April 23, 2024 By: Insight Crime April 23, 2024 A threatening pamphlet sent to residents of a fishing village in the state of Zulia, Venezuela, marked a turning point for…
Category: CENTRAL AMERICA NEWS AND POLITICS
Dengue outbreak in Central America on record trend
By: Staff Writer April 9, 2024 Dengue fever is sweeping Central America in what is being reported as a record-breaking year for the disease, places worse hit are Guatemala and…
El Salvador offers 5,000 passports to skilled foreign workers
By: Staff Writer April 9, 2024 Nayib Bukele’s administration is offering 5,000 passports to highly skilled foreign workers in an effort to boost the El Salvadorian economy with foreign investment.…
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on the so-called “Law for the defense of Essequibo” approved by the Venezuelan Regime
April 9, 2024 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS), with the firm purpose of promoting and defending peace and security, condemns the approval by the Venezuelan…
STATEMENT ON THE UNACCEPTABLE ESCALATION OF TENSIONS AND THREATS TO REGIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY OCCASIONED BY THE ADOPTION OF “THE ORGANIC LAW FOR THE DEFENCE OF GUYANA ESSEQUIBA” ON APRIL 3, 2024, BY THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA
April 9, 2024 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) considers that the adoption of “the Organic Law for the Defence of Guyana Essequiba” on 3 April 2024, by the Government of the…
US Investment in Central America key to stemming migration!
By: Staff Writer March 29, 2024 Increased US investment into the Central American region is key for development as Vice President Kamala Harris gave an update to the Root Causes…
The Fallout After Honduras’ Narco-State Trial
By: Insight Crime March 26, 2024 Honduran ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández was found guilty of drug trafficking in New York on March 8. The conviction concluded two decades of criminal…
Juan Orlando Hernández Declared Guilty on Drug Trafficking Charges
By: Insight Crime March 15, 2024 Honduran ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández has been convicted of drug trafficking and weapons charges by a jury in New York. He was found guilty…
Drug trafficking trial for former Honduran President began!
By: Staff Writer March 8, 2024 FORMER Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez is currently on trial in New York on drug trafficking charges and faces life in prison, he alleges…
Honduras ‘Narco-State’ on Trial in US
By: Insight Crime March 5, 2024 The first week of the trial of Honduras’ ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández was marked by dramatic testimony that detailed how drug money corrupted every…
OAS Observation Mission in El Salvador for Municipal and PARLACEN Elections Begins Deployment
March 1, 2024 The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the elections for municipal offices and deputies to the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) on March…
Colombian Criminals Use Music Industry to Launder Money
By: Insight Crime February 27, 2024 A recent case, together with several past investigations, shows how the music and events industry is being used by organized crime groups to launder…