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Trump Effect Drives Bitcoin Growth in Small El Salvador Town

Bitcoin enthusiasts seeking to turn a mountain town in El Salvador into a cryptocurrency haven hope that US President Donald Trump's return to the...

Nicaragua Reforms Create Revolutionary Socialist State Under Ortega

Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo have consolidated their absolute control in Nicaragua: as president and "co-president" they will control all state powers...

El Salvador Loosens Bitcoin Mandate Amidst IMF Loan

El Salvador, the world's first nation to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, is taking steps to loosen its grip on the cryptocurrency. This move...

Nicaraguan Forces Mass Expulsion of 30 Catholic Nuns

More than 30 nuns were expelled from three convents in Nicaragua and their whereabouts are uncertain, according to a Church affairs researcher and Nicaraguan...

Climate Crisis Puts Central American Food Supply at Risk

Food security in southern Mexico and parts of Central America is at risk due to extreme weather events such as droughts, according to a...

Inside El Salvador’s Mega-Prison: Latin America’s Largest Facility

Marvin Medrano, 'Sayco', has "MS" for Mara Salvatrucha tattooed on his torso… forever. He's serving 100 years in the mega-prison for gang members built...
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U.S. Freezes USAID Funds: Will Costa Rica Receive Assistance?

Recently, the Trump administration froze funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Its official purpose is to provide assistance to strategic and...

El Salvador Offers Prison Space to House US Criminals and Migrants

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele offered to imprison dangerous "criminals" from the United States and foreigners sent from the United States in his country's...

US Backs Costa Rica in Stand Against Chinese Tech Influence

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered Costa Rica support on Tuesday to face "blackmail" from Chinese companies, before continuing his trip to Guatemala,...