Latin America

Panama Police Clash with Protesters Over Pension Reform Near Costa Rica Border

Tico Times - June 15, 2025

Police and protesters clashed in Panama on Saturday during an operation to clear a highway near the Costa Rican border, where teachers and Indigenous...

Former Nicaraguan President Violeta Chamorro Dies in San José at 95

June 14, 2025

Nicaragua Pulls Out of UN Refugee Agency, Citing Bias

June 14, 2025

Guatemala and U.S. Strengthen Cooperation on Migration and Transnational Crime

June 14, 2025

Banana Workers’ Strike Ends in Panama After Pension Agreement

June 12, 2025

Latin America

La Penca Bombing: 1984 Nicaragua Mystery Unraveled

Guest Author - June 8, 2025

The telephone rang at 8:30 in the evening on May 30, 1984. The young woman in San José, Costa Rica answered. An officious voice...

El Salvador

Salvadoran Lawyer Arrested Amid Crackdown on Bukele Critics

AFP - June 8, 2025

Salvadoran constitutional lawyer Enrique Anaya, a staunch critic of President Nayib Bukele, was arrested Saturday on charges of money laundering, according to the Attorney...

Latin America

Panama to Negotiate With Chiquita Workers Amid Widespread Protests

Tico Times - June 7, 2025

The government of Panama and workers from the Panamanian branch of U.S. banana giant Chiquita Brands will meet next Monday in an effort to...

Latin America

US Soldiers Join Panama for Canal Defense Exercises

Tico Times - June 6, 2025

US soldiers arrived in Panama yesterday to conduct military exercises focused on protecting the Panama Canal, a key global trade route. The US Embassy...

Guatemala

Fuego Volcano Forces Evacuations in Guatemala Amid Ashfall and Pyroclastic Flows

AFP - June 5, 2025

At least 330 people were evacuated on Thursday in Guatemala following an eruption of the Fuego volcano, located 35 km from the capital, according...

Latin America

Panama’s Gardí Sugdub Becomes a Climate Migration Case as Sea Levels Rise

AFP - June 3, 2025

The laughter of children running through the alleys of Gardí Sugdub is no longer heard. Everything changed a year ago when nearly all of...

Latin America

Panama-Costa Rica Railway Set for 2026 Construction Start

Tico Times - June 3, 2025

Panama will break ground in January 2026 on a railway linking Panama City to Paso Canoas on the Costa Rica border. This 475-kilometer, $4.1-$5...

El Salvador

El Salvador’s Bukele Says He Doesn’t Care If He’s Called a Dictator

Tico Times - June 2, 2025

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele declared Sunday that he "doesn't care" if people call him a dictator, amid mounting criticism over recent arrests of...

El Salvador

El Salvador’s Fruit-Laden Bamboo Pole Festival in Carrizal

Tico Times - June 1, 2025

To the rhythm of music, the roar of fireworks, and doses of aguardiente, hundreds of Salvadorans carried massive bamboo poles laden with fruit on...

Crime

Salvadoran Journalist Killed in Honduras Despite Protection

Tico Times - June 1, 2025

Salvadoran journalist Javier Antonio Hércules Salinas was shot and killed in Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras, about 200 km northwest of Tegucigalpa. Gunmen ambushed...