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Panama Deports 130 Indian Migrants Who Crossed Darién Jungle

Panama deported 130 migrants from India on Friday who entered the country through the inhospitable Darién jungle, which borders Colombia, as part of an...

Panama Takes Action Against Gangs with Curfew in Bocas del Toro

Panama’s President, José Raúl Mulino, announced a nighttime curfew for minors in the Caribbean province of Bocas del Toro, a popular tourist destination, in...

Honduran Official Linked to Drug Trafficking Sent to U.S. as Extradition Treaty Ends

Honduras handed an ally of imprisoned former president Juan Orlando Hernandez over to the United States on Wednesday to face drug trafficking charges, police...

New Nicaraguan Law Criminalizes Opposition from Abroad, Targets NGOs

Nicaragua's regime-aligned Congress approved a law Tuesday empowering domestic courts to pass rulings against people and entities abroad that are found to promote sanctions...

Honduran Officials Linked to Drug Trafficking Resign from Government

Honduras' Minister of Defense and his father, a deputy, who are the nephew and brother-in-law of President Xiomara Castro, resigned on Saturday amid a...

Nicaragua Arrests 8 for Fraud Amid Opposition Criticism

The Nicaraguan prosecutor's office announced on Friday that eight government officials have been arrested and will face charges of "fraud" and "embezzlement of public...
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Celebrating Costa Rica Independence Day: Why the Lantern Parade?

When I was growing up, faroles – the handmade lanterns meant to symbolize the 19th-century journey that brought the message of Central American independence...

Honduran Eco-Activist Juan López Murdered in Shocking Attack

Environmentalist Juan López, who fought against open-pit mining in Honduras, was shot dead on Saturday night in the northeast of the country, a crime...

Celebrating Costa Rica’s Independence Day

September is an important cultural month in Costa Rica; it is the month of the nation, celebrating the country’s Independence Day. If you know...