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Trump Effect Drives Bitcoin Growth in Small El Salvador Town

Bitcoin enthusiasts seeking to turn a mountain town in El Salvador into a cryptocurrency haven hope that US President Donald Trump's return to the...

Nicaragua Reforms Create Revolutionary Socialist State Under Ortega

Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo have consolidated their absolute control in Nicaragua: as president and "co-president" they will control all state powers...

El Salvador Loosens Bitcoin Mandate Amidst IMF Loan

El Salvador, the world's first nation to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, is taking steps to loosen its grip on the cryptocurrency. This move...

Nicaraguan Forces Mass Expulsion of 30 Catholic Nuns

More than 30 nuns were expelled from three convents in Nicaragua and their whereabouts are uncertain, according to a Church affairs researcher and Nicaraguan...

Inside El Salvador’s Mega-Prison: Latin America’s Largest Facility

Marvin Medrano, 'Sayco', has "MS" for Mara Salvatrucha tattooed on his torso… forever. He's serving 100 years in the mega-prison for gang members built...

Latin American Leaders Meet to Address US Deportation Policy

Honduras President Xiomara Castro summoned her counterparts from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) this Sunday to discuss migration amid the...
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El Salvador Offers Prison Space to House US Criminals and Migrants

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele offered to imprison dangerous "criminals" from the United States and foreigners sent from the United States in his country's...

US Backs Costa Rica in Stand Against Chinese Tech Influence

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered Costa Rica support on Tuesday to face "blackmail" from Chinese companies, before continuing his trip to Guatemala,...

Local Restaurant Wars Show Costa Rica Business Reality

Competition is good, right? It is arguably what most drives the capitalist system. An open marketplace of goods and services, for the buyer to...