September 27, 2022 The new president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, lambasted the US’ decades-long war on drugs in Latin America in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, confirming…
Category: CENTRAL AMERICA NEWS AND POLITICS
The Bosses Who Run Venezuela’s Most Lawless Prisons
August 30, 2022 Venezuela’s much-touted prison reform plan appears to be failing, according to recent research that shows how some of the country’s most dangerous criminals control numerous penitentiaries. After…
ELN and Urabeños War Again in Northern Colombia
August 23, 2022 Armed confrontations between two of Colombia’s most prominent criminal groups have broken a three-year period of relative calm in the northern department of Bolívar, despite both groups…
Can the ELN and Colombia’s Government Chart a New Path Towards Peace?
BY JUAN DIEGO POSADA August 16, 2022 Colombia’s last remaining guerrilla group, the ELN, is ready to start peace talks with the new government. Should these get going, it might…
Cartels await Venezuelan migrants in Colombia says Crisis Report!
By: Staff Writer August 12, 2022 The International Crisis Group released a report detailing how 2.5m Venezuelan migrants living in Colombia after fleeing their home country on humanitarian grounds now…
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Considers Situation in Nicaragua in the Absence of a Delegation
August 12, 2022 Committee Experts Express Concern Regarding Reports of Violence Against Indigenous Peoples and People of African Descent in Nicaragua The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Dissemination today…
What’s a shark ordinarily associated with the Arctic doing around a Caribbean coral reef?
July 29, 2022 A half-blind shark that is typically thought to live in freezing Arctic waters, scavenge on polar bear carcasses and survive for hundreds of years, recently turned up…
Guatemala Moves Closer to Eliminating Malaria by 2025 with IDB’s Support
July 29, 2022 With a $4 million grant, the IDB will contribute with actions that focus on areas with the highest risk of transmission, which are home to nearly 5…
Two police officers kidnapped in Panama gas riot!
By: Staff Writer July 22, 2022 Protesters have taken to the streets in Panama for the third straight week and are calling for President Laurentino Cortizo to resign over high…
CARICOM wants resumption to Venezuelan PetroCaribe deal- Calls for an end to US sanctions!
By: Staff Writer July 8, 2022 The Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, said at the closing ceremony of the 43rd Regular Meeting of the…
Clara Sola, a Costa Rican film about to debut in US Cinemas
July 8, 2022 July 1st was the US premiere of the Costa Rican feature film Clara Sola, directed by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén. The Central American film opened Friday, July 1st at the IFC Center in New York and…
Colombia moves left with Petro!
By: Staff Writer June 21, 2022 Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement, who has vowed profound social and economic change, won Colombia’s presidency on Sunday, the…
