations surrounding the possible free trade agreement between Costa Rica and Colombia will begin in Cali, Colombia, on Monday.…
Chinchilla tours two of Costa Rica’s poorest communities
Email this page October 15th, 2012 – Laura Chinchilla, President of Costa Rica, made a tour to two of the poorest communities in San Jose last week, taking the opportunity…
Corruption may be partly to blame for poor state of roads
Email this page October 11th, 2012 – Last year, “Hacienda” (Treasury department), collected approximately $718 million dollars from taxes it places on the sale of gasoline and diesel fuel in…
March turns ugly outside Legislative Assembly
Email this page October 10th, 2012 – Students of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) asked for a peaceful march, which began at the University headquarters in San Pedro yesterday,…
Chinchilla names new PANI president
Email this page October 10th, 2012 – PANI, Costa Rica’s child protection agency, has a new president, following the resignation of Marielos Hernandez, the former executive president, on Friday. …
