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Panama Court Halts Cobre Mine — President Mulino Pushes Restart

Tico Times - March 20, 2025

Honduras

Honduran Generals Re-Imprisoned Over 2009 Coup Protest Killing

Honduras

Honduras Plane Crash Death Toll Rises to 13 as Final Body Recovered

Honduras

Plane Crash Near Roatan Honduras Leaves 12 Dead and 5 Survivor

El Salvador

US President Invokes Wartime Law to Send Criminal Gang Members to El Salvador

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El Salvador imprisoned 238 suspected members of the Tren de Aragua criminal gang and 23 members of the Mara Salvatrucha gang in a maximum-security...

Latin America

Nationwide Power Outage Hits Panama After Generator Failure

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Panama plunged into darkness late Saturday night when a nationwide blackout hit following an explosion and subsequent fire at the La Chorrera Thermoelectric Power...

Latin America

Panama Allows First Quantum to Export Copper Despite Court Shutdown

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The President of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, said on Thursday that he authorized a Canadian-owned mine, which was shut down by the courts in...

Latin America

Panama Shuts Down Darién Gap Migration Route Amid U.S. Deportation Fears

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The inhospitable jungle of the Darién, on the border between Colombia and Panama, has ceased to serve as a passage corridor for migrants seeking...

Guatemala

Guatemala To Build USAID-Funded Migrant Center Amid U.S. Deportation Push

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Guatemala announced plans on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, to build a new center for deported migrants near its border with Mexico, a project funded...

Latin America

Nicaragua’s Ortega Targets Another Rebel Icon with House Arrest

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On Tuesday, opposition figures and exiled Nicaraguan media outlets reported that the government has confined former Sandinista commander Henry Ruiz, 81, to his home...