June 11, 2021 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a credit line of up to $500 million to support the digital transformation of Colombia’s justice system, promoting an integrated…
Category: CENTRAL AMERICA NEWS AND POLITICS
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on the Request for the Disqualification of Cristiana Chamorro in Nicaragua
June 4, 2021 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) rejects the process of disqualification of the political candidacy of Cristiana Chamorro in Nicaragua. Nicaragua is heading…
Nicaraguan government arrests opposition leader Cristiana Chamorro
By Ismael López Ocampo and Mary Beth Sheridan June 4, 2021 Police on Wednesday arrested Cristiana Chamorro, the leading opposition candidate for president, in the latest in a string of…
OAS General Secretariat Welcomes Approval of New Electoral Law of Honduras
June 1, 2021 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS) welcomes the approval by the National Congress of Honduras of the new Electoral Law. The publication of…
Panama Tourism Authority (Autoridad de Turismo de Panamá, ATP) has joined as a Member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).
May 28, 2021 Panama Tourism Authority (ATP) is the government organization that encompasses, encourages, promotes and regulates all tourist-related activities in the Republic of Panama. It is in charge of…
Thought Leaders Gather for Forum on Central American Security & Economic Prosperity
May 25, 2021 The Institute of the Americas will convene a two half-day, virtual forum June 2-3, 2021 to examine Central America’s Northern Triangle region’s (Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador)…
OAS, Ministry of Sciences, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica and Citi Foundation Train Students in Digital Security
May 25, 2021 The Ministry of Sciences, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica (MICITT), the Cybersecurity Program of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) of the Organization of American States…
CARICOM Secretariat wraps up pilot project ‘Regional Integration and the CSME’, conducted via online classes exchanges between High School teachers in Belize and Guyana
May 25, 2021 The CARICOM Secretariat’s pilot project with High School teachers in Belize and Guyana teaching each other’s classes online finished on Thursday. Mr. Albert Inshanally of Queen’s College…
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on the Initiative of Interim President Juan Guaidó for a National Salvation Agreement in Venezuela
May 18, 2021 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS) supports the initiative of the interim President of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, to reach a National Salvation Agreement…
Statement from the General Secretariat on the Election of CSE Magistrates and Electoral Reform in Nicaragua
May 7, 2021 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) observes with extreme concern the election of the high magistrates who will make up the Supreme Electoral…
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on Indiscriminate Operations by the Venezuelan Army and Criminal/Terrorist Organisations on the Border with Colombia
April 23, 2021 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) rejects the terms of the notes that the Venezuelan dictatorship has sent to the United Nations Security…
USAID and IDB Announce $2m for the final BetterTogether/JuntosEsMejor Challenge
April 6, 2021 THE FUNDS WILL SUPPORT VENEZUELANS AND THEIR HOST COMMUNITIES WITH INCLUSION, GENDER EQUALITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EMPLOYMENT, AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and…