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Panama Papers Trial Begins: 27 Accused of Money Laundering

Twenty-seven people will be tried starting this Monday for the "Panama Papers" case, eight years after this scandal broke out, revealing how personalities from...

El Salvador Offers Passports to 5,000 Highly Qualified Foreigners

The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, offered 5,000 passports this Saturday to "highly qualified foreigners" such as scientists or philosophers who settle in...

El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption Complicates IMF Credit Program Talks

The risk of bitcoin, legal tender in El Salvador, is a "key element" of the negotiations between the IMF and this country regarding a...

Panamanian Presidential Candidates Shun LGBTQ Rights Commitment

Panamanian presidential candidates avoided signing a commitment on Tuesday to guarantee the rights of the LGBTQ community, including the recognition of equal marriage. The...

Inter-American Court Condemns Honduras for Judicial Purge

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemned Honduras on Monday for the "arbitrary dismissal" of four of the five magistrates of the Supreme Court's...

Migrants from Across the Globe Traverse Darién Gap

The dense and treacherous Darién Gap, a 266 km long stretch of jungle bordering Colombia and Panama, has witnessed a significant surge in the...
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Costa Rica Wildlife – I Finally Saw a Baird’s Tapir

In Costa Rica, a land of mostly small creatures, a giant lurks in the shadows. Costa Rica is not Africa, where a huge number...

Panama Papers Lawyers Face 12-Year Prison Sentence

The Panamanian prosecutor's office asked on Wednesday for 12 years in prison, the maximum penalty for money laundering, for Jürgen Mossack and Ramón Fonseca,...

Why Costa Rica farmers are going out of business?

The National Chamber of Agriculture and Agribusiness (CNAA) of Costa Rica reported monthly losses of $1,000,000 for the agricultural sector due to problems at...