The deadly U.S. attack on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean is a "very clear" message from President Donald Trump to the cartels,...

Latin America

Nicaragua’s Ortega Accuses U.S. of Using Drug War as Cover to Destabilize Region

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The deployment of U.S. military ships in the Caribbean is an attempt to "overthrow Latin American governments," declared Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Tuesday,...

Ecuador

Ecuador, U.S. Deepen Ties With Refugee Deal and Base Talks

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Ecuador is negotiating a new program with the United States to receive 300 people each year with refugee status in that country, provided they...

Latin America

USS Lake Erie Passage in Panama Canal Follows US Military Pressure on Venezuela

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A US guided missile cruiser, USS Lake Erie, was seen crossing the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Caribbean Friday night, after the...

Latin America

Chiquita to Rehire Thousands of Banana Workers in Panama

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Chiquita Brands, one of the world’s largest banana producers, will return to Panama and rehire thousands of employees after shutting down operations three months...

El Salvador

El Salvador Mothers Denounce Prolonged Gang Crackdown Detentions

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Ana Mercedes García spends her nights praying for her son, a construction worker with no criminal record who has been held in pretrial detention...

Latin America

Maduro Says There Is No Way the United States Will Invade Venezuela

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President Nicolás Maduro said Thursday that “there is no way” the United States will invade Venezuela and urged his citizens to enlist in the...

Latin America

Climate Change Could Push Young Latin Americans into Poverty

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Climate change will push six million Latin Americans and Caribbeans under the age of 25 into poverty by 2030, according to a report released...

Latin America

Panama Sees Record Cocaine Flow Through Ports Bound for Europe

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Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino on Tuesday criticized port concession companies in the Caribbean region of the country for the surge in drug trafficking,...