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Former Honduras General Hospitalized Before Protest Death Trial

Honduran General Romeo Vásquez, who is due to stand trial Friday for the death of a protester following the 2009 coup, was transferred to...

Nicaragua Continues NGO Crackdown With Save the Children Ban

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has shut down Save the Children International and 14 other NGOs in a mounting clampdown on rights and religious groups,...

Honduras Parents Demand Justice for Son Killed in 2009 Coup

The parents of a young man killed after the 2009 coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya in Honduras demanded on Monday a conviction for...

Honduras Arrests Former Military Chief for 2009 Protest Death

Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Honduras, General Romeo Vásquez, was arrested this Sunday as the alleged perpetrator of the military-led...

Migrant Crossings Through Panama’s Darién Gap Drop 41% in 2024

Some 302,000 migrants, mostly Venezuelans, crossed the Panamanian jungle of Darién in 2024 on their way to the United States, 41% less than the...

Honduras Threatens to Expel U.S. Military Bases Over Trump’s Deportation Plans

President Xiomara Castro warned on Wednesday that she will expel U.S. military bases from Honduras if President-elect Donald Trump fulfills his threat to order...
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Avianca Launches New Route Between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico

Avianca Airlines announced the launch of a new direct flight route connecting San José (SJO), Costa Rica, and San Juan (SJU), Puerto Rico, starting...

Nicaragua Military Reform Adds Thousands to Volunteer Police Force

With their faces covered in black hoods, thousands of civilians were sworn in by Nicaraguan authorities as "volunteer police," a force created as part...

Costa Rica’s President Chaves Welcomes Venezuelan President-Elect González

The President of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, received at the Presidential House the president-elect of Venezuela, Edmundo González Urrutia. The Venezuelan opposition politician also...