May 13, 2022 Reported in Reuters Reported cases of missing migrants in Mexico jumped nearly fourfold in 2021 from 2020, as the country struggles to stem the flow of undocumented…
Category: CENTRAL AMERICA NEWS AND POLITICS
Central America and Caribbean Key Message Update: Atypically high prices contribute to early onset of the annual lean season, April 2022
May 13, 2022 In Central America, poor households are experiencing an early start of the annual lean season due to agricultural losses in 2021 and atypically high prices as they…
New Ambassador of Honduras to the OAS Presents Credentials
April 26, 2022 The new Permanent Representative of Honduras to the Organization of American States (OAS), Carlos Quesada, presented his credentials today to the Secretary General of the OAS, Luis…
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat
April 26, 2022 Today the Nicaraguan authorities have illegitimately occupied the offices of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Managua, Nicaragua. This is a violation of the most basic…
Statement by the OAS Secretary General on the Situation of Political Prisoners in Nicaragua
April 8, 2022 I recently met with Nicaraguan journalist and rights activist Berta Valle, and human rights lawyer Jared Genser. We talked about the abuse and suffering experienced by political…
OAS Mission Begins Deployment in Costa Rica Ahead of the Second Round of Presidential Elections
April 1, 2022 The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the presidential elections in Costa Rica began its deployment to carry out observation tasks corresponding…
Mobilizing Young People to Invest in Their Home Communities in Central America
March 22, 2022 Glasswing International today announced a $13.2 million grant from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation to pilot a youth service corps in Guatemala and Honduras to harness the power of young people to drive…
Colombian presidential elections has implications for Venezuela!
By: Staff Writer March 18, 2022 The upcoming Colombian presidential elections has more to do about Venezuela than it may do with Colombia itself as a charismatic leftist politician with…
OAS Electoral Observation Mission for the Legislative Elections in Colombia Begins Deployment
March 8, 2022 The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the March 13 legislative elections in Colombia began its deployment today. Headed by the former…
Political peace in Central America is coming to an end-Will the US have to intervene?
By: Staff Writer March 4, 2022 An international security and policy expert issues a dire warning for Central America that with the re-introduction of hard lined, left-wing politics, people should…
Costa Rica will host the fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and Caribbean on Sustainable Development
March 4, 2022 The meeting, convened annually under the auspices of ECLAC, will take place March 7 – 9, 2022 in San José. On March 7-9, 2022, Costa Rica will…
Opening Statement: Hon. John Briceño, Prime Minister of Belize
March 1, 2022 Thirty-third Intersessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government. 1 March 2021, San Pedro Ambergris Caye, Belize Distinguished Heads of Government, Secretary-General of CARICOM, Ministers, Heads of Regional…