Nicaragua’s Parliament on Saturday approved a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at rejecting international rulings and foreign laws. It will be put to a vote...

Panama Canal Cuts Ship Traffic as El Niño Drought Worsens

The Tico Times - August 20, 2026

The Panama Canal will allow fewer ships to pass through the waterway beginning in September as a drought linked to El Niño reduces the...

Family Demands Answers on Missing Political Prisoners in Nicaragua

AFP - August 16, 2026

Relatives of a retired military officer and his wife, who were detained a year ago in Nicaragua, demanded Saturday that the government of Daniel...

The Panama Canal Opened 112 Years Ago Today

The Tico Times - August 15, 2026

Twelve years of digging, an estimated 27,500 deaths and roughly $375 million ended quietly on the morning of August 15, 1914, when a single...

Nicaragua Bishop Abelardo Mata Says He Is Well After Detention

AFP - August 13, 2026

Catholic Bishop Abelardo Mata, a critic of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, said he is in good condition in an interview broadcast Wednesday by the...

Is Panama the New Costa Rica? A 2026 Expat & Real Estate Investor Comparison

Why Daniel Ortega Is Moving to Eliminate Nicaragua’s Opposition

AFP - August 7, 2026

"They will have no choice but to bark," Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega shot back in response to the wave of international condemnation sparked by...

Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano Eruption Forces 1,700 Evacuations

AFP - August 4, 2026

A powerful eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano has forced authorities to evacuate at least 1,700 residents from areas near the crater and declare the...

Nicaragua Moves Ahead With Reform to Exclude Opposition

AFP - August 2, 2026

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega warned Friday that he will move forward with a constitutional reform aimed at excluding the opposition from elections, despite objections...

Panama Named the World’s Best Country for Expats for a Third Straight Year

The Tico Times - July 28, 2026

Panama has been ranked the best country in the world for people living abroad for the third consecutive year, according to the Expat Insider...

Nicaragua to Brief Diplomats on Controversial Electoral Reform

AFP - July 25, 2026

Nicaragua’s government will brief foreign diplomats on a proposed reform aimed at excluding opposition parties from elections, co-president Rosario Murillo said Friday, following criticism...

US Condemns Ortega’s Move to End Elections in Nicaragua

AFP - July 22, 2026

The United States warned Tuesday that it would not stand “idly by” after President Daniel Ortega announced that Nicaragua would no longer hold elections,...