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Panamanian Elections: Mulino Leads, but Voters Believe Martinelli Will Hold Power

A recent poll conducted by the firm Doxa for the Panamanian Institute of Civic Studies and the radio station ArCa Media En Directo has...

Google Launches Operations Base in El Salvador to Boost Modernization

The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, inaugurated this Monday the new offices of the American giant Google in that Central American country, which...

Honduras’s Abortion Ban on Trial: Indigenous Woman Seeks Justice at UN

An Indigenous woman has reported her country, Honduras, to the UN Human Rights Committee for denying her an abortion after she was raped, rights...

Indigenous Survivors Recount Horrors at Guatemala Genocide Trial

Indigenous survivors of Guatemala's civil war recounted the horrors of massacres allegedly committed by the military at the genocide trial of an elderly retired...

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...
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Costa Rica’s Businesses Blame Central Bank for Job Losses

Costa Rica's productive sector blames the closing of companies and loss of jobs on the Central Bank (BCCR). Thirteen private sector groups and chambers...

Costa Rica’s President: Closing Darién to Migrants is Difficult

The president of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, said this Friday in an interview that he considers it complicated to close the Darién jungle to...

Costa Rica’s Water Infrastructure Fails to Meet Community Needs

Residents of several communities in Alajuelita and Tibas who have been affected by the lack of water in recent months raised their voices to...