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Honduras Adopts El Salvador-Style Prison Measures Against Gangs

Honduras has approved stricter prison rules targeting suspected gang members and drug traffickers, adopting measures similar to those used in El Salvador’s anti-gang crackdown.

OAS Countries Seek October Meeting to Consider Measures Against Nicaragua

A group of five countries in the Organization of American States (OAS) is proposing that the region’s foreign ministers meet on October 2 to...

Costa Rica Reaffirms Cuba Split After Havana Denies Being Notified

Costa Rica's foreign minister spent the weekend defending a diplomatic split with Cuba that Havana says it was never formally told about, and by...

Panama repeats China invitation to Canal Neutrality Treaty

Panama’s government again asked the People’s Republic of China to accede to the protocol of the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of...

Nicaraguan Journalist Luis Galeano Detained by ICE in Florida

U.S. immigration authorities arrested a Nicaraguan journalist on Monday who is critical of the government of Daniel Ortega and has been living in exile...

Panama Canal May Restrict Ship Traffic as El Niño Worsens

Panama Canal administrator Ilya Espino de Marotta says further cuts to daily ship transits remain possible as El Niño worsens drought and strains water supplies.

IMF Agrees to Unlock $140 Million for El Salvador After Bitcoin Reforms

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that it had reached an agreement with El Salvador that could unlock a $140 million loan disbursement, after...

Why is Daniel Ortega Shutting Nicaragua’s Opposition Out of Elections?

Nicaragua approved a constitutional reform that bars the opposition from participating in elections and extends Daniel Ortega’s term in office, a measure aimed at...

How El Nino is choking the Panama Canal

The Panama Canal will restrict the number of vessels transiting the crucial waterway from Friday for the second time ever due to drought caused...

US Calls on Allies to Cut Off Nicaragua After Ortega Bars Opposition Parties

The United States asked its international partners to immediately end normal dealings with Nicaragua's government, hours after the Ortega-Murillo administration formalized a constitutional rewrite...

US Demands Nicaragua Release Brooklyn Rivera’s Relatives

The United States on Monday demanded that Nicaragua’s government release relatives of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera, who died in prison three months ago. Rivera,...

Ship Pays Record Amount to Cross Panama Canal Amid Drought Restrictions

A ship paid a record $5.3 million to cross the Panama Canal sooner, just days before a reduction in vessel traffic takes effect due...

U.S. President Trump Announces Major Venezuela Oil Deal

President Donald Trump announced a sweeping oil agreement with Venezuela that he says will expand U.S. reserves, attract billions in private investment and eventually lower gasoline prices.

El Salvador’s Fireball Festival Lights Up Nejapa

If you are in El Salvador this weekend and want to see something you will not find anywhere else, head north from San Salvador...
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Can environmentalism in Costa Rica learn lessons from the past?

Does the rise of populism in Costa Rica mean the end to the country’s green credentials? Perhaps, but it doesn’t have to be that...

Heavy Rains Threaten Costa Rica’s Cacao Harvest in the Caribbean

Heavy rains in Costa Rica’s Caribbean region are damaging cacao plantations and could reduce harvests for months to come, with some producers in Talamanca...

Costa Rica Hotel Project Faces Environmental Damage Allegations

A criminal complaint alleges impacts on waterways, protected areas and forest cover at a luxury hotel project in Manuel Antonio, including sediment runoff toward Playa La Vaca. The developer disputes the accusations and says it has complied with environmental requirements.

Who Pays Tax on Rent in Costa Rica? The Numbers Don’t Add Up

Costa Rica counts 360,000 rented homes but only 32,373 registered rental income taxpayers, a figure that has barely moved since 2020.