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US Denies Military Base Plans in Panama Amid Public Outcry

Tico Times - May 8, 2025

Honduras

U.S. Embassy in Honduras Issues Urgent Alert Over Mass Shooting Threats

Latin America

Thousands March in Panama to Oppose U.S. Troop Deal and Copper Mine Project

Latin America

Nicaragua to Leave UNESCO After Press Freedom Prize Awarded to La Prensa

Honduras

Families Traumatized After U.S. Deports Honduran Women and American Children

Tico Times -

The families of two Honduran women deported by the administration of former President Donald Trump — along with three American children, one of whom...

Latin America

New Panama Metro Tunnel Under the Canal Aims to Cut Commute Times

Tico Times -

Panama has reached a major milestone in its ambitious Metro Line 3 project: the construction of the country's first metro tunnel beneath the Panama...

Latin America

Holy Week Boat Accident in Panama Claims Two Lives, Search Continues

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A tragic boating accident off the Pacific coast of Panama has left two people dead, one missing, and a community in mourning. On Friday,...

Latin America

Panamanian Judiciary Moves to Prevent US Troops in Canal Zone

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A citizens’ coalition on Wednesday asked Panama’s Supreme Court to declare “unconstitutional” a controversial agreement signed last week that allows the United States to...

El Salvador

US Deportations to El Salvador Unveil a Human Rights Crisis

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The deportation of migrants detained in the United States to El Salvador and their imprisonment in a mega-prison for gang members is creating “a...

El Salvador

Trump and Bukele Reinforce Their Alliance Against Gangs

Tico Times -

"We are very eager to help," Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele assured this Monday at the White House to a Donald Trump delighted to hear...

El Salvador

Trump Hosts Bukele to Reveal El Salvador Migrant Deportation Plan

Tico Times -

Donald Trump hosts his closest ally in Latin America, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, at the White House today. Bukele has been a key figure...

El Salvador

U.S. Deports More Alleged Gang Members to El Salvador Amid Controversy

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The United States has intensified deportations to El Salvador, targeting migrants accused of ties to the Salvadoran gang Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Venezuela’s Tren...