The Young Americas Forum, which takes place during the Summit of the Americas in Panama this week, is officially focused on entrepreneurship and economic opportunities for Latin America's youth. But Venezuelan and Cuban youth opposition leaders have a separate agenda.
SolÃs said he would make a case to Obama for including Costa Rica in the proposed $1 billion aid package designed for the Northern Triangle countries: El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala.
PANAMA CITY – Bus drivers in Panama City began an indefinite strike Monday, unleashing transit chaos as the capital prepared to host the 2015 Summit of the Americas.
Issues crucial to Central America – ranging from immigration and climate change to violent crime and the region’s growing need for electricity – will also be on the agenda for the VII Summit of the Americas, to be held Apr. 10-11 in Panama City.
In separate remarks, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf expressed skepticism that the thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations may lead to the opening of embassies in Havana and Washington before next week's summit.
Authorities of the Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area (ACAT) reported that a forest fire broke out in the Lomas de Barbudal Biological Reserve (RBLB).
The fire...
In a significant financial development, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Friday that it plans to give another $510 million to Costa Rica...
