July 16, 2024 Clifton Green James, who has worked in English education for various universities in Panama, has completed his new book, “English in Panama: How the English Department at…
Category: CENTRAL AMERICA NEWS AND POLITICS
Venezuelan presidential elections less than a month away: What you need to know!
By: Staff Writer July 5, 2024 This is the ripest time for the opposition in Venezuela to finally unseat the growingly unpopular Nicholas Maduro at the country’s presidential election set…
Juan Orlando Hernández Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
By: Insight Crime July 2, 2024 A US court has sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández to 45 years in prison, marking the end of a spectacular legal process…
Tren de Aragua Factions Persist Despite Venezuela’s Crackdown
By: Insight Crime June 25, 2024 Gangs allied to Venezuela’s mega-gang, Tren de Aragua, remain operational despite multiple security operations against it, calling into question the Venezuelan government’s declaration that…
The Central American Gyre killed 12 already- nasty weather
By: Staff Writer June 21, 2024 As the Hurricane Season, 2024 kicks into gear, the Central American Gyre (CAG) has brought on days of torrential downpours in that region and…
Venezuela elections set for July, opposition candidate stands a chance
By: Staff Writer June 18, 2024 Venezuelan Presidential elections are set for July 28, but in previous elections it would have been easy to call incumbent president, Nicholas Maduro, the…
Philip Goldson Highway and Remate Bypass Upgrades Improve Lives and Safety in Belize
June 14, 2024 The transformative power of a safe and reliable road network for travel and commerce is evident with the completion of upgrades to the Philip Goldson Highway and…
Gangs, Corruption to Test Panama’s New President
By: Insight Crime May 14, 2024 Panama’s new President-elect José Raúl Mulino has won election by promising to return Panama to its economic boom years. But tackling drug trafficking and…
From Total to Partial Peace: Colombia’s Talks With Crime Groups Fragment
By: Insight Crime May 14, 2024 Colombian President Gustavo Petro is being forced to confront the possibility that his flagship security policy, Total Peace (Paz Total), may only have partial…
Panama’s new right wing president will close down the Darien Gap
By: Staff Writer May 10, 2024 Panama has a new president, José Raúl Mulino, a rightwing former public security minister, who was declared the “unofficial” winner of Panama’s presidential election…
Three more Caribbean countries eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission
May 10, 2024 In 2015, Cuba made history by becoming the first country in the world to achieve the dual elimination of HIV and syphilis. THREE MORE countries in the…
The Informants of Tibú: How the Colombian State Unleashed a Wave of Femicides
By: Insight Crime April 24, 2024 A banging on the door echoed throughout the house. It was a Sunday morning in January 2021, in Tibú, a municipality in the Colombian…