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El Salvador Advances Geothermal Expansion with World Bank Support

Geothermal energy supplies about 21 percent of El Salvador’s net electricity, placing the country among the world’s leaders in its use of this renewable...

Panama–US tensions escalate over Chinese investment, visa threats

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino accused the U.S. Embassy of threatening to revoke visas of officials and business figures with ties to Chinese companies....

Nayib Bukele Opens 70 More Schools in El Salvador Education Push

El Salvador’s government inaugurated 70 renovated public schools on Sunday as the third batch under President Nayib Bukele’s Dos Escuelas por Día program. The...

Shakira Draws Two Million Fans to Historic Copacabana Beach Concert

Latin pop queen Shakira delighted crowds of two million that packed Rio's famed Copacabana beach under a full moon Saturday, delivering fan-favorite hits and words...

Salvadorans Protest Bukele’s Policies in May Day March

Thousands of Salvadorans marched through the capital on May 1 to denounce what they called democratic setbacks under President Nayib Bukele and to demand...

UN Experts Request Proof of Life for Indigenous Leader Imprisoned in Nicaragua

A group of UN experts on Friday called on the Nicaraguan government, led by husband-and-wife co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, to provide proof...

Panama’s Copa Airline Plans Major Growth with New Boeing Aircraft Order

Panamanian airline Copa Airlines has announced an agreement for up to 60 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, a deal valued at about $13.5 billion at...

Nicaragua Announces Mother’s Day Prisoner Release and Visa Update

Vice President Rosario Murillo announced the measure during her daily midday address yesterday. The prisoners, who have firm sentences, will move from penitentiary centers...

Panama Canal Rules Out Price Speculation Over Hormuz Blockade

Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez told foreign journalists that the waterway is not speculating on transit prices despite a surge in demand caused by...

El Salvador Festival of Flowers and Palms

In the hills just south of San Salvador, the small colonial town of Panchimalco is preparing once again for one of the most visually...
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Nicaragua Exile Warns Rosario Murillo May Not Survive Politically Without Ortega

Nicaragua’s co-president Rosario Murillo would not survive in power after the death of her husband, Daniel Ortega, former guerrilla commander Mónica Baltodano said in...

Costa Rica Prosecutors Question Fabricio Alvarado in Alleged Sexual Abuse Case

Former Partido Nueva República legislator and three-time presidential candidate Fabricio Alvarado appeared Tuesday morning at Costa Rica’s Prosecutor General’s Office in San José for...

Guatemala Reports Sharp Increase in Virtual Kidnappings

Guatemalan authorities are reporting a sharp increase in virtual kidnapping extortion schemes that deceive victims with fabricated threats against family members and demand immediate...

Costa Rica Move Rumor Follows Marjorie Taylor Greene Home Sale

Former Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is once again drawing attention in Costa Rica after online claims suggested she may have moved to the...