By: Insight Crime August 29, 2023 Venezuela’s agriculture and drinks industries may be on the brink of collapse, business leaders warn, as domestic producers face insurmountable competition from a flood…
Category: CENTRAL AMERICA NEWS AND POLITICS
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on the Situation in Guatemala
August 29, 2023 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) has become aware of Resolution SRC-R -3207-2023 issued by the General Directorate of the Registry of Citizens…
Panama Canal drought traps 200 plus ships!
By: Staff Writer August 25, 2023 The Panama Canal Drought has trapped over 200 ships in its muddy slush, some unable to move for over three weeks. Climate change is…
Arévalo wins Guatemala presidential elections: What’s next?
By: Staff Writer August 22, 2023 Bernardo Arevalo, the left leaning anti-corruption outsider has won the Guatemalan presidential election over former first lady of Guatemala, Sandra Torres. Mr Arevalo’s agenda…
Guatemala readies for testy presidential runoff
By: Staff Writer August 15, 2023 Guatemala’s anticipated presidential election runoff is heading into this coming Sunday’s election day with some controversy as one candidate’s campaign headquarters is raided by…
IMF and Honduras Reach Staff-Level Agreement on a Three-Year Extended Credit/Fund Facility Arrangement
August 15, 2023 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Ricardo Llaudes, Mission Chief for Honduras, visited Tegucigalpa during June 5–16, 2023, [1] and held virtual discussions in the recent…
Disgrace on Venezuelan migrants in COVID-hold in Trinidad!
By: Staff Writer August 11, 2023 A lawyer for one of the formerly detained Venezuelan migrants at the Chaguaramas Heliport says it is a “disgrace” that the Trinidadian government has…
Report of the Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro, to the Permanent Council on the situation in the Republic of Guatemala
August 11, 2023 It is impossible to start today without referring to the murder of Fernando Villavicencio in Ecuador and how the enemy of democracy is organized crime and drug…
El Salvador’s Gangbusters
By: Staff Writer August 8, 2023 With El Salvador’s presidential election slated for next year February, its President, Nayib Bukele is seeking a second term on the strength of his…
The Shattered Mafia Behind Criminal Chaos in Zulia, Venezuela
By: Insight Crime August 8, 2023 Over Carnival weekend, as families crowded into Maracaibo’s small, air-conditioned shops, gunmen got off their motorbikes, entered a butcher’s shop, and without uttering a…
The Inescapable Prison of Barrio 18 in Honduras
By: Insight Crime August 1, 2023 Entering Barrio 18, the powerful Central American street gang, can seem like a violent rebirth. Members get a new family, a community, and a…
Criminal Groups Ally With State Forces for Cattle Theft in Venezuela
By: Insight Crime August 1, 2023 An increase in cattle rustling across Venezuela has been driven by the joint involvement of public officials and criminal groups, with ranchers sounding the…