Costa Rica

Perry County woman pulled into scam (The Sentinel)

24 Jul 2008

A Perry County resident in her early 70s sent an undisclosed amount of money to Costa Rica after being told she won $450,000 from Publisher’s Clearing House but had to pay to get her winnings, according to state police at Newport.

Costa Rica Mission (FOX 24 Macon)

24 Jul 2008

Some local teenagers are trading their summer of fun at the pool for work in the jungle. A group of thirty people from Sinclair Baptist Church here in Milledgeville spent a week in Costa Rica teaching their faith to others and finding out how blessed their own lives are.

President Arias signs law ending 84-year insurance monopoly - Costa Rica (Business News Americas)

24 Jul 2008

Costa Rica's President Óscar Arias has signed a law authorizing the opening of the insurance market, ending an 84-year monopoly by state-run Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS), the presidency said on its website.