By Kimberly Ramkhalawan July 11, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com In just under a few weeks, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has managed to circle the globe, and her latest stop being…
Category: CENTRAL AMERICA NEWS AND POLITICS
China expands “Belt and Road” initiative to Honduras
By: Staff Writer July 11, 2023 The Honduran government is firming up a $20bn rail line project with The People’s Republic of China and are actively seeking investors to help…
Nicaraguan government continues crackdown on Catholic Church
By: Staff Writer July 11, 2023 The Nicaraguan government has stepped up its assault against the Catholic Church, doubling down on its incarceration of Bishop Rolando José Álvarez Lagos by…
Venezuela Security Policy: The Criminal Exploitation of the Migrant Crisis
July 11, 2023 Over the last decade, millions of Venezuelans have fled economic collapse and political turmoil, creating what is possibly the biggest migration crisis in the world. This exodus…
OAS Electoral Mission Observes the Conclusion of the Vote Count Verification Hearings in Guatemala
July 11, 2023 The Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Guatemala has observed the conclusion of the vote count verification hearings that ended in…
US trade in trouble due to Panama Canal drought!
By: Staff Writer July 4, 2023 The Panama Canal is still drying up due to drought, making the important shipping way difficult to traverse and putting US trade at risk…
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on the elections in Guatemala
July 4, 2023 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) reaffirms and endorses the conclusions of the OAS Electoral Observation Mission in relation to the electoral process…
OAS Mission requests that the popular will expressed in Guatemala be respected
July 4, 2023 The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (MOE/OAS) has followed up on the public positions of the different political actors made after the conclusion…
Guatemala Presidential election heads for runoff!
By: Staff Writer June 26, 2023 Guatemala’s presidential election has been whittled down to two candidates from 20 as a former first lady aims to become the first female president…
Gang slaughters 46 women in “monstrous” Honduras prison riot!
By: Staff Writer June 23, 2023 The Barrio 18 gang kills 46 women inmates in a Honduras prison in the worst prison riot in recent memory with President Castro calling…
Power, Impunity, and the 2023 Guatemala Elections
By: Insight Crime June 23, 2023 Guatemala heads to the polls on June 25 for an election overshadowed by rampant corruption and impunity. The current administration leaves behind a virtual…
The Tancol: Venezuela’s Phantom Enemy
By: Insight Crime June 20, 2023 In Venezuela, the government is literally fighting a ghost. In mid-2021, a mysterious new criminal actor appeared in Venezuela. It became an obsession of…